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Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, WI is seeking an Echocardiographer-Vascular Technologist to join our team!
The Echocardiographer/Peripheral Vascular Technologist provides quality cardiovascular diagnostic services to neonates, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Uses patient information and age of patients to provide care. Whenever applicable, demonstrates understanding of the needs of specific age groups in terms of their physical and motor development, psychosocial development, and intellectual/language development.
HOURS: Full-time or .8 FTE, 64 hours every pay period. Day shift.
Experience/Qualifications
Knowledge of patient care standards and practices normally acquired through completion of two years of formal education.An associate degree or bachelor’s degree in an allied health field desired.At minimum, this position requires internship training in echocardiography and/or peripheral vascular ultrasound.Knowledge of routine cardiovascular pharmacological agents.ECG interpretive skills (identification and differentiation of arrhythmia).Echocardiographer Tech registry (RDCS or RCS) or Vascular Tech registry (RVT or RVS) or registry eligible within 18 months of hire.Current BLS certification or obtained within 90 days of hire - All clinical personnel in identified job codes are required to maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) training through independent study, online manikin, and knowledge testing. An acceptable training program is the Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider course from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross Professional Rescuer Program with AED. (See Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Policy).Possesses and maintains a valid driver’s license required.Maintains number of Continuing Education Credits necessary to keep credentials (30 every 3 years). Completion of Basic ECG class and passes with 80% or higher within one year of hire, or tests out of class.
Employee Benefits
Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is a licensed private/not-for-profit facility with 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties. Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a Level II trauma center that provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 220 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. To learn more about Wausau click the following link: Wausau, Wisconsin
Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care.
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Aspirus Health is a non-profit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin. Its 11,000 employees are focused on improving the health and well-being of people throughout Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Aspirus serves communities through four hospitals in Michigan and 13 hospitals in Wisconsin, 75 clinics, home health and hospice care, pharmacies, critical care and air-medical transport, medical goods, nursing homes, and a broad network of physicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.
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Credentials:
Essential:
* CPR or BLS
* RDCS or RCS CCI Registry OR RVT or RVS ARDMS registry
* Registered Diagnostic Sonographer
Credential source:
Essential:
* American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography