Echo Tech III - Cardiac Diagnostics Full Time Days

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees.

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• Four 10-hour shifts
• Weekend rotation (approximately every two months)
• Participation in an on-call rotation; 60 minute response time
• Required to work approximately 1-2 holidays a year

Echo Tech III reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

• The echocardiography technician performs inpatient and outpatient echocardiography procedures as ordered by a physician. These echo procedures include 2-D, M-Mode echocardiography, pulsed, continuous wave, color and tissue doppler procedures on the adult, pediatric and neonatal patient population. Assists with stress echocardiography and transesophogeal echo procedures. All functions of this role shall be performed within the guidelines of the department and hospital policies.
  
  Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

• Uses organizational and unit/department resources efficiently.
• Manages work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time.
• Contributes to opportunities and processes for continuous improvement.
• Participates in efforts to reduce costs, streamline work processes, improve and grow services we provide.
• Demonstrates familiarity with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook and Internet Explorer.
• Demonstrates familiarity with digital lab organization.
• Demonstrates competency in use of telemedicine system for retro and live transmission of echo studies Performs adult 2-D, M-Mode, pulsed, continuous and color doppler echocardiograms per policy and procedure.
• Performs adult transesophogeal echo per policy and procedure.
• Performs adult stress echo per policy and procedure.
• Provides timely call coverage per department policy and procedure.
• Demonstrates the ability to state rationale for imaging decisions based on critical thinking.
• Explains procedure to patient.
• Documents routine and exceptional information relevant to testing.
• Archives and retrieves study images.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in a manner, which optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Communicates clinical information accurately and effectively.
• Communicates operational information accurately and effectively.
• Performs pediatric 2-D, M-Mode, pulsed, continuous and color doppler echocardiograms per policy and procedure.
• Performs pediatric transesophogeal echo per policy and procedure.
• Performs pediatric stress echo per policy and procedure.
• Maintains competency in echo contrast (determine the need for contrast, review for contraindications or side effects, and proficiently meets competency in the administration of contrast agents).
• Participates in Lab ICAEL accreditation activities.
• Precepts sonographer interns.
• Participates in continuing education opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education:

• Associate Degree
• Graduate from accredited cardiac ultrasound program

Certification:

• CPR certification within 6 months
• Active ARDMS or CCI Echo registry status
• Registered ARMS adult sonographer. A non-registered pediatric sonographer.
• CERT BLS
• Registered ARDMS

Experience:

• Pediatric echocardiography experience. Must demonstrate imaging skills
• 1 year of experience

Behavioral Attributes:

• Computer application aptitude, medical equipment touchpads, obtaining blood pressures.
• Must be flexible to scheduling changes including overtime, weekend,…