ECHO TECH

Community Health Systems; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Systems in Las Cruces, NM is seeking an Echo Technologist to perform diagnostic cardiac ultrasound studies, ensuring patient safety and comfort while obtaining high-quality images for physician review. You will collaborate with cardiology teams, document in EMR, and assist with TEEs, stress echoes, and Doppler exams, while maintaining equipment and complying with safety protocols.

Qualifications include 1-3 years of echocardiography experience and RDMS/BCLS as appropriate.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in echocardiography or cardiac sonography
• RDMS certification preferred
• BCLS within first 7 days of employment

Responsibilities

• Performs echocardiographic studies, including 2-D imaging, M-mode tracings, and Doppler recordings.
• Ensures patient safety and comfort throughout procedures and proper positioning.
• Acquires Stress Echo and Dobutamine images with post-exercise imaging within 60 seconds or less.
• Assists physicians with TEEs, ensuring optimal imaging and patient safety.
• Prepares and maintains equipment, supplies, and work areas for patient care.
• Documents preliminary reports and results in the EMR, maintaining confidentiality.
• Verifies patient identity, orders, and consents before procedures.
• Collaborates with healthcare teams to provide information for timely interpretation by cardiologists.
• Demonstrates age-appropriate care and adapts imaging techniques accordingly.
• Performs other duties as assigned and maintains attendance.

Skills

Echocardiography expertise

Patient safety focus

Team collaboration

EMR documentation

Infection control

Job description

Job Summary

The Echo Technologist performs a variety of diagnostic cardiac ultrasound procedures, using independent judgment to obtain clear and accurate images for physician evaluation. This role is responsible for ensuring patient safety, comfort, and accurate identification prior to procedures. The Echo Technologist collaborates with healthcare teams to provide high-quality diagnostic imaging and reports to support effective patient care.

Essential Functions

• Performs echocardiographic studies, including 2-D imaging, M-mode tracings, and Doppler recordings, adhering to departmental standards and physician guidelines.

• Assumes responsibility for patient safety and comfort throughout procedures, ensuring proper positioning and monitoring during exams.

• Acquires quality Stress Echo and Dobutamine images, adhering to benchmark standards, with post-exercise image acquisition within 60 seconds or less.

• Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiograms (TEEs), ensuring optimal imaging and patient safety during the procedure.

• Prepares and maintains equipment, supplies, and work areas, ensuring they are organized and readily available for patient care.

• Accurately documents preliminary reports, procedural results, and patient information in the electronic medical record (EMR), maintaining confidentiality.

• Verifies patient identity, orders, and consents before conducting procedures, adhering to patient safety protocols.

• Collaborates with healthcare teams, providing information about patient conditions or changes during procedures to ensure timely evaluation and interpretation by reading cardiologists.

• Demonstrates competency in age‑specific care, adapting imaging techniques to meet the physiological, emotional, and cognitive needs of each patient.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.

• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in echocardiography or cardiac sonography required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in echocardiographic imaging, including 2-D, M-mode, and Doppler techniques.

• Strong understanding of cardiac anatomy, physiology, and disease processes to obtain accurate diagnostic images.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for patient interaction and collaboration with healthcare teams.

• Ability to operate ultrasound equipment safely and effectively, adhering to infection control and patient safety protocols.

• Competence in electronic medical record (EMR) systems for documentation and reporting.

Licenses and Certifications

• RDMS - Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or graduate of a program accredited by an agency recognized by CHEA, USDOE or CMA that specifically conducts programmatic accreditation for diagnostic medical sonography/diagnostic cardiac sonography/vascular technology required

• BCLS - Basic Life Support within first 7 days of employment required

• RDCS - Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer preferred or

• RCS - Registered Cardiac Sonographer preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.