Travel Echo Tech - $2,359 per week in Templeton, CA

Job Title: Echocardiographic Technician Profession: Echocardiographic Technician Specialty: Echocardiographic Technician Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum Years of Experience: Not specified License: Required Certifications: - Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) certification from American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) - Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor Must-Have: - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent preferred - Echocardiography (ECG) certification preferred Description: Performs ultrasound technical duties for imaging heart muscle and functions. Creates images of the heart, cardiac chambers, valves, and vessels for the purpose of assessing heart functions and diagnoses. Collaborates closely with cardiologists, performing the technical aspects of examinations, evaluating findings, and reporting them to cardiologists. Sets up ultrasound equipment, attaches electrodes to patient chest and equipment, and documents cardiac data and measurements. Prepares patients by positioning, spreading gels, attaching electrodes to the chest and equipment, verifying wave signals, and recording images. Interviews patients and reviews medical records to adapt sonographic techniques. Provides patient care, which includes preparing patients for sonographic imaging and providing instructions. Performs echocardiography on treadmill patients to assess heart functions. Maintains equipment and inventories, restocks supplies, reviews patient schedules, sets up recording equipment, and enters patient information into appropriate systems. Maintains job knowledge up to date by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations. Maintains patient confidentiality and protects operations by keeping information confidential. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.