Echo Tech

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day Shift

Description

Position Purpose

Echocardiograph Technicians are a very specific kind of diagnostic medical sonographer dealing with the heart. Echo technicians use ultrasound devices and other imaging tools that use sound waves to create images of the heart. They inspect the chambers and walls of the heart as well as the valves.

What You Will Do

• Assists the operating room physicians as requested and approved by department manager and/or physician in obtaining real time images.
• Ability to perform cardiac sonography studies including complex studies: stress echocardiography, dobutamine echocardiography, and transesophageal echocardiography examinations.
• Demonstrate flexibility performing tests/scans in a variety of clinical environments.
• Able to stand for long periods of time (30-60min/exam) while performing exams.
• Performs appropriate echocardiographic imaging procedures and obtains optimum diagnostic data for interpretation by the supervising physician.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Heartsaver Basic Life support required, (American Heart Association)
• One (1) of the following preferred:
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International
• Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
  

Position Highlights And Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages available, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B, and education assistance
• We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities
• We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners
  
  

Ministry/Facility Information

• Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital, sponsored by the sisters of Mercy and a member of Trinity Health.
• We are committed to providing compassionate and holistic person-centered care.
• We are the only not-for-profit Catholic hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We are part of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Together, we serve people and communities in 21 states from coast to coast, providing nearly 2.8 million visits annually.
• Comprehensive benefits that start on your first day of work
• Retirement savings program with employer matching
  
  

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.