What are the responsibilities and job description for the Echo Tech position at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.?
Position Summary
FirstHealth leads the region in advanced heart care, and that tradition continues with the Reid Heart Center. Our State-of-the-Art Cardiac Care Center is looking to fill a full-time Cardiac Sonographer Role. If you are looking to be a part of a progressive and cutting-edge team whose core purpose is to Care for People – not just our patients, but also our team. Join our team of patient and family focused, committed and compassionate caregivers.Responsibilities
Echo Tech Responsibilities:- Will be responsible for conducting cardiac ultrasounds on both adult and pediatric patients utilizing 2D/3D echocardiography, m-mode, color flow/doppler mapping, stress echocardiography, UEA imaging, Global Strain Analysis, TEE and structural heart assist when appropriate.
- Will be responsible for collecting and evaluating clinical data and recognizing life-threatening findings and reporting, in a timely manner, to the appropriate reading physicians.
- On a rotating basis, is responsible for all on-call duties. For our Hoke campus (no on-call duties), you must have at least 1 year of experience.
- All functions of this role shall be performed within the guidelines of department, ICAEL and hospital policies.
Qualifications
Echo Tech Qualifications:
- Associate degree or Higher level
- BLS certification required
- Formal Training in Diagnostic Cardiac Ultrasound required
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer RDCS (OR) Registered Cardiac Sonographer RCS required
- New Grads Welcome! New Grads will have a departmental screening and test conducted
