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Job TitleRegistered Echo Technologist

                        

LocationWest Palm Beach

                    

FacilityFlorida West Palm Beach

                     

DepartmentWpb Cardiology-Weston Hospital

                      

Job CodeD0331F

                     

ShiftDays

                       

Schedule7:30am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Registered Echo Technician  

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. You will work alongside dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

  

Echocardiograph 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.   

 

A caregiver in this position works 7:30am – 5:00pm.  

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

Perform echocardiograms, stress test, stress echoes, and Dobutamine stress echo. 

Assist cardiologist with transesophageal echocardiograms. 

Consult with cardiologist for interpretation of test results. Maintains records of testing for 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 of a two-year cardiovascular technology program.  

Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Registered Cardiovascular Technologist (RCVT), RDCMS eligible. 

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).  

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 experience. 

 

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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.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

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