Echo Cardiovascular Technician

Beloit Health System, Inc.; Beloit (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Benefits Eligible

Job summary

Beloit Health System seeks an Echo Cardiovascular Technologist to join the Vascular Lab. You will perform echocardiography and peripheral vascular studies for ambulatory and hospital patients, including stress echos and TEEs, working closely with physicians to support high-quality patient care.

Ideal candidates hold a CHAAHEP ultrasound program credential, ARDMS certification, and are registered in Echo and Vascular within one year.

Qualifications

• Completion of CHAAHEP approved ultrasound program.
• Diploma/Associate Degree in Biological Sciences, Radiology, Ultrasound, or relevant field.
• ARDMS required at time of hire with echocardiography or vascular ultrasound certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform echocardiography and peripheral vascular studies.
• Record results and preliminary impressions.
• Communicate with patient and family to enhance experience.
• Review patient records and match requisitions to orders.
• Assist with invasive procedures and stress tests as needed.
• Perform venous and carotid duplex examinations and identify pathologies.

Skills

Communication with patients

Team collaboration

Patient education

Education

CHAAHEP ultrasound program (Diploma/AS)

Bachelor's Degree in Ultrasound or related field

Tools

Ultrasound system

Doppler/vascular ultrasound equipment

Job description

Beloit Health System is seeking a skilled and compassionate Echo Cardiovascular Technologist to join our growing Vascular Lab team. This role offers the opportunity to perform a wide range of advanced cardiac and vascular diagnostic studies while working closely with physicians and multidisciplinary care teams to deliver exceptional patient care.

• Sign-On Bonus: Yes
• Shift: 1st, Varied
• Schedule: 8 hours shifts between 7a- 5:30p
• Hours per week: 40 hours per week, call-requirement
• Benefits Status: Benefits Eligible
• Department: Vascular Lab

This Echo Cardiovascular Technologist position in our vascular lab will perform echocardiography and peripheral vascular studies for ambulatory and hospital patients including stress echo's, TEE's and other invasive procedures.

This Echo Cardiovascular Technologist independently performs professional level assessments and a variety of non-invasive studies using ultrasound and related diagnostic technology as appropriate and records the results and clinical preliminary impressions as indicated.

This position is a full performance Echo Cardiovascular Technologist position with advanced knowledge of cardiac and peripheral vascular anatomy, physiology, and disease. In this position the Echo Cardiovascular Technologist will:

• Communicate to patient and family members that enhances the patient experience and promotes learning to understand procedures, symptoms, and to support health care outcomes.
• Review patient's medical record to obtain necessary clinical and obtain necessary clinical information from patients and compares requisitions to physicians' orders.
• Respond to emergency examinations in the department and in the hospital setting to intensive care units, other nursing wards, emergency room, cardiac cath lab, hybrid lab, and operating room.
• Place EKG leads in appropriate positions for cardiac monitoring during examinations.
• Evaluate the hemodynamic significance of various cardiac disease states using all imaging modalities available in accordance with the department's protocols.
• Calculate measurements of echocardiographic structures and Doppler signals, deriving the appropriate indices pertinent to each patient.
• Operate ultrasound system and assist RN during dobutamine and stress echocardiography.
• Perform diagnostic vascular examinations according to standardized laboratory protocols; deviating from normal techniques when necessary to provide the best possible results.
• Perform venous examinations of arms and legs with Doppler and color duplex scanning using compression maneuvers and imaging, for detection of deep vein thrombosis, superficial thrombophlebitis and/or valvular incompetence, which may include mapping of the superficial veins for size and depth.
• Perform carotid duplex examinations to evaluate blood flow and plaque characteristics in the carotid and vertebral arteries with both real time imaging and spectral analysis using color capabilities.
• Identify pseudoaneurysms and arterial-venous fistulas with duplex scanning. Under direction, manually apply ultrasound-guided compressions to occlude abnormality.
• Assist the physician with thrombin injections of pseudoaneurysms, intra-operative scanning, gathering necessary materials and equipment, and properly disposing of used equipment and supplies. Observes sterile fields and techniques used in the operating room.

Job Requirements

• Minimum: Completion of a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CHAAHEP) approved ultrasound program, Diploma/Associate Degree in Biological Sciences, Radiology, Ultrasound, or relevant health sciences field. Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Ultrasound, Radiology, Biological Sciences, or relevant health sciences field.
• ARDMS required at time of hire, with echocardiography or vascular ultrasound (RCS, RDCS, RVT, or RVS) at time of hire and eligibility to receive the other.
• Must be registered in both Echo and Vascular within one year of start date.
• This position does have an on-call requirement with a 45-minute response time.
• CPR within 3 months of hire.