Echo Technician Electrocardiology

Carewellhealth; East Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in East Orange is seeking a Registered Echo Technologist to perform essential duties. This role includes preparing for examinations, ensuring quality imaging, and maintaining patient safety while adhering to safety protocols. The successful candidate should have a HS Diploma or GED, certification as a Registered Echo Technologist, and relevant experience in patient care.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED; 2-Year college preferred.
• Certification: Registered Echo Technologist (ARDMS or CCI preferred).
• BLS-CPR by American Heart Association (AHA).

Responsibilities

• Prepares for examinations by checking equipment and inventorying supplies.
• Positions patients and ensures quality images.
• Records examination information and maintains confidentiality.

Skills

Patient Care

Technical Skills

Effective Communication

Education

HS Diploma or GED with College Education Preferred

Job description

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Job Summary

The Registered Echo Technologist will perform the duties of a staff technologist and provide assistance to the supervisor/manager.

Job Summary

The Registered Echo Technologist will perform the duties of a staff technologist and provide assistance to the supervisor/manager.

Essential Functions

• Prepares for examinations by checking equipment and inventorying and restocking supplies; reviewing patient schedules; reading physician orders for specific examinations; setting-up recording equipment; entering patient information into system.
• Reduces patient anxieties by explaining procedures; answering questions; providing assistance to examination table or treadmill.
• Prepares patients by positioning patient; spreading gels; attaching electrodes to chest and equipment; adjusting equipment controls; verifying wave signals.
• Obtains quality images by positioning and repositioning transducer; monitoring display screen; listening to signals; adjusting equipment for beam strength and focus; detecting artifacts that mimic abnormalities; recording images.
• Records examination information by printing graphics and data; calculating measurements of heart wall, chamber size, and blood flow direction and velocity; comparing measurements to norms.
• Protects patients by adhering to safety policies and protocols.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential; cautioning others regarding potential breaches.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education/Certifications

HS Diploma or GED. Minimum of 2- Year college is preferred

Certification: Registered Echo Technologist with either ARDMS or CCI preferred.

BLS-CPR by American Heart Association (AHA).

Minimum Work Experience

At least one year of experience as a radiologic technologist

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Must be willing to work holidays, weekends and provide additional coverage as needed

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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