What are the responsibilities and job description for the Echocardiographer position at Fairview Health Services?
Fairview Health Services is hiring a Echocardiographer to join our Electrocardiology team at our University of Minnesota Medical Center (East Bank) Minneapolis, MN. We’re offering a $4,000 sign-on bonus!
The Echocardiographer performs non-invasive cardiac diagnostic imaging using ultrasound technology to aid the physician in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases.
Schedule: This position will be working 0.8 FTE (64 hours every two weeks) with a weekend rotation as needed.
Benefits: This position is eligible for benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, HSA, PTO, 403B, tuition reimbursement, and so much more!
About Fairview
Fairview Health Services is an industry-leading, award-winning nonprofit that offers an entire network of healthcare services. Fairview is one part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, M Physicians and Fairview Health Services. Together, we combine the University’s deep history of clinical innovation and training with Fairview’s extensive roots in community medicine. Our care portfolio includes community hospitals, academic hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, senior facilities, facilitated living centers, rehabilitation centers, home health care services, counseling, pharmacies, and benefit management services.
Apply today to join our 34,000 employees and 5,000 system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other.
Responsibilities Job Description
As an Echocardiographer, you will be responsible for:
- Performing various echocardiograms according to departmental policies and procedures.
- Transthoracic echocardiograms.
- Exercise and pharmacological echocardiograms.
- Utilizes contrast agents for echocardiograms as needed.
- Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiograms.
- Prepares echocardiogram for interpretation including accurate preliminary report.
- Participating in quality assurance activities per ICAEL and laboratory standards.
- Attends required Q.A. meetings.
- Participates in quality improvement programs.
- Correlation studies.
- Required continuing medical education (CME).
- Participates in research studies as needed.
- Completing various clerical and departmental tasks for efficient departmental operations.
- Completes patient registration.
- Replenish laboratory supplies as needed.
- Clean echo cart and room after each use.
- Copies and prepare DVD/CD/tapes for outside interpretation/use.
- Meeting all role-related and age-specific competencies.
- Demonstrating ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
- Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
- Communicates in a respective manner.
- Ensures a safe, secure environment.
- Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
- Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
- Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- License/Certification/Registration
- BLS Certification
- Additional Requirements (to be obtained within 6 months of hire)
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) from the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography; OR
- Registered Cardiac Sonography (RCS) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Education
- Associate’s degree in Echocardiography
- Experience
- 1 to 3 years of Echocardiography experience
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
