Travel Non-Invasive Cardiac Echo Technologist
hace 24 días
Peoria
Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel Echo Technologist for a travel job in Peoria, Illinois. Job Description & Requirements • Specialty: Echo Technologist, • Discipline: Allied Health Professional, • Duration: 13 weeks, • 40 hours per week, • Shift: 8 hours, days Job Description: To provide high quality ultrasound images of the heart and great vessels for adult patients, technical assistance with exercise and non-exercise stress testing, and to handle other duties as required or assigned. \n Job Responsibilities: • Performs high quality two-dimensional ultrasound studies of the heart and great vessels, along with identifying EKG abnormalities and/or arrthymia., • Utilizes knowledge of age specific needs of patients in performance of everyday duties and responsibilities., • Understands complimenting imaging and/or doppler techniques, including when to use these methods to investigate specific clinical questions., • Demonstrates use of M-Mode technique for measuring the cardiac dimensions at precise times of the cardiac cycle., • Estimates the severity of the valvular insufficiencies by mapping the dimensions, orientation, and directions of the regurgitant jet with the color flow doppler., • Asses the blood flow through the heart, including increased velocities, stenosis, regurgitation and shunts with the pulsed and continuous-wave doppler., • Uses contrast echocardiography in cases where two-dimensional and color flow are suboptimal., • Evaluates left and right ventricular systolic and diastolic functions and documents wall motion abnormalities., • Recognizes rare, common, simple and complex congenital heart malformations, acquired pathologies, possible outcomes of palliative and corrective surgical procedures., • Completes the study according to updated protocols, recognizes the needs and presents additional views, calculations and measurements when necessary., • Correlates clinical history with exam to be performed and consults with the cardiologist for clarification., • Monitors, records, charges and communications appropriately utilizing computerized documentation system., • Prepares, instructs, assists the patients, and produces the images in a timely manner for dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiograms., • Assists the cardiologist in performing transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE)., • Communicate results to the cardiologist and respond to possible questions and concerns in a timely manner., • Maintains monthly correlation studies and monthly statistics., • Demonstrates the ability to troubleshoot and report equipment failure., • Participates in mobile echo/vascular service regionally., • Participates in callback rotation., • Assists in performing functional, pharmacological cardiolite, and echocardiography stress testing., • Documents procedures correctly., • Accurately assesses the patients and their physical ability to perform the tests., • Accurately interprets and clarifies physician's orders., • Provides thorough assessments of a patient in a crisis, then notify the physician when necessary., • Displays proficiency in knowing lethal arrhythmias., • Completes quarterly competency in stress lab, holter monitoring and event monitoring.\n See SKills Section for Job Description RightSourcing IHS Job ID #3-36301358. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.