Franciscan Health Michigan City Campus 3500 Franciscan Way Michigan City, Indiana 46360 WHO WE ARE With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT Clean the equipment, perform transducer cleaning, TEE cleaning, and electrical leakage testing in accordance with all infection control policies. Respond to emergency callbacks within the designated timeframe in accordance with departmental policy. Maintain equipment, troubleshoot equipment, and alert clinical engineering and management staff when equipment issues arise. Participate in the department Continuous Performance Improvement program and related activities including evaluation of their own work and the work of peers in a professional manner. Perform transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), stress echos (SE) in accordance with department policy and protocols, obtaining all required views as well as additional views to provide a highly diagnostic study. Prepare images and data in a preliminary report in designated reporting system i.e. cardiology PACS or EMR system prior to physician reading the study. Ensure patient safety by inspecting TEE probe for use, confirming leakage test completed and proper positioning of patients for all testing. Record all required measurements in 2-d and M-mode as well as advanced measurements per policy and protocol. Obtain all required views quickly and efficiently when conducting stress echocardiograms including post-exercise views routinely within sixty seconds of the end of the exercise. Qualifications Preferred Associate's Degree Required High School Diploma/GED Graduate of an CAAHEP accredited echocardiography program with 800 clinical hours Preferred 1 year Experience working as an echo sonographer Preferred Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMEDSON) Required or Registry for Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographers (RDCS) Required or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Required or TRAVEL IS REQUIRED: Never or Rarely EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.