What are the responsibilities and job description for the Echo Technician position at University Physician Group?
About Us: Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals. With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community. Job Summary: Under physician supervision performs non-invasive diagnostic imaging of the cardiac anatomy and function. Job Description: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Prepares patients and diagnostic equipment for imaging procedures. Performs Echocardiographs per appropriate ECHO orders. Assists physicians interpret the data from images and determines which images should be utilized. Disperses completed ECHO reports to physicians. Documents procedures in EMR. Maintains ECHO activity log. Quality of ECHO studies. Other related assigned duties. Education, Licensure/Certification, and Training: Completion of diagnostic medical sonography from an (ARDMS) accredited program. Certified as an ECHO technician required. BLS or ACLS Certification required. Preferred 1-2 years of experience in ECHO technician role. Skills and Abilities Required: Attention to detail is a must, including identification of the patient, identification of the images and record keeping. Ability to work independently with little direction. Ability to stand for long period of times. Ability to follow written protocols. Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain productive working relationships with physicians, patients and their families, and other people both inside and outside assigned clinical area. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Familiarity with exercise and pharmacologic stress testing , strain imaging and 3D imaging preferable Safety Requirements: Compliance with Department Health and Safety policies and procedures Working Conditions/Schedules: 40 hour work week, hours and days to be determined by the business needs of the department. Additional hours may be required Wayne Health is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer In accordance with the US Supreme Court, which has cleared the way for the implementation and enforcement of The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination mandate, Wayne Health has established the following COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Wayne Health requires all employees [temporary employees and contractors] who will interact with the public and/or co-workers, regardless of clinical responsibility or patient contact, to have started their primary vaccination series against COVID-19 or received a sincerely held religious belief or medical exemption. All newly hired employees are required to have received their first vaccination dose prior to their start date of employment and completed primary series as outlined in FDA’s prescribing instruction for vaccine administration. New hires must also receive their booster within 30 days after the date that they are eligible to receive it, per CDC guidelines. Exemptions or accommodations to the Wayne Health vaccine requirement may be approved under certain limited circumstances. Anyone with an approved exemption must have weekly PCR COVID-19 testing on their own time and submit the results every Monday, before arriving at work. Employees whose positions are 100% remote are exempt from these requirements. Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals. With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community. Apply today and help complement the skill set of our staff, residents, and Physicians at Wayne Health. We provide rewarding career opportunities for today's best and brightest health care professionals. Interested in Wayne Health but not quite ready to apply? Introduce yourself to us and we'll keep your information on file for future career opportunities!
