Echo Technologist II

Commonspirit; Houston (TX); On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Houston seeks a Cardiac Sonographer skilled in operating ultrasound equipment and performing echocardiographic procedures. This part-time position requires adherence to strict protocols to ensure patient safety and care excellence. Successful candidates will possess relevant certifications and have at least two years of experience in a clinical setting, making strong contributions to a renowned medical team dedicated to patient safety and care.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree or health related certificate with training in cardiac ultrasound preferred.
• Registered by ARDMS as RDCS or RVT, or by CCI as RVS or RCS.
• Minimum two years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Operates ultrasound equipment, ensures quality of imaging.
• Performs diagnostic procedures and patient assessments according to protocols.
• Maintains equipment and prepares patients for echocardiographic exams.

Skills

Patient Interaction

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Education

Associate’s Degree or Certificate in a health related program

Registered by American Diagnostic Registry for Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)

Job description

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• Prepares equipment ensuring that equipment is operational, safe and functioning according to diagnostic standards
• Problem solve equipment failure and imaging quality and contacts service representative regarding equipment
  
  

*Responsibilities*

*Position Responsibilities: *

• Prepares equipment ensuring that equipment is operational, safe and functioning according to diagnostic standards
• Problem solve equipment failure and imaging quality and contacts service representative regarding equipment
  
  

problems

• Ensures that daily equipment and room maintenance is performed during after each procedure, and that special
  
  

precautions and measures are performed to ensure infection control standards

• Completes all quality checks and Ensures that equipment logs are maintained
• Completes all clinical supply inventories, ensuring that each diagnostic room is complete with the necessary supplies
  
  

required to perform the procedure

• Actively Participates with patient testing, performing routine, non‐routine, urgent, and emergent patient requests
• Communicates with Patient Transportation, Nursing Units, Physician Offices, and other diagnostic areas to ensure that the patients receive their diagnostic procedures in a smooth, efficient and safe manne
• Performs portable examinations at the bedside to ensure patient safety as well as provide immediate diagnostic testing when needed
• Ensures that patient orientation, patient preparation and patient teaching are provided prior, during and following the test completion
• Direct physician interaction by performing case by case review of the physician request for a procedure to be performed, as well as verifying the type of diagnostic test requested and that the indication for the procedure is consistent
• Independently selects the correct algorithm to ensure that the comprehensive and appropriate diagnostic test is performed
• Provide specific diagnostic test information to the patient ensuring that the patient is aware to the diagnostic test involvement
• Obtain patient history according to specific departmental procedural protocol
• Perform physical assessment and tests according to specific departmental protocol
• Position the patient for the examination according to specific departmental protocol
• Select the specific equipment pre‐sets and modify the settings to ensure that optimal image, Doppler and color Doppler information is obtained
• Ensure that all recording equipment is operational
• Complete the diagnostic examination according to specific departmental procedural protocols. Specific procedures
• Obtain assistance with any diagnostic procedures which are not completed, or if there are any patient care issues
• Complete processing diagnostic tapes, Worksheets, and completing supporting documentation of logs, demographic and diagnostic information required for departmental, hospital and patient record documentation
• Complete preliminary diagnostic reports
• Complete patient visit by ensuring that patient has been discharged safely, that the diagnostic procedure is complete, that the documentation has been processed including the patient charges
• Assist with departmental quality monitoring
  
  

*Qualifications*

Minimum Requirements

*Education and Licensure:*

• Associate’s Degree OR one year certificate from a health related program in a related medical field, which include seminar course training in cardiac ultrasound preferred
• Registered by American Diagnostic Registry for Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) as RDCS OR RVT or Registered by
• Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) as RVS or RCS
  
  

*Minimum Experience: *

• Two (2) years related experience
  
  

*Overview*

*Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center: *

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care neuroscience oncology transplantation and more. Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients visitors staff and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care research and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

*Position Summary: *

Operates ultrasound equipment and Performs a variety of technical diagnostic procedures which encompass the specialty area of Echocardiography. Must be able to perform 2D/Doppler echocardiograms, Pharmacological and TMT

stress echocardiograms and assist with Transesophageal echocardiograms.

*Pay Range*

$33.60 - $48.73 /hour

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Wellness and Fitness Services, Hospitals and Health Care, and Medical Practices

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