Cardiac Echo Tech - PRN Day Shift & On-Call

1106 Portercare Adventist Health System; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 84,000; Part time

Job summary

PorterCare Adventist Health System in Denver, CO is seeking a PRN Echocardiography Technician to perform and supervise cardiac ultrasound tests, including ECHO, TEE, and related studies. The role requires strong organizational and patient-communication skills and on-call coverage as needed.

The position includes on-site work at 2525 S Downing St, with compliance to hospital standards, CPR/BLS and credentialing requirements, and participation in staff meetings to maintain high skill levels.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate's degree preferred.
• Field of Study: N/A

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots and corrects recording instrument malfunctions or unusual patient problems that interfere with recordings.
• Independently prioritizes clinical and administrative work and identifies process improvements.
• Processes patient and department records, ensuring documentation of performed tests in accordance with hospital standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Adjusts approach based on patient and family understanding of test procedures and deals with various personality types, ages, and levels of consciousness.
• Provides on-call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours per department and facility policy.
• Participates in CQI, in-services, ongoing education, and attends at least 80% of staff meetings to maintain high skill levels.
• Maintains and reviews equipment, ensuring proper function and calibration of machines.
• Performs accurate and thorough echocardiograms as ordered by physicians.
• Conducts specialized testing using computer-assisted devices, including TEE, Stress Echo, Pharmacological Stress Echo, EKGs, Treadmills, and Holter monitors.
• Recognizes and promptly acts upon unusual results or patient responses by informing the primary healthcare team to ensure patient safety and foster optimal outcomes.

Skills

Organizational

Verbal Interpersonal

Customer Relations

Grammar/Spelling

Read/Comprehend written instructions

Follow verbal instructions

Keyboarding

Computer

Education

High School Grad or Equiv

Associate's

Job description

PorterCare Adventist Health System in Denver, CO is seeking a PRN Echocardiography Technician to perform and supervise cardiac ultrasound tests, including ECHO, TEE, and related studies. The role requires strong organizational and patient-communication skills and on-call coverage as needed.

The position includes on-site work at 2525 S Downing St, with compliance to hospital standards, CPR/BLS and credentialing requirements, and participation in staff meetings to maintain high skill levels.