Cardiac Sonographer / Echo Tech

Position Description:

Title:Echo Tech / Echocardiographer / Cardiac Sonographer

Location: Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Summary:

Vighter is seeking Echo Techs / Echocardiographers / Cardiac Sonographers to provide patient care support at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. Echo Techs are responsible for the direct and indirect care of patients to ensure that the quality of the studies adhere to established standards. The Echo Tech will perform other functions as determined by the Supervisor in expediting the care of the patient.

Our Company Promise

We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Vighter’s Mission is to provide efficient, fast, high quality healthcare staffing to our clients.

Our Cultures key elements are crucial to the effectiveness of our employees in accomplishing our mission. The key elements include:

• Dependability
• Integrity
• Personability
• Transparency
• Responsiveness

Creating and cultivating this Culture within the organization is our commitment to our employees. Above all, Vighter employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude that they are expected to share externally with every Vighter Client and Customer.

Echo Tech Responsibilities:

• Perform diagnostic cardiac ultrasound: 111mode, twodimensional ultrasound contrast diagnostic ultrasound and bubble studies.
• Perform cardiac pulsed and continuous wave ultrasound doppler to identify and characterize intracardiac blood flow patterns.
• Perform transesophageal cardiac ultrasound.
• Perform stress echocardiography (exercise or phannacologica).
• 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 such as amputations, Parkinson’s disease, structural defects, and scar tissue.
• Act as a mentor or preceptor to lower graded technicians.
• Conduct inservice training on the ECHO equipment and related instrumentation.

Requirements:

• Education: Graduate from a cardiovascular technologist program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) through the Joint Review Committee in Cardiovascular Technology (JRCCVT).
• Experience: Minimum twoyear experience in specialty.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• License: Have and maintain a valid, unrestricted license in any state, territory, or commonwealth of the U.S and/or certification as required. Registered as a Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) as determined by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).

Vighter is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.