Echocardiograph (Echo) Technologist
Great Benefits / Full-Time / $39-52 per hr. / 20K Sign On
We are seeking a highly motivated Echo Technologist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality patient care and serving as a resource in the radiology department.
Description:
Echocardiograph Technicians are a very specific kind of diagnostic medical sonographer dealing with the heart. Echo technicians use ultrasound devices and other imaging tools that use sound waves to create images of the heart. The responsibilities of Echocardiograph Technicians include (but are not limited to):
- 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 by printing data and graphics, producing measurements of heart wall, chamber size, and blood flow direction and velocity and comparing measurements to established norms.
Qualifications:
- One (1) year of experience in adult cardiac and vascular sonography preferred.
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) certification.
- ARDMS and BLS certification.
For immediate consideration for this opportunity, call or email resume to:
Nic Wallace | Healthcare Recruiter | nickw@mleehealthcare.com | 412.770.2000
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