Echocardiography

Description

Position: Echocardiography

Reports To: Diagnostic Imaging Manager

Schedule: PRN

Position Location/Department: Diagnostic Imaging

Job Summary: The Reg. Echo Tech performs quality echocardiographic studies as ordered by the physicians as well as the performance of all other non-invasive cardiac procedures within the Cardiology Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs echocardiographic studies considering the age-specific physiological, emotional and cognitive needs of the patient
• Consistently performs quality Doppler and color Doppler Exams
• Acquires quality Dobutamine images according to Physician and benchmark standards (post exercise image acquisition at 60 seconds or less)
• Performs quality Trans Thoracic  according to physician expectations
• Demonstrates understanding of cardiac disease processes in order to obtain complete acquisition of images for clinical diagnosis by the reading cardiologist
• Reports pertinent information or changes of patients condition to cardiologist
• Has a basic understanding of acquired images
• Reports findings or concerns to reading physician for prompt interpretation
• Educates patients and/or patients family regarding procedures performed and communicates effectively with patient and/or family
• Notifies the reading cardiologist of any referral studies to be read
• Performs all related processing required for each completed study

Qualifications

• Education, Experience and Other Requirements:
• Credentials from ARDMS or CCI in adult echocardiography
• Must be able to work independently with no supervision
• Must be confident in reporting findings to off-site cardiologist via PACS
• Must have in-depth knowledge of normal cardiovascular system
• 3 years of independent scanning experience