
Lead Echo Technician - Naperville
- Naperville, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Full-Time: 40 hours/week
- Hours: Monday-Friday; hours varying between 7:00am- 3:30pm
- Location: Naperville - work at North and West clinic sites as needed
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits that include healthcare navigation assistance and medical coverage at 100% (after deductible) when utilizing a Duly provider.
- Employer provided life and disability insurance.
- $5,250 Tuition Reimbursement per year.
- Immediate 401(k) match.
- 40 hours paid volunteer time off.
Responsibilities
- Proficient in all aspects of an Echo Lab, including all tests (i.e. 2D Echo/Doppler/Color Flow, Stress Echo, Contrast study)
- Provide professional quality technical care for the Clinic patients, according to established guidelines and practices.
- Enter all necessary data into EMR.
- Be familiar with saving/retriving images on DVR.
- Recognize and report to cardiologist significant abnormal findings.
- Perform Doppler Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography. Check images for the signs of contraindication for the Stress test.
- Maintain testing area with necessary supplies, materials, and cleanliness.
- Possess skill to perform everyday duties to maintain the highest quality standard established in the Echo Lab and cardiology department.
- Perform related work responsibilities as required or needed in the Echo Lab
- Have knowledge of safety hazards and precautions to maintain a safe work environment.
- Be skilled in maintaining and preparing records.
- HS Diploma or GED required
- Registered Cardiac Sonographer issued by the ARDCS or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
- Minimum of at least 3 years of previous Echo Lab experience.
- Knowledge of elementary electrocardiography
- Understanding of cardiac anatomy as recorded by M-mode, 2D echocardiography with all the standard views.
- Knowledge of cardiac hemodynamic as demonstrated by pulsed Doppler, continuous wave Doppler and Color flow imaging.
- Familiarity with the basic procedures and equipment used in exercise electrocardiography so that the equipment can be used for exercise echocardiography.
- Understanding of basic principles of digital echocardiography and quantitation, along with two dimensional measurement techniques; rapid image recording (within one minute) after exercise echocardiography is vital.
- Familiarity with contrast study procedures.