Lead Echo Technologist

Parkland Medical Center; Derry (NH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Lead Echo Technologist, ensuring quality echocardiology testing for patients. This role is crucial in delivering exceptional patient care, utilizing your expertise in echocardiography and ultrasound equipment. You'll be part of an organization dedicated to community service and employee growth, providing the resources you need to succeed. With a comprehensive benefits package and a commitment to quality improvement, this opportunity allows you to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients while advancing your career in a supportive environment. Unlock your potential with us!

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) Plan with matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Free counseling services

Flexible spending accounts

Colleague recognition program

Family support benefits

Consumer discounts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science or equivalent education required.
• ARDMS (RDCS) or CCI (RCS) certification needed.
• Active New Hampshire State Medical Imaging license required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality echocardiology testing for patients.
• Perform non-invasive echo procedures per ICAEL standards.
• Maintain patient logs and communicate findings to physicians.

Skills

Echocardiography

Ultrasound Equipment Knowledge

Patient Communication

Quality Improvement Participation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science

Echocardiography program

Tools

Echocardiography Equipment

Job description

Description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Lead Echo Technologist with Parkland Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Parkland Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine services, and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Parkland Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Lead Echo Technologist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary

The Lead Echocardiograph Technologist ensures quality Echocardiology testing on inpatient and outpatients for various adult and geriatric patients.

• Demonstrates sound knowledge of ultrasound equipment.
• Performs non-invasive echo procedures according to ICAEL protocols and standards.
• Maintains patient logs inclusive of key elements necessary for patient tracking purposes.
• Communicates findings to physician in a timely manner.
• Calls stat results to physician according to department P&P.
• Maintains supplies and department equipment according to department standards.
• Actively participates in department process for quality improvement efforts.
• Meets with the Medical Director of Department when requested to review patient findings when applicable.
• Provides staff education when requested related to department functions.
• Ensures that department meets standards outlined with ICAEL.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in science or equivalent education in echocardiography program.
• ARDMS (RDCS) or CCI (RCS).
• Active New Hampshire State Medical Imaging/Radiation Therapy license.
• Three years experience in performing adult echocardiography.
• American Heart Association BLS.

Located in Derry, NH, Parkland Medical Center is a regional acute-care hospital offering 86 beds and a Level III Trauma Center. HCA Healthcare owns the facility, along with three other hospitals, two freestanding emergency rooms, an ambulatory surgery center, and an urgent care center in New Hampshire. The organization employs 2,600 colleagues and 554 physicians, provides 15.8 million in uncompensated care, and pays 43.8 million in taxes annually. HCA Healthcare's other New Hampshire hospitals include Portsmouth Regional Hospital and Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, as well as freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook and Dover. In 2023, a third freestanding emergency room will open in Plaistow.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Lead Echo Technologist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.