Echo Technician Registered

                    

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Job Title

Echo Technician Registered

                        

Location

Vero Beach

                    

Facility

Indian River Hospital

                     

Department

Ancillary Echocardiology-Indian River Hospital

                      

Job Code

D0331F

                     

Shift

Days + Call

                       

Schedule

7:00am-5:30pm

                       

Job Summary

Performs all aspects of Echocardiographic ultrasound testing.

                         

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.            

 

Echocardiograph technicians are an extremely specific kind of diagnostic medical sonographer dealing with the heart. Echo technicians use ultrasound devices and other imaging tools that use sound waves to create images of the heart. They inspect the chambers and walls of the heart as well as the valves. An echocardiogram can be administered externally on a patient's chest but can also be conducted by placing a tube down a patient's esophagus to get closer to the heart internally.   

 

A caregiver in this position works days, 7:30am – 5:30pm with on-call requirements.  

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Perform echocardiograms, stress tests, stress echoes, and Dobutamine stress echo. 

• Assist cardiologist with transesophageal echocardiograms. 

• Consult with cardiologists for interpretation of test results. Maintains records of testing documentation. 

• Provide daily account of patient's charge requisition with appropriate ICD9 codes. 

• Provide training and acts as a resource for echocardiogram students, residents, and physicians. 

• Provide testing for add-on emergency patients. 

• Always maintain complete and up-to-date documentation and files, including products and service quotes. 

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from a two-year cardiovascular technology program  

• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Registered Cardiovascular Technologist (RCVT), RDCMS eligible 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) 

• Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other caregivers  

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