Travel Echo Technologist - $2,322 per week Job Listing at Centura Health Corporation - 6001 E Woodmen Rd , St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO (Job ID 6203532-2024-10-27)

Description

Job Details
• Provides specialized cardiovascular care, while maintaining maximum patient safety and comfort.
• Performs/reviews a baseline patient assessment, and evaluates patient response to diagnostic cardiac procedures.
• Proficient in the operation and maintenance, as specified by the manufacturer, of all diagnostic and therapeutic equipment used for procedures in the specific area of operation.
• Performs accurate and thorough echocardiograms as ordered by physician.
• Performs specialized testing using computer assisted devices including, but not limited to TEE, Stress Echo, Pharmacological Stress Echo's.
• Cross trained to perform EKG's, Treadmills, and Holter monitors as needed.
• Maintains and reviews equipment, ensuring proper function and calibration of machines.
• Maintains high skill level through participation in CQI, in services, ongoing education, and attendance at 80% of staff meetings.
• Recognizes and promptly acts upon unusual results or patient response by informing primary health care team to ensure patient safety and foster optimal outcomes.
• Must be able to deal with many different personality types, ages and levels of consciousness of patients.
• Must be able to adjust approach based on patient/family level of understanding of test procedure.
• Promptly trouble-shoots and corrects recording instrument malfunction or unusual patient problems that interfere with recordings.
• Independently prioritizes clinical and administrative work and identifies process improvements.
• Process patient and department records ensuring documentations of performed tests in accordance with hospital standards.

Job Requirements
• One year of experience in cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography), preferred
• Must be registered or eligible to be registered as an ECHO Tech.

Schedule Information
• Ability to provide on-call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy.

Additional Details
• Float Requirements:
• - Floating may be required to any CommonSpirit location within sixty (60) miles of the original assignment location or CommonSpirit-identified “float zone”.
• - Float assignments may include duties outside of original assignment job requirements (including skill set) in accordance with CommonSpirit policy.