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Full-time, 40 hours per week, Rotating shifts

Job Summary:

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.

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_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.

_EssentialKnowledge, 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.

Job: *Echo Technologist

Organization: *Nantucket Cottage Hospital (NCH)

Title: Echo Tech

Location: MA-Nantucket-NCH Nantucket Cottage Hospital

Requisition ID: 3305579