Echocardiography Technician I-Per Diem

Echocardiography Tech I—Per Diem

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We are seeking a Echocardiography Technician I! Our Echo Tech uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound), and other noninvasive echocardiography testing equipment to produce images of the heart. These procedures require specialized knowledge and skills in support of the provision of diagnostic and/or therapeutic services to specified patient population.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Perform Echocardiogram, carotid and peripheral vascular studies, use non-invasive procedure, to examine heart valves, chambers and blood vessels to produce images.
• Evaluate the various valves and chambers of the heart and makes appropriate measurements.
• Perform imaging and non-imaging cardiovascular evaluations which may include exercise tolerance tests, electrocardiograms, stress tests, and transesophageal echocardiography.
• Obtain patient history, explains procedure to patient, addresses patients’ concerns, and
• Determine appropriate methodology and techniques to use arrange immobilization and/or support devices for proper patient positioning, selects appropriate imaging device.
• Recognize potentially serious conditions (e.g., pericardial effusion, intracardiac tumor, thrombi, etc) and brings it to the attention of the physician.
• Maintains echocardiography and other equipment in efficient operating order; may perform minor preventative maintenance; contacts outside service for major malfunctions.
• Maintains inventory control, storage, and routing of supplies.
• Other duties in department as assigned.

Your qualifications should include:

Minimum Education:

• High School or equivalent
• Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training

Minimum Experience:

• Externship during Cardiovascular program

Req. Certification/Licensure:

• American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), and/or
• Register Cardiac Sonography (RCS) from Cardiovascular credentialing international (CCI)Within 6 months of hire
• BLS CPR Card from the American Heart Association

Preferred Education:

• Associates degree in Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Additional Information:

• Per Diem
• Hourly Rate: $52.03

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