What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cardiac Sonographer/Echocardiographer position at DispatchHealth Management?
How You'll Make an Impact:
Compensation is negotiable
Provide mobile, diagnostic echocardiographic scans for physician diagnosis utilizing portable echocardiography equipment and appropriate technical knowledge and skills. Echo exams may be performed in a variety of settings, including private residences, senior care facilities, short-term rehabilitation facilities, specialty clinics, and correctional facilities.
What You'll Do:
- Travels in a company-supplied vehicle to perform echocardiography studies for patients in a variety of service locations in the local community.
- Follows all company policies, procedures and protocols while performing echo exams.
- Demonstrates competence in performance of echocardiographic studies based on established protocols and procedures.
- Performs echocardiograph studies considering the age-specific physiological, emotional, and cognitive needs of the patient.
- Demonstrates understanding of cardiac disease processes to obtain complete acquisition of images for clinical diagnosis by the interpreting cardiologist.
- Demonstrates safe work practices appropriate to position, i.e., how to report a safety hazard, proper body mechanics, or use of personal protective equipment.
- Collects or verifies all required order documentation and patient information prior to procedures.
- Prepares & positions patient for diagnostic imaging exams.
- Operates portable ultrasonic equipment with cardiac capabilities at patient’s bedside or other designated exam settings.
- Prepares images for reading by radiologist or requesting physician.
- Processes images and reviews for proper identification & quality control.
- Transmits images and all required associated documentation to cardiologist in a timely manner according to company protocols.
- Completes all forms and maintains records, logs, and reports of work performed according to standard protocols.
- Uploads all required documents into company systems according to company protocols.
- Maintains equipment including cleaning and disinfecting according to company procedures.
- Takes good care of vehicle; ensures that the vehicle is well stocked with necessary supplies prior to each shift.
- Operates and behaves in full compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
- Orients new staff and trains students, if requested.
- Assists with order taking, validation of studies, communication with reading cardiologists, customer call-backs and other administrative and customer support functions as directed.
- Acts professionally, and exhibits courtesy, friendliness, and a positive attitude when interacting with co-workers, patients, patient's family, client staff, physicians, and others.
- Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned.
- To qualify as a Mobile Echo technologist, you must meet all state-specific and federal requirements for training, education, competency, certification, and state license to perform, including one or more of the following:
- Adult Cardiac Sonographer with a satisfactory completion of an accredited non -invasive cardiovascular training program, with a focus in adult echocardiography and/or vascular ultrasound studies
- ARDMS registered in adult echocardiography with RDCS (AE) designation OR CCI registered with Cardiac Sonographer designation required.
- Two (2) years' experience as a cardiac sonographer or vascular tech preferred.
- Additional Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) desired.
- Must have ability to perform quality and compete echocardiogram studies and possess excellent organizational skills to perform in a fast-paced environment.
- Must demonstrate the ability to prioritize and organize dally assignments of the Job.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
- Must have a working knowledge of other departmental procedures and equipment.
- Must have the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
- Must demonstrate basic computer skills to perform date entry.
- Ability to lift and carry equipment and supplies up to 40 pounds.
About DispatchHealth Imaging. DispatchHealth is building the nation's largest in-home care system to deliver trusted and compassionate care to all. DispatchHealth offers on-demand acute care and an advanced level of medical care for people of all ages in the comfort of their own homes. DispatchHealth’s emergency medicine and internal medicine trained medical teams are equipped with all the tools necessary to treat common to complex injuries and illnesses. DispatchHealth works closely with payers, providers, health systems, EMS, employer groups, and others to deliver care in the home to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits, hospital stays and readmissions. Acute Care medical teams are available seven days a week, evenings, and holidays and can be requested online or a quick phone call. DMI and PPX radiologic technologists travel locally to diagnose patients in their own homes or at a facility. As the premiere provider of portable digital x-rays, ultrasounds, EKGs, holter monitors, echocardiograms, and dopplers we pride ourselves on having superior digital technology which allow for expedited care. Home health care services are becoming increasingly common, and this is a great opportunity to become part of one of the fastest growing mobile imaging companies in the country.
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Applications are being accepted for this role for at least 3 days after the posting date, or once we receive a sufficient number of qualified candidates.
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