Echo Cardiology Technologist

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth Health is seeking a qualified cardiac echo technologist to perform basic adult echocardiograms including 2-D, M-Mode, Doppler and 3-D LVEF studies. The role includes on-call duties for adult and pediatric echoes, stress echo training, and participation in weekly imaging conferences.

Responsibilities include data entry, quality assurance, and ensuring smooth patient flow. Licensure and RDCS/RCS-eligibility are required, with a focus on accuracy and teamwork within the lab.

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 all basic adult cardiac echocardiogram procedures; edits tracings and enters data.
• Operates lab equipment and recognizes arrhythmias for optimal studies.
• Performs adult echoes on-call and participates in pediatric on-call echoes with back-up.
• Participates in exercise pharmacologic stress echo training.
• Participates in weekly imaging conference presentations.
• Facilitates patient flow and addresses patient concerns.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and quality control programs.
• Reports and documents equipment failures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

RDCS/RCS-eligible

Proficient with lab equipment

Team collaboration

Education

Associates Degree in cardiac ultrasound

Job description

Overview

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

1. Performs all basic adult cardiac echocardiogram procedures. Edits tracings, makes measurements and enters data into computer. Distinguishes between normal and abnormal cardiac findings.
2. 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.
3. Performs adult echoes on-call. Participates in pediatric on-call echoes with the assistance of a pediatric back-up sonographer.
4. Participates in exercise stress pharmacologic stress echo training.
5. Participates in weekly imaging conference presentation.
6. Facilitates patient flow within the section and maintains a pro-active approach in dealing with patient concerns.
7. Participates in Quality Assurance and quality control programs.
8. Ensures that equipment failures are reported and documented.
9. 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.

Area of Interest

• Area of Interest: Allied Health

Pay Range

• Pay Range: $34.73/Hr. - $53.83/Hr.

FTE/Hours per pay period

• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week

Shift

• Shift: Day

Job ID

• Job ID: 40974

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