AdventHealth University

Echo Tech Lead Lake Nona

AdventHealth University$59K — $111K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree in a related field required; Bachelor's preferred.
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography).
  • Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS), Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS), or equivalent required.
  • Preferred certification as a Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS).

Responsibilities

  • Perform accurate and thorough echocardiograms as ordered by physicians.
  • Conduct specialized testing using various advanced equipment, including TEE and Stress Echo.
  • Maintain and calibrate cardiac imaging equipment to ensure proper function.
  • Participate in continuous quality improvement (CQI) and attend staff meetings to enhance skills.
  • Inform the healthcare team of unusual results or patient responses to ensure safety.
  • Adapt testing procedures based on patient understanding and individual needs.
  • Lead and support staff in clinical and administrative tasks, including mentoring.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for ongoing education and professional development.
  • Involvement in quality improvement initiatives within the department.
  • Access to state-of-the-art echocardiography equipment.
Full Job Description
Performs accurate and thorough echocardiograms as ordered by physicians. Conducts specialized testing using computer-assisted devices, including TEE, Stress Echo, Pharmacological Stress Echo, EKGs, Treadmills, and Holter monitors. Maintains and reviews equipment, ensuring proper function and calibration of machines. Participates in CQI, in-services, ongoing education, and attends at least 80% of staff meetings to maintain high skill levels. Recognizes and promptly acts upon unusual results or patient responses by informing the primary healthcare team to ensure patient safety and foster optimal outcomes. Adjusts approach based on patient and family understanding of test procedures and deals with various personality types, ages, and levels of consciousness. Troubleshoots and corrects recording instrument malfunctions or unusual patient problems that interfere with recordings. Independently prioritizes clinical and administrative work and identifies process improvements. Provides leadership, support, and coordination to technical and support staff. Assists in the interviewing, selection, orientation, training, and mentoring of staff and students. Assists in directing, organizing, and prioritizing all shift activities to ensure patient care and staff needs are met. Processes patient and department records, ensuring documentation of performed tests in accordance with hospital standards. Performs other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  Organizational [Required]  Verbal Interpersonal [Required]  Customer Relations [Required]  Grammar/Spelling [Required]  Read/Comprehend written instructions [Required]  Follow verbal instructions [Required]  Keyboarding (manual) [Required]  Computer (visual) [Required] Education:  Associate's [Required]  Bachelor's [Preferred] Field of Study:  N/A Work Experience:  2+ years experience in cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography) [Required] Additional Information:  N/A Licenses and Certifications:  Basic Life Support -CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]  Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) [Required] OR  Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) [Required] OR  Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echocardiography (RDCS-AE) [Required] OR  Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) [Required] OR  Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) [Required]  Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) [Preferred] Physical Requirements: (Please click the link below to view work requirements) Physical Requirements - https://tinyurl.com/msy4mja2 Pay Range: $28.68 - $53.35

About AdventHealth University

AdventHealth University is a private university in Orlando, Florida. It was founded in 1992 and is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in various fields including nursing, radiography, and sonography. AdventHealth University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
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