Echo Tech-Registered (Per Diem) Jefferson Health Methodist

Echocardiographer

Requirements for PRN day shift, Fridays are a must as needed, to cover vacation time off which includes weeks Monday to Friday. Registered echo sonographer RCS, or RDMS experience required. No weekends or holidays, but may require the day before and after holidays as needed.

Job Description

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Escorts patient from waiting area to examination room and reviews written history questionnaire. Explains nature of test to patient.
• Performs echocardiograms – 2D, M-mode, color Doppler according to department policy to comply with physician orders/standard of care.
• Performs trans-esophageal echocardiograms (TEE) on non-operative/intra-operative basis according to department policy to comply with physician orders/standard of care.
• Performs dobutamine stress echocardiograms (DSE), Stress Echocardiograms according to department policy to comply with physician orders/standards of care.
• Logs all pertinent patient/test data to ensure accurate billing/record keeping for the hospital and department.
• Monitors performance/repair of clinical equipment to ensure the quality of all testing and the safety of staff and internal/external customers.
• Maintains images in EHR
• Cleans/disinfects/sterilizes clinical equipment to ensure staff and internal/external customer safety from pathogens.
• Participates in on call as per department policy. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education - Required

• high school diploma and completion of a two-year echocardiography training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or cardiovascular technology program accredited by the CAAHEP.

Experience - Preferred

• echocardiogram experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Required

• Effective Communications - Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques, ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail - Understanding of the necessity and value of accuracy and attention to detail, ability to process information with high levels of accuracy.
• Heart Function Monitoring - Knowledge of the heart's major functions and activities, ability to detect heart arrhythmias, to recognize any emergency conditions in heart functioning and to assist physicians in emergency responses to heart irregularities.
• Cardiac Testing - Knowledge of and ability to use various equipment to examine the functioning and anatomy of the heart, following organizational protocols, in order to obtain accurate results for further diagnosis of heart disease.
• Echocardiogram Examination - Knowledge of the principles of echocardiography, ability to perform echocardiograms and other cardiac ultrasound procedures to attain effective diagnostic evaluations of the heart.
• Medical Record Keeping - Knowledge of processes and procedures for documenting patient information from in-take to archiving.
• Medical Equipment - Knowledge of the common types of equipment or devices used in the healthcare industry, and the ability to use these in patient care.

Licenses and Certifications - Required

• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

2301 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America