Lead Echo Tech: Cardiac Lab Leader & Career Growth

Boston Medical Center; South Foxboro (MA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Medical Center seeks a Lead Echo Technologist under the Cardiovascular Medicine and Medical Director to oversee all echocardiography services and ensure IAC accreditation compliance.

You will perform and interpret TTE, Doppler, contrast studies, and stress echos, supervise staff, coordinate scheduling, data entry, reporting, and equipment maintenance.

Requirements include an associate degree with hands-on echo experience; at least 1 year in an echo lab and certification within six months.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree, plus 2 years of classroom and at least 1600 hours of hands-on experience.
• At least one year of hands-on experience in a echocardiology lab, which must include having performed trans-thoracic echo studies with doppler and color doppler, exercise echos.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform echocardiograms (TTE and EXERCISE ECHO).
• Recognize and act upon abnormal echo results requiring immediate response.
• Assist in scheduling special echo procedures coordinating transportation for patients to and from lab and arrange for all necessary personnel.
• Ensure consistent and accurate data entry of logs on patients, route data-processing charge tickets, monthly statistics on labs, echo results, generation of formal reports and dispersal of reports to referring physicians and patient floors.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and fully equipped echo lab environment to support quality patient care to include daily cleaning of equipment and ordering and restocking supplies.
• Apply loop monitors and perform EKGs, vital signs, and stress tests.
• Lead Tech Responsibilities: Use and maintain all cardiac ultrasound equipment and repair files; arrange and supervise all necessary repairs.
• Lead recruitment and interview efforts for Lab staff.
• Support staff development through participation in the performance review process and partner with HR on disciplinary actions and terminations.
• Responsible for seeing that educational requirements for staff are met by remaining current in field, attending National meetings, Grand Rounds, etc.
• Arrange for proper coverage of Lab during vacations, sick time, etc.
• Schedule and ensure disposition of Echo Lab requests.
• Communicate results and collaborate to determine next steps effectively with physicians and other staff in the Labs, Department and in other hospital areas and physician offices.
• Manage key administrative and compliance functions for the Echo Lab, ensuring accurate charge capture, coding, and data management, maintaining accreditation standards (IAC), and overseeing database and reporting processes.

Skills

Verbal skills

Written skills

Cardiac anatomy

Pathophysiology

Sterile technique

Data entry

Education

Associate's degree + 1600 hours hands-on

1 year echocardiology lab experience

Equivalent education/experience

Job description

Boston Medical Center seeks a Lead Echo Technologist under the Cardiovascular Medicine and Medical Director to oversee all echocardiography services and ensure IAC accreditation compliance.

You will perform and interpret TTE, Doppler, contrast studies, and stress echos, supervise staff, coordinate scheduling, data entry, reporting, and equipment maintenance.

Requirements include an associate degree with hands-on echo experience; at least 1 year in an echo lab and certification within six months.