Echo Cardiology Technologist

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$15,000 sign-on bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health seeks a skilled Cardiac Sonographer to perform adult echocardiograms, including 2-D, Doppler, M-Mode, and 3-D LVEF studies. The role includes assistance with transesophageal echoes and training for exercise and pharmacological stress echoes, plus pediatric studies with a back-up sonographer.

The position emphasizes accuracy, data entry, and image quality, with opportunities for professional growth and ongoing quality assurance participation.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree from accredited cardiac ultrasound program or RDCS/RCS-eligible background with 1 year of cardiac echo experience.
• Proficient on all equipment in the lab within the first 3 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic adult cardiac echocardiogram procedures and enters data into the computer.
• Distinguishes normal vs. abnormal cardiac findings and edits tracings.
• Performs on-call adult echoes and pediatric echoes with back-up.
• Participates in exercise/stress echo training.
• Participates in weekly imaging conference presentations.
• Facilitates patient flow and addresses patient concerns.
• Participates in QA and QC programs.
• Reports equipment failures and documentation.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Cardiac ultrasound

Equipment operation

On-call duties

Patient care

Education

Associate degree in cardiac ultrasound

RDCS/RCS-eligible

Tools

Ultrasound lab equipment

Job description

Overview

***$15,000 sign-on bonus***

Up to $3,000 per year tuition reimbursement available.

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Performs basic adult cardiac echocardiogram procedures to include 2-D, M-Mode, Doppler and 3-D LVEF Echocardiograms. Assists with trans-esophageal echocardiograms. In training for exercise stress and pharmacological stress echocardiograms and pediatric (congenital) echocardiograms.

Responsibilities

• Performs all basic adult cardiac echocardiogram procedures. Edits tracings, makes measurements and enters data into computer. Distinguishes between normal and abnormal cardiac findings.
• Performs cardiac sonographer duties to meet departmental needs including recognizing arrhythmias and implications of specific cardiac and related diagnoses to obtain optimal studies. Operates complex equipment accordingly.
• Performs adult echoes on-call. Participates in pediatric on-call echoes with the assistance of a pediatric back-up sonographer.
• Participates in exercise stress pharmacologic stress echo training.
• Participates in weekly imaging conference presentation.
• Facilitates patient flow within the section and maintains a pro-active approach in dealing with patient concerns.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and quality control programs.
• Ensures that equipment failures are reported and documented.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree from accredited cardiac ultrasound program or RDCS/RCS-eligible background with 1 year of cardiac echo experience.
• Proficient on all equipment in the lab within the first 3 months of employment.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• RDMS certification Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer - Adult Echocardiography (RDCS - AE) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International.
• Licensed by the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy in the state of New Hampshire.
• BLS certification required upon hire.