Echo Tech

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Full-time, days, 7A-5:30P, weekend call required.

• $15,000 Sign‑On Bonus
• Student Loan Repayment Plans
• Health Insurance Eligibility 1st of the Month
• 6% 401k Employer Matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company provided renewal of BLS

• 1‑3 years of experience in echocardiography or cardiac sonography required

• RDMS – Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or graduate of a program accredited by an agency recognized by CHEA, USDOE or CMA that specifically conducts programmatic accreditation for diagnostic medical sonography/diagnostic cardiac sonography/vascular technology required
• BCLS – Basic Life Support within first 7 days of employment required
• RDCS – Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer preferred or
• RCS – Registered Cardiac Sonographer preferred

• Performs echo cardiographic studies, including 2‑D imaging, M‑mode tracings, and Doppler recordings, adhering to departmental standards and physician guidelines.
• Assumes responsibility for patient safety and comfort throughout procedures, ensuring proper positioning and monitoring during exams.
• Acquires quality Stress Echo and Dobutamine images, adhering to benchmark standards, with post‑exercise image acquisition within 60 seconds or less.
• Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiograms (TEEs), ensuring optimal imaging and patient safety during the procedure.
• Prepares and maintains equipment, supplies, and work areas, ensuring they are organized and readily available for patient care.
• Accurately documents preliminary reports, procedural results, and patient information in the electronic medical record (EMR), maintaining confidentiality.
• Verifies patient identity, orders, and consents before conducting procedures, adhering to patient safety protocols.
• Collaborates with healthcare teams, providing information about patient conditions or changes during procedures to ensure timely evaluation and interpretation by reading cardiologists.
• Demonstrates competency in age‑specific care, adapting imaging techniques to meet the physiological, emotional, and cognitive needs of each patient.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Crestwood Medical Center is a Tier 1 Facility from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. We have been recognized as an Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology, a Primary Stroke Center from the Joint Commission and American Heart Association, a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Bariatric Surgery, Maternity Care and Spine Surgery, the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines for Heart Failure (Gold Plus) and AFib (Gold), a Certified Treatment Center of Excellence from the ALS Association, and other accreditations and recognitions for Imaging, Endoscopy, Breast Care and Elderly Care.

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