Echo Technician II (1.0 FTE/Days)

Echo Technician Franciscan Health Rensselaer 1104 East Grace Street Rensselaer, Indiana 47978 Regular WHAT WE NEED Patient-focused ECHO techs WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR When a patient comes in for a diagnostic test, they are often nervous and unsure of what is going to happen. They are looking to be reassured and handled with care and respect. They are also trusting that the technician running the test is highly competent and accurate. Clearly this is the sort of position that requires someone who is equally good with people and machines. Have you been told that you’re great with people? Can you follow orders and procedures accurately? Do you enjoy knowing that your work is helping others receive the best possible healthcare? If so, let’s talk. WHAT YOU WILL DO Clean the equipment, perform transducer cleaning, TEE cleaning, and electrical leakage testing in accordance with all infection control policies. Respond to emergency callbacks within the designated timeframe in accordance with departmental policy. Maintain equipment, troubleshoot equipment, and alert clinical engineering and management staff when equipment issues arise. Participate in the department Continuous Performance Improvement program and related activities including evaluation of their own work and the work of peers in a professional manner. Perform transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), stress echos (SE) in accordance with department policy and protocols, obtaining all required views as well as additional views to provide a highly diagnostic study. Prepare images and data in a preliminary report in designated reporting system i.e. cardiology PACS or EMR system prior to physician reading the study. Ensure patient safety by inspecting TEE probe for use, confirming leakage test completed and proper positioning of patients for all testing. Record all required measurements in 2-d and M-mode as well as advanced measurements per policy and protocol. Obtain all required views quickly and efficiently when conducting stress echocardiograms including post-exercise views routinely within sixty seconds of the end of the exercise. WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED Graduate of an CAAHEP accredited echocardiography program with 800 clinical hours. Experience working as an echo sonographer. Knowledge of Congenital heart defects. Knowledge of professional regulation and facility/program accreditation requirements. Knowledge of all aspects of Basic Life Support (BLS) emergency care. Make decisions and use judgement in ambiguous situations. Work independently with minimal supervision. Infection control knowledge. Knowledge of patient handling techniques and procedures and protocols necessary to provide patient safety. Quality control analysis. Travel is Required: Never or Rarely EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.