Echocardiography Specialist

The Echo Technologist performs quality echocardiographic studies and all other non-invasive cardiac procedures at NCH as ordered by the physicians, while maintaining a positive working relationship with all health professionals and staff.

• Demonstrates a commitment to professionalism in all interactions with patients, clients, physicians, facility staff and the community.
• Seeks assistance and education from appropriate sources.
• Participates in and contributes to departmental quality assurance program as demonstrated by participation at department staff meetings and active involvement in performance improvement projects.
• Demonstrates customer service in all interactions that is compassionate, courteous, friendly, and helpful.
• Demonstrates respect for privacy, diversity, and confidentiality in all interactions.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate and maintain equipment to departmental standards.
• Utilizes information channels for the receipt and dissemination of information, i.e., work orders, dietary orders, lab requisitions, meeting information, etc.
• Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures as they relate to job duties needed for documentation as required by accrediting and regulatory standards.
• Demonstrates competence in performance of echocardiographic studies.
• Performs echocardiographic studies considering the age-specific physiological, emotional, and cognitive needs of the patient.
• Consistently performs quality Doppler and color Doppler Exams.
• May acquire quality Stress Echo and Dobutamine images according to Physician and benchmark standards.
• Maintains competence in all other procedures performed in the department.
• Demonstrates understanding of cardiac disease processes in order to obtain complete acquisition of images for clinical diagnosis by the reading cardiologist.
• Reports pertinent information or changes of patient's condition to physician, nurse and/or supervisor/senior tech incorporating age-specific information.
• Reports findings or concerns to reading physician for prompt interpretation.
• Records preliminary interpretation of studies on patient worksheet incorporating age specific information.
• Documents patient information and processes reports accurately and timely.
• Notifies the reading cardiologist of any referral studies to be read.
• Educates patients and/or patients' family regarding procedures performed and communicates effectively with patient and/or family.
• Maintains equipment including cleaning and disinfecting according to department procedure.
• Identifies problems with equipment and notifies appropriate resources for diagnosis and repair.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Ability to perform quality and compete echocardiogram studies.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Demonstrated technical skills and judgment to function unsupervised.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Satisfactory completion of an accredited non-invasive cardiovascular training program, with a focus in echocardiography.
• Satisfactory completion of a recognized course in arrhythmia detection.
• 2 years' current experience as a registered echocardiography.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) required.
• BLS/CPR certification required within one week of hire. AHA & ARC accepted.