Registered Echo Technician

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000

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 (Echo) 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. By joining the Indian River team as a Registered Echo Technician, you will oversee the quality assessment not only of the equipment but also our caregivers, which in turn helps aid to a positive patient experience. This role will provide you with plenty of hands-on learning and can act as a steppingstone to other careers within the field at Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM - 4:30PM, 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.

• Maintain 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 Technologist program

• Active Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) registry status from the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) from the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)

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

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

• Ability to empathize with patients and families

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Five years of experience in echo and vascular ultrasound

Physical Requirements:

• Interact with patients, families, physicians and other health care workers.

• Good hand coordination for positioning of probe and equipment.

• Good vision to analyze computer screens and VCR recordings to diagnose test results.

• Use good judgment in stressful emergency situations.

• Adequate mathematics skills to maintain accurate record and report.

• Physical Duties: Moderate lifting and positioning of patients.

• Moderate pushing and pulling of equipment.

• Working Conditions: 100% air-conditioned.

• Moderate risk of exposure to blood or air-borne pathogens

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Pay Range

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