Registered Echo Technician (PRN/Days)

Franciscan Health Michigan City Campus

3500 Franciscan Way Michigan City, Indiana 46360

ECHO TECHNICIAN II

The Echo Technician II is responsible for providing cardiac (ECHO) ultrasound diagnostic tests in accordance with physician's written orders, procedure manuals, and standards of care for infant to adult patients. Exams provided may include transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), assistance with trans esophageal echocardiograms (TEE), and stress echocardiograms (SE). This position also assists with intra-cardiac echocardiogram (ICE) as required. The Echo Technician II may provide services in various departments within the hospital, including procedural areas such as the operating rooms and invasive cardiac laboratories. Additionally, procedures may be at satellite facilities such as physician offices and clinics.

WHO WE ARE

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Decontamination Cleans the equipment, performs transducer cleaning, TEE cleaning, and electrical leakage testing in accordance with all infection control policies.
• Emergency Responds to emergency callbacks within the designated timeframe in accordance with departmental policy.
• Equipment Management Maintains equipment, troubleshoots equipment, and alerts clinical engineering and management staff when equipment issues arise. Performs minor calibration per protocol or policy.
• Performance improvement Participates in the department Continuous Performance Improvement program and related activities including evaluation of their own work and the work of peers in a professional manner.
• Patient Care Performs transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), stress echos (SE) in accordance with department policy and protocols, obtaining all required views as well as additional views to provide a highly diagnostic study.
• Patient Records Prepares images and data in a preliminary report in designated reporting system i.e. cardiology PACS or EMR system prior to physician reading the study.
• Patient Safety Ensures patient safety by inspecting TEE probe for use, confirming leakage test completed and proper positioning of patients for all testing.
• Data Entry Records all required measurements in 2-d and M-mode as well as advanced measurements per policy and protocol.
• Stress Echocardiograms Obtains all required views quickly and efficiently when conducting stress echocardiograms including post-exercise views routinely within sixty seconds of the end of the exercise.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required High School Diploma/GED
• Required Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMEDSON) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography or
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography or RCS1 - Cardiovascular Credentialing International
• Required Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
• Preferred Graduate of an CAAHEP accredited echocardiography program with 800 clinical hours
• Preferred 1 year Experience working as an echo sonographer
• Preferred Associate's Degree Echocardiography

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org .