Travel Echo Technologist - $2,594 per week

Company: Centura Health Corporation - 2222 N Nevada Ave , P
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

• Job Details
• Provides specialized cardiovascular care, while maintaining maximum patient safety and comfort.
• Performs/reviews a baseline patient assessment, and evaluates patient response to diagnostic cardiac procedures.
• Proficient in the operation and maintenance of all diagnostic and therapeutic equipment used for procedures in the specific area of operation.
• Performs accurate and thorough echocardiograms as ordered by physician.
• Performs specialized testing using computer assisted devices including TEE, Stress Echo, Pharmacological Stress Echoes. Cross trained to perform EKGs, Treadmills, and Holter monitors as needed.
• Maintains and reviews equipment, ensuring proper function and calibration of machines.
• Maintains high skill level through participation in CQI, in services, ongoing education, and attendance at 80% of staff meetings.
• Ability to provide on-call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy.
• Recognizes and promptly acts upon unusual results or patient response by informing primary health care team to ensure patient safety and foster optimal outcomes.
• Must be able to deal with many different personality types, ages and levels of consciousness of patients.
• Must be able to adjust approach based on patient/family level of understanding of test procedure.
• Promptly trouble-shoots and corrects recording instrument malfunction or unusual patient problems that interfere with recordings.
• Independently prioritizes clinical and administrative work and identifies process improvements.
• Process patient and department records ensuring documentations of performed tests in accordance with hospital standards.
  • Additional Details
  • One year of experience in cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography), preferred.
  • Float Requirements:
  • -Floating may be required to any CommonSpirit location within sixty (60) miles of the original assignment location or CommonSpirit-identified float zone.
  • -Float assignments may include duties outside of original assignment job requirements (including skill set) in accordance with CommonSpirit policy.

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