OVERVIEWPerforms echocardiograms and Doppler studies to help physicians diagnose and evaluate heart conditions. Prepares and supports patients during exams, ensures quality imaging, maintains equipment, and follows safety standards. May work flexible hours, participate in on-call coverage, and assist with additional duties as needed.
Schedule: 40 hours per week
Shift: Days
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Performs echocardiograms per standard imaging protocol, measures per ASE standards, provides appropriate and adequate procedures accurately providing high quality safe patient care.
- Actively working consistently in Adult Echo/Stress/TEE/Call Coverage which may include some pediatric
- Recognizes arrhythmias and/or takes appropriate action by notifying physician if EKG reads abnormal, acute MI, complete heart block, wide QRS, tachycardia or heart rate greater than 140.
- Assess the quality of electrocardiographic and echocardiography recordings and corrects deficiencies whenever possible. If unable to correct deficiencies, documents on the graphic recording. Provides the physician with technical comments of diagnostic findings upon completion of the echocardiogram and reviews and discusses discrepancies of technical comments.
- Documents patient and procedural information in the patient medical record completely including patient history form. Makes sure all charges are complete with 98% accuracy.
- Educates the patient and family (as applicable) about the procedure and documents the process in the patient record.
- Responds appropriately in emergency situations.
- Utilizes equipment according to established procedures and refers to manuals, as needed. Properly notifies coordinator/manager of equipment requiring repair, notifies company and processes appropriate paperwork.
- Ensures inventories and medical supplies are ordered or lets appropriate staff member know when supplies are low.
- Assists with the orientation of new personnel and documents on orientation record.
- Assists with data collection for the SQI program.
- Attends minimum 70% of dept. educational programs and 70% of staff meetings. Attends all mandatory in-services or schedules makeup sessions. Assumes personal responsibility for own continuing education in order to maintain current knowledge in area of responsibility. Takes own initiative to maintain current CPR certification.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE - Associate Degree and/or Bachelor's Degree, from an accredited program
CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE - Approved CPR/BLS required within 90 days
- Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) through CCI or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through ARDMS within 1 year.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTSPassing the Driver's License Check and/or Credit Check (for those positions requiring).
Passing the WI Caregiver Background Check and/or IL Health Care Workers Background Check.
Must be able to follow written/oral instructions.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES Actively working consistently in Adult Echo/Stress/TEE/Call Coverage which may include some pediatric.
Must have good mathematical skills.
Must have good interpersonal skills.
Structural heart experience preferred
WORK ENVIRONMENT The noise level in the work environment is usually
Occupational Exposure: Category A - All partners in the specified job classification have occupational exposure.
AGE OF PATIENTS SERVEDX Neonate (birth - 28 days)
X Infant (29 days - less than 1 year)
X Pediatric (1 year - 12 years)
X Adolescents (13 years - 17 years)
X Adult (18 years - 64 years)
X Geriatric (65 years and older)
X Non-Specific Task (N/A)
INFORMATION ACCESSPartner may access patient care information needed to perform their job duties.
WORK CONTACT GROUP Partners, physicians, patients/family, visitors, vendors
SPECIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, balance, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste, and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include frequent ability to adjust focus and occasional distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally exert up to 100 pounds of force.
PAY RANGE:$35.85 - $53.77
Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life & Disability Insurance
- FSA/HSA Options
- Generous, accruing paid time off
- Paid Parental and caregiver leave
- Career advancement and educational opportunities
- Tuition and certification reimbursement
- Certification Reimbursement
- Well-being Programs
- Employee Discounts
- On-Demand Pay
- Financial Education
- Annual recognition/awards events
- Partner appreciation days
- Family entertainment/attractions discount
- Community service/improvement opportunities
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