Rad Tech

Unit Notes

"Department:

Boulder Heart clinic

4743 Arapahoe Ave Ste 201

Boulder, CO 80303" Echocardiographer/Echo Tech (Boulder Heart)

• General Certification Requirements (BLS, etc.) BLS
• One schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and the other schedule is Tuesday - Friday
  
  

"Specialty Certifications:

• ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
  
  

RCS (Registered Cardiac Sonographer)

RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer)

RDCS (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer)

VS (Vascular Sonographer)

RVT (Registered Vascular Tech)

• ***Do they require additional certifications: AE (adult echo) or PE (pediatric echo)?" ARDMS
• How many scanners/rooms does this dept have? "Outpatient - 4 scanners
  
  

Inpatient - 3 scanners

Staff 2-3 techs/day"

• Will they have to float/cover any other areas? Will float between inpatient & outpatient.
• Common types of imaging/studies performed & Job Duties "Cardiac ultrasound images, including M-mode, 2D, pulse wave,
  
  

continuous wave, & color doppler modalities. Cross-sectional, 2D ultrasound images of the heart & related structures. Complete echos,

stress echos, Dobutamine stress echos, TEEs. Mitral clips, pre- & post-TAVRs, Watchman.

Recording M-mode & doppler blood flow. "

• Experience or 'Must have' skills "3-5 years of experience.
• Need to have completed at least 2 travel assignments.
• Need to have structural heart experience."
• Average # of studies per day "Outpatient - 10
  
  

Inpatient - 8"

• EMR &/or PACS (Picture Archive & Communication System: software & hardware) do they use "EMR - Epic
  
  

PACS - CCW"

• Department Specific Equipment Client
• Is there a Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech on each shift? "Not on each shift.
  
  

Inpatient - would refer to cardiology staff

• Outpatient - have an MD that would reach out to for any concerns. Manager for operations"
• Do they use RRAs (Registered Radiology Assistants)? None
  
  

Cardiologist in-house? Cardiologist is in house at all times & reads studies

• Do they have to start IVs? (if applicable to the department) N/A
• Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "Inpatient: 7a-5p
  
  

Outpatient: 730a-530p (lunch 12-1)

• Dependent on needs of department, but with work both areas."
• Weeknight/Call Requirements Call - starts at 5p until 7a next morning. 1 shift every 4 days
• Weekend/Call Requirements Call - starts at 5p on Friday until 7a Monday. 1-2 times/month
• Holiday Requirements Per call to meet the needs of the department
• Call or Standby requirement? Response time? 30mins
• Scrub Color/Dress Code: Are scrubs provided? "Outpatient - any professional color Inpatient - hospital provided"
• Department specific orientation "Outpatient - Day 1: Epic training or test out, shadow in department, Day 2: shadow, day 3 on own
  
  

Inpatient: 3-4 days of orientation before on own."