Echo Tech

4 months ago

Menlo Park, United States University HealthCare Alliance Full time

If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered.

Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care - University Healthcare Alliance job.

A Brief Overview
The Echo Tech functions as a healthcare provider who, working under the delegated authority of the supervising physician, serves as a medical imaging professional providing clinically relevant information to assist the physician with the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The Echo Tech role and responsibilities include providing diagnostic medical sonography services and its various clinical specialties, such as stress echoes. The Echo Tech activities are performed consistent with their education and training, and in accordance with facility policies and procedures and applicable professional standards.

The Echo Tech ensures that equipment is constantly functional and ready for immediate use. Maintains records and report on equipment, procedures performed, and billing.

Locations
Stanford Health Care - University Healthcare Alliance

What you will do

  • C-I-CARE (1, 2)
  • Executes world class practices of service and patient care in support of C-I-CARE standards.
  • Uses C-I-CARE templates and the following components for all communication with patients and staff:
  • CONNECT with people by calling them their proper name, or the name they prefer (Mr., Ms., Dr.)
  • INTRODUCE yourself and your role
  • COMMUNICATE what you are going to do, how long it will take, and how it will impact the patient
  • ASK permission before entering a room, examining a patient or undertaking an activity
  • RESPOND to patient's questions or requests promptly; anticipate patient needs
  • EXIT courteously with an explanation of what will come next
  • Patient Care
  • Prepare exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct sonography examination in accordance with infections disease, sterilization, and patient safety protocols, policies, and procedures.
  • Assume responsibility for the safety of the patient during the sonographic examination.
  • Review patient medical history and supporting clinical information.
  • Ensure that the sonography examination order is complete, contains relevant information, and meets the standard of "medical necessity".
  • Evaluate any contradictions, insufficient patient preparation, and the patient's inability or unwillingness to tolerate the examination and associated procedures.
  • Communicate with the patient in a manner appropriate to the patient's ability to understand.
  • Use proper patient positioning tools, devices, equipment adjustment, and ergonomically correct scanning techniques to ensure patient comfort and safety, and to prevent compromised data acquisition and musculoskeletal injury to the sonographer.
  • Conduct patient clinical assessment and perform the diagnostic medical sonography examination ordered by the supervising physician in accordance with professional and facility protocols.
  • Apply independent, professional, ethical judgment, and critical thinking to safely perform diagnostic sonography procedures.
  • Apply independent judgment during the sonography examination to ensure that appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical conditions are accurately captured in the examination images.
  • Except as authorized by written facility policies and procedures, refer specific diagnostic, treatment or prognosis questions to the appropriate physician or healthcare professional.
  • As necessary, acquire additional ultrasound imaging to facilitate optimum diagnostic results for the interpreting physician.
  • Identify and document any limitations to the sonography examination.
  • Review examination images, synthesize examination results, and prepare the preliminary findings.
  • Equipment Use and Maintenance
  • Perform quality control procedures to ensure that the ultrasound equipment operates at optimal levels.
  • Exercise responsibility to ensure that the ultrasound equipment is functioning accurately.
  • Assume responsibility for the preventative maintenance program for ultrasound equipment.
  • Communication
  • Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with co-workers, administrators, and members of the healthcare team.
  • Foster a collaborative atmosphere with other members of the healthcare team.
  • All other duties as assigned including department-specific functions and responsibilities (1, 2):
  • Performs other duties as assigned and participates in organization projects as assigned.
  • Adheres to safety, P4P's (if applicable), HIPAA and compliance policies.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to read, write and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
  • Must have superior patient care and communication skills to interact appropriately with patient and confirm patient identity and exam order is correct.
  • Ability to effectively present information to individuals and groups with varying knowledge of Sonography services.
  • Ability to perform all general diagnostic and routine sonographic duties on patients 16 and older.
  • Organizational and multi-tasking skills.
  • Must possess adequate computer skills to navigate in electronic medical records system and sonographic equipment.
Physical Demands and Work Conditions

Physical Demands
  • Occasional Sitting.
  • Constant Walking.
  • Constant Standing.
  • Constant Bending.
  • Frequent Squatting.
  • Occasional Climbing.
  • Occasional Kneeling.
  • Seldom Crawling.
  • Constant Hand Use.
  • Frequent Repetitive Motion Hand Use.
  • Frequent Grasping.
  • Occasional Fine Manipulation.
  • Frequent Pushing and Pulling.
  • Occasional Reaching (above shoulder level).
  • Frequent Twisting and Turning (Neck and Waist).
  • Constant Vision (Color, Peripheral, Distance, Focus).
Lifting
  • Frequent lifting of 0 - 10 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting of 11 - 20 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting of 21 - 30 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting of 31 - 40 lbs.
  • Seldom lifting of 40+ lbs.
Carrying
  • Frequent lifting of 0 - 10 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting of 11 - 20 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting of 21 - 30 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting of 31 - 40 lbs.
  • Seldom lifting of 40+ lbs.
Working Environment
  • Seldom Driving cars, trucks, forklifts and other equipment.
  • Constant Working around equipment and machinery.
  • Seldom Walking on uneven ground.
  • Seldom Exposure to excessive noise.
  • Seldom Exposure to extremes in temperature, humidity or wetness.
  • Seldom Exposure to dust, gas, fumes or chemicals.
  • Seldom Working at heights.
  • Frequent Operation of foot controls or repetitive foot movement.
  • Seldom Use of special visual or auditory protective equipment.
  • Frequent Use of respirator.
  • Constant Working with biohazards such as blood borne pathogens, hospital waste, etc..
Blood Borne Pathogens
  • Category I - Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues
Travel Requirements
  • 20% travel:
These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family's perspective:
  • Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
  • Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
  • Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination


Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $49.12 - $65.08 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.

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