What are the responsibilities and job description for the Echo/Vascular Tech position at Medical Clinic of Houston, LLP?
Job Description
Salary:
Summary
To provide high quality ultrasound studies in an efficient and timely manner. Must have an in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the heart and vascular system.
Essential Functions
Customer Service: Enhances the customer experience, good communicator, listens to others, professional and ethical, tactful, respectful, positive attitude, service oriented and responsive to staff and customer needs, focused on customer satisfaction
Teamwork: Works well with others, cooperative
Problem Solving: Identifies problems and seeks solutions, has vision for new improved processes, creative, innovative
Initiative: Self-motivated, seeks opportunities for improvement
Responsibility/Accountability: Willingness to adapt to change, takes ownership of daily operations, meets deadlines, follows-through, strives for excellence, dependable
Leadership: Leads by example, role model, inspires others with positive attitude, motivates, flexible thinking, receptive to new perspectives, advises others on appropriate action, ability to make sound decisions, has long-term focus
Salary:
Summary
To provide high quality ultrasound studies in an efficient and timely manner. Must have an in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the heart and vascular system.
Essential Functions
- Provides high quality cardiac ultrasound images of the heart and great vessels, assessment of myocardial function, recording of hemodynamic measurements, and visualization of blood flow using 2D, M-mode, color-flow and spectral Doppler.
- Performs high quality ultrasound exams of the cerebral and peripheral blood vessels
- Uses patient identification techniques to identify patient, uses the worklist and ensures safety and privacy during all procedures
- Able to adequately explain test procedures and answer patient questions regarding ultrasound exams
- Independently performs Echocardiograms, Carotid doppler, and Lower/Upper extremity venous studies according to policy and procedure
- Comply with all IAC standards for the echo/vascular laboratory as applicable
- Able to recognize emergent results and give a preliminary report to the reading cardiologist and/or referring physicians office
- Able to transfer studies from the ultrasound machine to the PACS storage for the reading cardiologist to interpret in a timely manner
- Able to navigate through the ultrasound reporting system and help solve basic problems with the system
- Merge studies to the appropriate order if needed
- Place study in patient folder with patient name, medical record number and physician name
- Print and edit studies in the reporting system
- Burn CDs for echo/vascular studies as needed
- Clean and sanitize equipment and work area after each patient use and as needed
- Utilizes patient worklist appropriately
- Able to troubleshoot equipment for minor repairs
- Initiate technical support when needed for ultrasound machine and/or storage system
- Able to maintain adequate par values of supplies and restock as necessary for ultrasound rooms
- Answer unattended departmental telephones as necessary
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Must have excellent critical thinking and decision making skills
- Must have excellent time management and organizational skills
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills including excellent customer service to both patients and co-workers
- Registered with ARDMS as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS/AE) and/or Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) or with CCI as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Registered Vascular Sonographer (RVS) with >2 years clinical experience, preferred
- Must have current CPR certification or within 3 months of hire
Customer Service: Enhances the customer experience, good communicator, listens to others, professional and ethical, tactful, respectful, positive attitude, service oriented and responsive to staff and customer needs, focused on customer satisfaction
Teamwork: Works well with others, cooperative
Problem Solving: Identifies problems and seeks solutions, has vision for new improved processes, creative, innovative
Initiative: Self-motivated, seeks opportunities for improvement
Responsibility/Accountability: Willingness to adapt to change, takes ownership of daily operations, meets deadlines, follows-through, strives for excellence, dependable
Leadership: Leads by example, role model, inspires others with positive attitude, motivates, flexible thinking, receptive to new perspectives, advises others on appropriate action, ability to make sound decisions, has long-term focus
