Offsite Medical Specialist - Echocardiography Technician, Brooklyn, New York, Full Time, Days

Job Description

Performs quality echocardiographic studies assisting physicians in diagnosing and monitoring various cardiac conditions, enabling the delivery of accurate and timely patient care. This role requires a combination of technical proficiency, interpersonal skills, and a commitment to patient well-being.

Responsibilities

Prepares and examines all patients, verifying their identity for ultrasound examinations in accordance with established departmental procedures and techniques, which includes obtaining health status and medical history, patient's cooperation or ability to tolerate the examination. Confirms that the ultrasound examination correlates with patient clinical history and presentation. Inform physician in charge of any contraindications or changes needed to the procedure.

Communicates with the patient explaining the exam and instructions, answering questions that are unrelated to specific diagnostic, treatment and/or prognosis.

Develops and/or modifies a procedure plan from health status and medical history, using age and gender appropriate considerations. Uses independent professional judgment to adopt the procedure plan to optimize exam results. Performs exams under general or direct physician supervision as defined by the procedure, adjusting scanning technique to optimize image qualify and spectral waveform characteristics.

Analyzes sonographic findings so comprehensive exams sufficient for a physician to direct patient management and render a diagnosis can be obtained. Perform measurements and calculations according to laboratory and IAC protocols and guidelines. Minimize patient exposure to acoustic energy without compromising exam quality or completeness.

Notifies appropriate health care provider when immediate medical attention is needed. Evaluates patient's physical and mental status prior to discharge from the ultrasound department.

Records diagnostic images and data for use by the interpreting physician in rendering a diagnosis and for archival purposes. Provides a summary in Studycast.

Applies the necessary technical judgment to obtain studies of an acceptable diagnostic quality according to written protocols and the patients' needs.

Assists, prepares and positions patients as required to perform Echo procedures.

Provides patient education relevant to specific imaging procedures by informing the patient of the nature of the procedure, the area to be imaged and any specific instructions the patient may need.

Ensures all images are appropriately labeled as specified by the department SOP.

Assists with QA/QC program ensuring compliance with all regulatory agency requirements.

Assists physician directly as required during procedures (e.g., Bubble studies, Ablations, etc.)

Ensures images are transmitted to Studycast in a timely fashion.

Ensures Echo room and equipment cleanliness, at the start and at the end of the shift, to include removal of soiled or dirty linen.

Maintains supplies and accessories in imaging room necessary to safely perform duties, as required.

Accurately records all required patient tracking information, and exam notes into Epic and Studycast.

Ensures that all studies performed are correct and completed in Studycast immediately after completion of exam.

Performs related clerical duties in the absence of support personnel.

Informs supervisor or appropriate personnel of needed repairs to equipment or unsafe conditions.

Prevents the spread of infection to self, patients, visitors, and other employees by adhering to infection control policies and protocol.

Attends in-services and other professional development meetings as required.

Maintains appropriate Continuing Medical Education credits.

Performs related clerical duties in the absence of support personnel.

Assist with department accreditation.

Qualifications

Associates degree (AA) or equivalent from an accredited college or technical school

0-2 years of experience as Echocardiogram Technician.

SPI Certification and a graduate from an accredited Ultrasound Technician program and will complete the ARDMS within one year of hire. American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS and RDCS) RVT certification must also be completed within one year of hire.

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $51.13 - $54.20 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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