Echo Technician - Talent Software Services, Inc.
Concord, NC 28025
About the Job
Duties:
JOB SUMMARY:
JOB SUMMARY:
- The Echo Tech performs cardiac ultrasound independent of immediate supervision.
- Studies include 2D M-mode and pulsed and color flow ultrasound.
- The Echo Tech assists the physician with transesophageal echocardiograms.
- Maintains a clean safe environment and performs job responsibilities in a safe manner.
- Maintains clinical competency as appropriate to the age's developmental stages and special needs of the patients served.
- Job duties require weekends holidays and taking call for the department.
- Performs diagnostic echocardiograms and stress echo procedures as ordered by physicians.
- Consistently achieves accurate quality information while performing echocardiographic imaging and following procedural guidelines and protocols.
- Documents when standards and protocols cannot be followed.
- Explains and clarifies purpose established procedures and possible side effects of each procedure to the patient and significant other to relieve fears and anxieties associated with the diagnostic cardiology procedure.
- Answers all questions and listens to all patient comments.
- Confirms all physician requests and secures and always evaluates patients' clinical history for proper clinical indicators and possible contraindicators for procedure requested.
- Collaborates with attending physician and supervising physician to ensure quality patient care.
- Demonstrates knowledge and use of equipment necessary to perform echocardiograms.
- Plans and coordinates with other team members for an interdisciplinary approach.
- Includes patient family and/or significant other in the planning process.
- Participates in decision-making and in cooperative goal directed efforts.
- Initiates and maintains orderly and complete departmental records.
- Understands the reporting process from study completion to physician interpretation to final report.
- Prepares types and files test interpretations in an appropriate manner.
- Forwards reports to appropriate nursing unit ordering physician office or edical records as needed.
- Always has an appropriate diagnosis code prior to doing the procedure and documents correctly.
- Has a basic understanding of the charges billing and coding.
- Demonstrates current knowledge of clinical field of practice by one or more of the following: current clinical certification presentation of journal articles or attendance to one clinical based workshop.
- Volunteers for hospital-initiated community services functions or participates on a hospital-based committee.
- Demonstrates accessibility to staff physicians and customers.
- Performs role of a preceptor by teaching new or needed skills to staff and students.
- Contributes to the organizational and departmental team environment.
- Attends all departmental and interdepartmental meetings and provides input for improvements.
- Collaborates with other departments and agencies to ensure quality patient care.
- Ensures effective communication with other areas involved in the patient's care.
- Promotes and assists in a smooth efficient and cost-effective delivery of services to patients' families and physicians.
- Recommends opportunities for improvement.
- Utilizes the FOCUS-PDSA model for improvement activities involved in.
- Participates in accreditation process including quality assurance ranging from collection of data to implementing process improvement.
- MARGINAL FUNCTIONS; Clerically handling of departmental reports and forms.
- PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS General hospital environment with possible exposure to infectious/contagious diseases and hazardous materials.
- Environment is climate controlled.
- Light to moderate physical requirements with frequent walking standing stooping and reaching.
- Lifting of up to 200 lbs.
- of weight with assistance.
- Pushing and pulling of up to 450 lbs.
- BLS through AHA Required ACLS highly Preferred.
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- 13 Weeks
- M-F, 7a-3:30p
- 7 Patients a day High Volume, fast paced environment
- Must be able to perform portable diagnostic echocardiograms and maintain/organize reports.
- RDCS or RCS, BLS Required
Source : Talent Software Services, Inc.