Cardiac Ultrasound Technician - Houston, United States - JobRialto

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Job Summary/DescriptionAnalytical Thinking - Gather relevant information systematically; break down problems into simple components; make sound decisions.

Self-Adaptability - Work in situations involving uncertainty, shifting priorities, and rapid change; deal constructively with mistakes and setbacks; demonstrate flexibility.

Professionalism - Employee demonstrates commitment to collaborative professional relationships with physicians and all members of the heath care team.

Technical/Functional Expertise - Demonstrate technical proficiency required to do the job; possess up-to-date knowledge in the profession; provide technical expertise to others.

Service OrientationProvide service to our stakeholders, including patients, caregivers, colleagues and each other, in a safe, courteous, accountable, efficient and innovative manner to include:

Promoting inclusiveness and collegiality that demonstrates respect and professionalism to our stakeholders at all timesModeling safe, ethical behavior that mitigates risk to the institution through sound business practices, and adherence to MD Anderson's Standards of Conduct, institutional policies and proceduresResponding to requests in a timely manner while proactively communicating expectations for procedures, service arrival, or project deliverables to stakeholdersUsing the steps to HEAL (Hear, Empathize, Address and Learn) the relationship when service recovery is neededJob Duties/Responsibilities/Functions (including but not limited to)Performs all modalities of echocardiography Echocardiographic assessment of 2D, M-Mode, Color flow and continuous wave doppler, Stress echocardiography, Pharmacological stress echocardiography, Transesophageal echocardiograms.

Must be able to analyze patient's clinical history, identify the purpose of the examination, and expand the examination as necessary to answer the clinical questions.

Performs quantitative analysis of Echocardiographic studies Analysis includes:

systolic function (ejection fraction and wall motion analysis), diastolic function, pulmonary pressure, hemodynamic assessment, assessment of valvular abnormalities, changes in gradients, and critical values.

Perform strain of measurements.
Equipment maintenance Prepares equipment for procedures to be performed. Cleans and disinfects equipment following patient use. Maintains equipment cleaning logs.
Quality assurance Participates in the collection and documentation of quality assurance information. Reports critical values immediately once identified.

Perform high level disinfection off TEE probes Participates in the disinfection of TEE probes according to vendor recommendationsMinimum QualificationsEducation:
High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred
Education:

Technical SchoolCertification:
\"All of the following:Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) -OR- Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).

\"Experience:

Two years' experience performing echocardiography testing

Onsite Presence:
Is Required

Education:
High SchoolCertification: Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation