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Echo Tech Full Time Days at Carondelet St. Mary's
Tenet Healthcare
Echo Tech Full Time Days at Carondelet St. Mary's
Tenet Healthcare
| JOB SUMMARY: Performs diagnostic procedures to assess cardiac structures and hemodynamics in accordance with accepted protocols as directed by physicians. RESPONSIBILITIES: Sets up and adjusts all cardiac imaging equipment and manually maneuvers transducers to perform exams. Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures. Performs routine and complex studies and assists physician in a variety of imaging procedures. Recognizes significant structures, artifacts, and pathology and equipment limitations. Analyzes patient�s clinical history fully (from patient, physician, and/or medical record) in order to identify the purpose of the exam, frame the clinical question(s) that the exam is intended to answer, and expands the exam as necessary to answer the clinical question & explore possible differential diagnosis/pathology if abnormality is recognized. Adapts the exam to optimize imaging when body habitus and/or immobility present technical limitations. Performs stress echocardiography: Uses equipment to optimally display high-resolution images. Cleans and disinfects echo machines, Trans-thoracic probes and machine, trans-esophageal probes thoroughly between patients per infection control policy. Follows any recommended manufacturer�s guidelines and departmental guidelines. Tests the TEE probes after each use for integrity and leakage. Determines which views to image during contrast injection and the timing of injection for optimal visualization according to policy and standing order clinical criteria. Promotes patient well-being and patient rights. Provides information about the procedure and responds to patient�s concerns and questions. Practices according to published and recognized standards of American Society of Echocardiography or ARDMS or CCI. #LI-MB1 Qualifications: LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION: Certification Required: Registry Eligible and Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association. Certification Preferred: ARDMS- RDCS (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) or CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International) � RCS (Registered Cardiac Sonographer). EDUCATION: Required: Graduate of an accredited Diagnostic Medical Sonography School or Echocardiography. Preferred: Sufficient education to gain RDCS certification. WORK EXPERIENCE: Required: Six (6) months of experience in Echocardiography OR graduated from an accredited Diagnostic Medical Sonography School or Echocardiography program containing Sonography/echocardiography experience in a clinical setting. Preferred: Two (2) years of experience in Echocardiography.
Job: Cardio/Cardiovascular Primary Location: Tucson, Arizona Facility: Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital Job Type: Full-time Shift Type: Days Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant�s or employee�s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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Internal Number: 2005015109
About Tenet Healthcare
“Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services company with 115,000 employees united around a common mission: to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through its subsidiaries, partnerships and joint ventures, including United Surgical Partners International, the Company operates general acute care and specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers and other outpatient facilities. Tenet's Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides technology-enabled performance improvement and health management solutions to hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, physician groups, self-insured organizations and health plans.
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