Echo Tech (PD - Rotating Shift) - Job ID: 1723580

Echo Tech (PD - Rotating Shift)

Provides patient care by performing echocardiogram, electrocardiogram, holter monitoring, stress diagnostic tests and as well as charging for department services and maintaining departmental records

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Patient name and room number consistently and accurately recorded on videotape at beginning of recording.
• Patient history and complaints consistently and accurately obtained from patient or medical record prior to test procedure.
• Establishes rapport with patient and thoroughly explains test procedure.
• Each test view and patient condition consistently and accurately identified on videotape during recording.
• Echo worksheet accurately completed on each patient before the end of workday that test is performed.
• Echo logbook accurately maintained with date and times tests are performed and interpreted, as well as ordering and interpreting physicians.
• Pre-test orders consistently placed in chart for inpatients, or explained to outpatients via telephone the day prior to testing
• Verification of patient information. Patient name, account number and room number consistently and accurately recorded.

JOB REQUISITES:

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of an educational program in diagnostic sonography or at least two-year previous cardiology experience with emphasis on echocardiography required.
• Competent in starting intravenous line within 3 months of hire.

LICENSING/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION:

• Registry eligible as a Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer
• Current CPR certification

EXPERIENCE:

• Six months experience preferred.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Competent in the performance of transthoracic echocardiogram
• Basic competence in use of personal computer and windows application
• Effective communication with professionals and patients
• Good time management
• Clinical reasoning, screening and assessment skills

Must be able to pass Background and Drug Test screenings.