• Per Diem Pediatric Echo Technician - Westwood

    UCLA Health (Los Angeles, CA)


    Description

    With your passion for solving clinical mysteries and our comprehensive imaging capabilities and sophisticated technology, you can experience an exciting and rewarding imaging career at UCLA Health. You'll be able to elevate your skills, expand your knowledge, and grow your career within an inclusive, supportive, and empowering workplace. Come see for yourself! The Pediatric Echocardiographic Technician, under the supervision of the UCLA Cardiac Imaging Medical Director, Operations Director and Manager, performs various echocardiographic studies, including 2-D, M-mode, Doppler, stress, fetal and assists with transesophageal echocardiograms. They work independently, performing and interpreting these studies, while notifying physicians of urgent results and preparing preliminary reports. Duties also include maintaining records and ensuring accurate charge capture for echo studies. Technicians assist in additional patient care tasks and must be available for on-call duty, with responsibility for patient safety and communication with medical staff. The role is suitable for new graduates with less than three years of experience.

     

    Salary Range: $69.74 HourlyQualifications

    Requirements:

    1. ARDMS or attainment of ARDMS within 6 months of hire (must have and maintain CCI until ARDMS is attained)

    2. Graduate of cardiac echocardiography technology program or registered under prior ARDMS certification rules - required

    3. BCLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross - required

    4. At least 2 years of Pediatric sonography experience - preferred

    5. Ability to scan in appropriate fashion, depicting all views of areas consistent with appropriate diagnostic requirements for appropriate age of patient

    6. Ability to detect lethal diagnostic information that should be considered emergent and communicate with the appropriate entities

    7. Ability to push heavy equipment to do portable studies

    8. Ability to adhere to infection control initiatives as they pertain to the use of all equipment including TEE probes

     

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