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Nantucket Cottage Hospital · 2 months ago

Echo Tech - Per Diem

Nantucket, MA

Part-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$39.35/hr - $73.98/hr

2+ years exp

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is part of Mass General Brigham, a not-for-profit organization focused on patient care, research, teaching, and community service. The Registered Echo Tech performs quality echocardiographic studies and non-invasive cardiac procedures while maintaining a positive working relationship with health professionals and staff.

Health Care

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Demonstrates a commitment to professionalism in all interactions with patients, clients, physicians, facility staff and the community

Seeks assistance and education from appropriate sources

Participates in and contributes to departmental quality assurance program as demonstrated by participation at department staff meetings and active involvement in performance improvement projects

Demonstrates customer service in all interactions that is compassionate, courteous, friendly, and helpful

Demonstrates respect for privacy, diversity, and confidentiality in all interactions

Demonstrates the ability to operate and maintain equipment to departmental standards

Utilizes information channels for the receipt and dissemination of information, i.e., work orders, dietary orders, lab requisitions, meeting information, etc

Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures as they relate to job duties needed for documentation as required by accrediting and regulatory standards

Demonstrates competence in performance of echocardiographic studies

Performs echocardiographic studies considering the age-specific physiological, emotional, and cognitive needs of the patient

Consistently performs quality Doppler and color Doppler Exams

May acquire quality Stress Echo and Dobutamine images according to Physician and benchmark standards

Maintains competence in all other procedures performed in the department

Demonstrates understanding of cardiac disease processes in order to obtain complete acquisition of images for clinical diagnosis by the reading cardiologist

Reports pertinent information or changes of patient’s condition to physician, nurse and/or supervisor/senior tech incorporating age-specific information

Reports findings or concerns to reading physician for prompt interpretation

Records preliminary interpretation of studies on patient worksheet incorporating age specific information

Documents patient information and processes reports accurately and timely

Notifies the reading cardiologist of any referral studies to be read

Educates patients and/or patients’ family regarding procedures performed and communicates effectively with patient and/or family

Maintains equipment including cleaning and disinfecting according to department procedure

Identifies problems with equipment and notifies appropriate resources for diagnosis and repair

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

EchocardiographyCardiac disease knowledgeRegistered Diagnostic Cardiac SonographerBLS/CPR certificationCustomer service skillsTechnical skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTime managementTeamwork