Description
UCLA HEALTH
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Description
Under the supervision of the UCLA Cardiac Imaging Medical Director, Operations Director, Manager
and Supervisor, the Senior Echocardiographic Technician perform all
2-dimensional, M-mode, and Doppler studies including Stress echocardiogram, Pharmacological
stress echocardiogram, and Transesophageal echocardiograms. The Senior
Echocardiographic Technician must have at least three years of direct cardiac
sonographer experience and be registered through American Registered Diagnostic
Medical Sonography (ARDMS) in adult echocardiography (AE) RDCS or pediatric
echocardiography (PE) RDCS. The Senior
Echocardiographic Technician notifies (By Pager) Cardiac Imaging Physicians for
any URGENT, STAT and/or Pre-Operative Echo Readings. Prepare preliminary interpretation of those
studies. Prepare and maintain records pertinent to echo studies. Perform other duties as assigned and directed
by the UCLA Cardiac Imaging Physicians, Manager, and Supervisor.
Salary Range: $61.46 – $81.12 hourly
Qualifications
Required:
- BLS certificate
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Ability to be Registered (ARDMS ) in adult cardiac
echocardiography (AE) RDCS . -
Successful completion of a cardiac echocardiography
technology program. -
Ability to deliver basic cardiac life support (BCLS).
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Ability to read, interpret, apply, and/or follow physician
orders, policies, procedures, or written and verbal instructions. -
Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with
patients, physicians, nurses, staff, and others in a professional and courteous
manner. -
Ability to work independently and complete tasks in a timely
manner with minimal to no direction. -
Ability to prepare and maintain log of procedures, track
charge documents, compare activity records, and determine that all studies are
billed and collected for. -
Knowledge, skill, and ability to make preliminary evaluations
of echo studies to generate written preliminary reports. -
Knowledge, skill, and ability to use P.C. and word processing
software to generate written preliminary reports. -
Skill and manual dexterity to manipulate transducer and
buttons, and knobs on the echo machine to obtain optimal studies. -
Ability to push the 500+ lb. echo machine for distances up to
100 feet within the office. -
Ability to apply theory to practice in the application of
ultrasound technique to the clinical evaluation of the target anatomy. -
Knowledge and ability to apply knowledge of cardiac anatomy,
physiology, and pathophysiology. -
3 years of Adult echo tech experience