7603 Forest Avenue
Suite 401
Richmond, VA 23229
Kids Are Our Everything.
Department
10232 Richmond Cardiology
Pay Range
$48.93 - $97.04
Who We Are:
The Children’s National Heart Institute’s Outpatient interdisciplinary team extends services throughout a network of systems, providing a family centered focus throughout the continuum for clientele ranging in age from fetal life (pre-natal evaluation) through adulthood (adult congenital evaluation and treatment).
Children's National Heart Institute provides an extensive range of evaluation services for children and adults with congenital heart disease with programs that include fetal echocardiography, general cardiac evaluation, pulmonary hypertension, cardiac transplantation, syncope, electrophysiology, cardiac catheterization and interventions, preventive cardiology and adult congenital through our cardiology outpatient clinics.
What You’ll Do:
The Sr. Echocardiography Technologist will perform a variety of technical and research responsibilities related to the Cardiology Echo Laboratory.
What You’ll Bring:
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma/GED (Required)
AND
Graduate of an approved school of Echocardiography (Required)
Minimum Experience:
3 years of prior cardiology experience, combination of training and experience (Preferred)
1 year full time dedicated pediatric experience in an echo laboratory directed by a board-certified pediatric cardiologist (Required)
Certifications/Licensure Requirements:
Registered or registry eligible preferred by the Cardiovascular Technology Society (Required)
OR
American Registry of Diagnostic Cardiac/Medical Sonographers (Required)
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge:
Registered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical/Cardiac Sonography (ARDMS)
Registered in Pediatrics, or Registered by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer
Show respect and sensitivity
Demonstrate patience and self-control
Functional Abilities:
Echocardiogram procedures:
Independently perform echos on complex patients with congenital heart disease in inpatient and outpatient setting in a timely fashion; and, independently perform fetal echos in a timely fashion
Perform all required modalities for standard/research echos according to protocol.
Perform Holter monitor hook-ups and EKG’s as needed
Utilize on-line and/or offline analysis system effectively
Perform analysis in a timely fashion
Strive for accuracy; check work consistently and keep up with heavy volume; strive to improve quality of echos.
Records/Billing:
All pertinent patient information is obtained for studies
All studies are created completely and accurately
All studies billed completely and in a timely fashion
Research Activities/Special Projects:
Volunteer to be responsible for research project
Assist physicians/fellows with research, willingly
Collect all pertinent information
Assist director of echocardiography with telemedicine
Assist director of echocardiography with 3D echo and contrast studies.
Equipment/Supplies:
Advise supervisor of any problems with equipment
Advise supervisor when supplies are low
Echo machine and probes are kept clean between patients
Help maintain neat and orderly workstation and echo lab
Regional Outpatient Centers:
Be reliable and on-time
Perform echos, EKG’s and Holter monitors in a timely fashion
Be able to handle heavy volume effectively and efficiently
Work well with physicians, nurses and families
Keep clinics well stocked with supplies
Other Responsibilities:
Participate in all aspects of on-call responsibilities and be reliable; work well with cardiologists
Instruct and guide junior level techs/fellows on approach to echoing patients with complex heart disease
Guide junior level techs/fellows on obtaining quality studies (utilization of transducers/controls)
Instruct junior level techs/fellows on use of echo machine, digital acquisition and EnConcert…