Echo Tech

There is a $10,000.00 Sign on Bonus for Full Time employees for this position.

We are Gateway Regional Medical Center. Our primary function is to offer continuous nursing, medical, and other health and social services on a 24-hour basis, under physician directed care and RN supervision.

We service a multitude of patients and their families across our vast network, while remaining committed to the professional development of our staff, the functional improvement of our patients, and the cultivation of strong partnerships within our communities.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Essential / stable and growing company with many opportunities for training and advancement within the medical field that all employees and team members (including Full-Time and Part-Time) can benefit from.
• Hourly pay is negotiable based on experience. We offer competitive market pay and opportunities for bonus depending on great work performance (bonuses only apply for Full Time).
• Comprehensive Employee Benefits : Full-Time employees are eligible for various plans for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

The Echo Tech provides patient care by performing TTE, TEE, EKG, Stress ECHO.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Prepares for examinations by checking equipment, taking inventory of supplies, replenishing stock as needed, reviewing physician orders and patient schedules, readying recording equipment and inputting patient information.
• Manages patient stress by patiently explaining exam procedures, answering questions and providing ambulatory assistance.
• Positions patients, applies medical gels and electrodes, connects and adjusts equipment and verifies wave signals.
• Produces high-quality imaging by accurately positioning transducer, monitoring display, listening to signals, adjusting beam strength and focus, detecting artifacts that mimic abnormalities, and recording images.

Records examination details and graphics, producing measurements of heart wall, chamber size, and blood flow direction and velocity and comparing measurements to established norms.

• Observes all safety policies and protocols for patient protection.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by following established procedures to safeguard confidential information and advising others regarding possible breaches.
• Keeps job-related knowledge up to date by taking advantage of educational opportunities, networking, reading professional publications and participating in professional organizations.
• Accepts ownership for completing dynamic requests and seeks opportunities to add value to professional achievements.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING :

• ARDMS Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or
• CCI Registered Cardiac Sonographer

LICENSING / REGISTRATION / CERTIFICATION :

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
9 days ago