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Registered Echocardiography Technician - Cardiac Sonographer

Location

Massachusetts

Posted

3 days ago

Salary

$40 - $77 / hour

Seniority

Senior

Professional Certificate

Job Description

Registered Echocardiography Technician - Cardiac Sonographer

Mass General Brigham

Title: Echo Tech, Per Diem - Nantucket Location: Nantucket United States Part time Job Description: Site: Nantucket Cottage Hospital Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Job Summary Per diem on the island of Nantucket, MA. The Registered Echo Tech 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. Qualifications Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities - 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. Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required for the Position Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required - 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. Special Requirements - Day and evening shifts with weekends & on-call as needed; must be flexible with scheduling to meet the needs of department. - Must be available to work in the case of a Hospital declared emergency. Additional Job Details (if applicable) Physical RequirementsStanding Frequently (34-66%) Walking Frequently (34-66%) Sitting Occasionally (3-33%) Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device) Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs Pushing Occasionally (3-33%) Pulling Occasionally (3-33%) Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%) Balancing Frequently (34-66%) Stooping Occasionally (3-33%) Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%) Crouching Occasionally (3-33%) Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%) Reaching Frequently (34-66%) Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%) Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%) Feeling Constantly (67-100%) Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%) Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%) Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%) Talking Constantly (67-100%) Hearing Constantly (67-100%) Remote Type Onsite Work Location 57 Prospect Street Scheduled Weekly Hours 0 Employee Type Per Diem Work Shift Rotating (United States of America) Pay Range $40.53 - $77.72/Hourly Grade SN1S16 At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.

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