Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Echo Cardiology Technologist

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Part-timeNew London, NH, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An associate's degree, or equivalent education and experience, is required.
One year of cardiac ultrasound experience, or equivalent education and experience, is required.
Certification through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer in Adult Echocardiography is required.
Registration as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer through Cardiovascular Credentialing International, or equivalent, is required.
Basic Life Support certification is required.
Registration with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography is required.
Registration as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer is required.

Responsibilities

Perform 2-D, M-mode, Doppler, stress, and, when trained, 3D echocardiograms; assist with stress and Holter tests.
Perform all cardiac echocardiogram procedures, edit tracings, make measurements, and enter data into ultrasound systems and databases.
Distinguish normal and abnormal cardiac findings and communicate appropriately with physicians.
Perform cardiac sonographer duties to meet departmental needs, recognize arrhythmias and related diagnoses, and operate complex equipment to obtain optimal studies.
Manage data collection devices and create and edit laboratory protocols while ensuring compliance with hospital procedures.
Oversee the daily technical operations of procedures in the echo laboratory and maintain continuous operation of instrumentation.
Manage quality control and quality assurance, participate in quality programs, and support laboratory certification, accreditation, and maintenance.
Explain testing processes to patients and instruct and assist them during testing.
Operate and maintain echocardiograph equipment safely, follow manufacturer instructions, and report and document equipment failures.
Maintain procedure records, send reports to requesting physicians, archive examination images and text, and generate procedure billing.
Maintain procedure manuals, clinical resource manuals, and materials to ensure regulatory compliance.
Evaluate new methods, instruments, and procedures in collaboration with Specialty Services leadership.
Facilitate patient flow, address patient concerns, and develop measures to improve patient care using a multidisciplinary approach.
Plan and execute improvement efforts and resolve issues.
Work with quality control to meet section and departmental quality standards and maintain compliance with Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and other applicable regulations.
Maintain orderliness and cleanliness of the work area and maintain and requisition adequate supplies.
Perform patient care in a manner that optimizes safety and reduces the likelihood of medical errors.
Lift patients and move ultrasound equipment as needed to perform patient tests.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Overview

Performs the duties of a lead Cardiac Sonographer and or lab administrator. Performs 2-D, M-mode and Doppler Echocardiograms, Stress Echocardiograms and assists with Stress & Holter tests. Manages data collection devices, creates and edits laboratory protocols and ensures compliance with hospital procedures. Performs 3D Echocardiograms when trained.

Responsibilities

Clinical

Performs echocardiograph procedures.
Responsible for the daily technical operations of procedures in the echo laboratory.
Assures continuous operation of all instrumentation and manages quality control and quality assurance.
Explains the testing process to the patient, and instructs and assists the patient during testing
Responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of echocardiograph equipment.
Maintains records of all procedures performed, sends reports to requesting physicians, archives images and text of patient examinations and generates billing for procedures.
Oversees maintenance of procedure manuals to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
Evaluates new methods, instruments and procedures in collaboration with Leadership of Specialty Services.
Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of work area.
Maintains and requisitions adequate supplies.
Understands and practices proper use of all equipment; never operates equipment inconsistent with manufacturer's instruction.
Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

Responsibilities

Performs all Cardiac Echocardiogram procedures. Edits tracings, makes measurements and enters data into ultrasound computer and database. Distinguishes between normal and abnormal cardiac findings, communicating with physicians appropriately.
Performs cardiac sonographer duties to meet departmental needs. Recognizes arrhythmias and implications of specific cardiac and related diagnoses to obtain optimal studies and operates complex equipment accordingly.
Facilitates patient flow within the department and maintains a proactive approach in dealing with patient concerns. Seeks and develops new measures to improve the quality of patient care using a multi-disciplinary approach.
Plans and executes improvement efforts and resolves issues. Participates in Quality Assurance and Quality Control programs. Responsible for laboratory certification/accreditation and maintenance.
Works with the quality control section to achieve section and departmental quality standards in order to maintain Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance, and any other regulations specific to the section.
Assists in preparing, reviewing, updating and maintaining the policy and procedure manual as well as the clinical resource manual and materials.
Ensures that equipment failures are reported and documented and that all equipment and supplies are available.
May be responsible for lifting patients and moving ultrasound equipment to perform patient tests.
Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

Associate's degree or the equivalent in education and experience required
One year of cardiac ultrasound experience required, or equivalent in education and experience
Certification through American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) in Adult Echocardiography
Cardiovascular Credentialing International as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or its equivalent

Required Licensure/Certifications

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

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(BLS) Basic Life Support

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Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) REQUIRED REGISTRATION(S):

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American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)

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Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)

About the Company

Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Dartmouth Health runs New Hampshire’s largest private employer and a regional academic health system serving northern New England, with DHMC and a wide network of hospitals and clinics. It provides care through more than 2,000 providers across nearly every specialty, including the Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dartmouth Health Children’s. It blends clinical care with education and research by training about 400 residents and fellows each year with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, and by conducting clinical trials with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center. Its goal is to deliver exceptional, personal care while advancing medicine and meeting the health needs of the communities it serves.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lebanon, NH
Founded: Not listed

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