Job Description

Job Description
Location: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Posted Date: 4/8/2021

At Steward Health Care System, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized behavioral health care with dignity, compassion, and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.

I. Position Function:

Under the direction of the Chief Echo Technologist this person performs services utilizing diagnostic ultrasound equipment specifically of cardiac structures.

Performs and initially interprets Cardiac Echo Studies including Two-Dimensional Echo, Doppler, Contrast Studies, Trans-Esophageal, Stress Echo and Dobutamine Stress Echo, Intra-Operative Studies, Valvuloplasties in Cath Lab, and Research Studies. Communicates with different areas of Cardiology Department, other hospital departments, and Echo Lab to facilitate delivery of service.

Performs echocardiograms at a technical level not requiring constant supervision.

II. Job Relationships:

Supervised by and/or reportable to the following by job category:

- Chief Echo-technologist

- Chief Medical Echo Lab Director

- Nurse Manager/Cardiology

Must be able to collaborate and effectively communicate with physicians and other health care professionals.

III. Authority:

None

IV. A. Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

1.) "Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers,

and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards."

Perform echocardiograms (TEE, DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHO, EXERCISE ECHO) both in the lab and in the intensive care units.

Assists cardiology fellows and nurses during special echo procedures.

Recognize and act upon abnormal echo results requiring immediate response.

Assist in scheduling special echo procedures and arrange for all necessary personnel.

Data entry of echo results, generating formal reports. Dispersal of reports to referring physicians and patient floors.

Maintain logs of all patients studied and enter all patient data into the computer.

Prepare material for weekly echocardiography conference, Grand Rounds, and other instructional situations.

Participate in research studies.

Assist in training cardiology fellows in echo technique.

Maintain and properly clean all echo equipment; i.e., probe filters, etc.

B. Responsibilities/Non-Essential Functions:

Maintain a clean and orderly environment in labs. Restock supplies and laundry daily.

Arrange for patients to be transported to and from lab. When necessary, return patient to the floor.

Insure the safety and comfort of all patients in the lab.

Properly route data-processing charge tickets.

Communicate effectively with staff, in the Labs, Department and in other hospital areas and physician offices.

Answer phones, echo results, scheduling, transport, confer with physicians.

Cross-strains to the exercise lab.

Applies loop monitors.

Performs EKG's, vital signs and phlebotomy.

V. Reporting Requirements:

Data entry

VI. Accountability:

This person shall be accountable for maintaining the confidentiality, and security of all hospital-related, medical staff-related, and patient-related data and information.

This person shall be accountable for abiding by all relevant hospital policies and procedures.

VII. Qualifications:

Minimum Education:

College degree or prior medical background (Nursing, X-Ray).

Plus 2 years classroom and at least 1600 hours hands-on experience.

Minimum Experience:

1-5 years experience performing Echocardiograms.

1 year experience in a hospital-based echo lab.

Highly trained in Echocardiography, with strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and disease process.

Minimum skills/abilities:

Basic computer knowledge, and some typing skills

Basic sterile techniques.

Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Must be able to work independently.

Certification/Licensure:

Certification by the Registry of Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographers or registry eligible.

Training:

A minimum of 1-year hands-on echo experience in a hospital-based lab.

Must have performed trans-thoracic echo studies with doppler and color doppler, exercise and dobutamine stress echo tests.

Must have assisted with transesophageal echoes.

Additional Information

Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic

Important COVID message

Please note, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center is taking additional, necessary preparations to ensure patients can receive compassionate care in a safe, carefully managed environment - with confidence and without fear. Our Safe and Ready program consists of a rigorous [five-point] standard ensuring patient safety, confidence, and convenience: Expanded hours will allow previously cancelled procedures to be scheduled as quickly as possible. Any COVID-19 related care takes place in designated areas away from other patients and their families. Emergency Departments are reorganized to be a safe place to treat all emergency patients. A stringent cleaning policy has been implemented throughout the hospital. A strictly controlled visitor and masking policy is required for patient safety. You can rest assured that we have made the necessary preparations to provide care in a safe, controlled, and professional way.