Echo Technologist
About the Company
CardioOne partners with independent cardiologists to provide innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Our value-based cardiology care solutions help our physician partners thrive in the shift to value-based care. CardioOne offers a magnificent work environment, good working conditions, and competitive pay. We offer medical, dental, vision, and a 401k plan w/match to benefit eligible employees. We offer PTO (Personal Time Off) and sick time to full-time employees. We take pride in creating a culture of employee engagement that translates into an exemplary patient experience. Join us in our mission to positively impact US cardiology.
About the Job
At our rapidly growing practice, Cardiovascular Specialists of New England, we are seeking a highly motivated Cardiac Sonographer to join our team! You will provide patient care support at the practice and be responsible for the direct and indirect care of patients to ensure that the quality of the studies adhere to established standards. You will report directly to the Office Manager.
What you’ll do:
- Perform diagnostic cardiac ultrasounds
- Perform cardiac pulse and continuous wave ultrasound doppler to identify and characterize intracardiac blood flow patterns
- Perform transesophageal cardiac ultrasound
- Perform stress echocardiography
- Knowledge of the equipment, standard tests and procedures, and typical readings including arrhythmias and abnormalities
- Knowledge of typical patient reactions and signs of distress including the ability to recognize, report and treat potentially lethal arrhythmias
- Knowledge of common equipment settings and standardized procedures plus knowledge of common errors and corrective measures
- Modify procedures/positions to obtain the correct results with patients with complicating conditions
What you’ll need:
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) -or- Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) is required
- 2 years of working experience as an Echo Tech
- BLS/ACLS Certification required
- Preference to those who have both Echo and Vascular experience
- Strong interpersonal skills to put patients at ease and explain things in easily understandable terms
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and physicians
- Attention to detail to notice abnormalities in sonograms
- Hand-eye coordination to adjust the movement of the ultrasound transducer based on the images seen on the screen
- Technical and analytical skills to troubleshoot complex diagnostic equipment
- Ability to work well under pressure, sometimes in emergency situations, to get a fast diagnosis
- Strong teamwork to interact with the medical team
- Medical knowledge, including a strong understanding of anatomy, to create proper images
- Excellent customer service skills are required
- Ability to work both independently and in a team
Work Location:
You will work out of the Manchester or Londonderry, New Hampshire office.
Additional Information
Full-time hourly range of $40.00-$50.00 per hour plus medical, dental, and vision.
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