Echocardiographer

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UPMC Presbyterian is seeking a full-time Echocardiographer to join our exceptional team! This opportunity offers daylight shifts, including weekends, holidays, and an on-call rotation.

If you're passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and are looking to grow your career alongside a collaborative team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we encourage you to apply today and become part of our team of life changers!
Responsibilities:

• Documents patient history in electronic record as required.
• Utilizes appropriate ultrasound instrumentation for procedures and demonstrates knowledge of equipment operations, applications and scanning techniques resulting in optimized image data/documentation.
• Demonstrates a strong ability to interact with both patients and co-workers, while displaying a high level of caring, listening, dignity and respect. 
• Ensures all completed exams are properly coded and identified for electronic processing and storage according to department standards. 
• Assures charges are adequately entered for the exams performed.
• Performs Cardiac Ultrasound procedures according to guidelines established by the Medical Director. 
• Procedures must be performed in the established time frame and according to established protocol. 
• Procedures include Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, and Echo with contrast.
• Conduct himself/herself in accordance with system-wide and departmental values, policies, and procedures.
• Within a reasonable timeframe, demonstrates the ability to function independently, and is able to cover off shifts, on-call responsibilities, and perform services at satellite facilities, where applicable, while continually communicating with lead and management team.
• Assists physicians with invasive procedures as necessary and adheres strictly to the universal protocol standards.
• Obtains appropriate echocardiographic images according to department policy and industry standards, including M-Mode, 2D, Doppler, Color Flow Doppler, Transesophageal echo, echo enhancement, bubble and contrast studies, and Stress echocardiography.

• Completion of formal training in an accredited ultrasound program or professional equivalent required.
  Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
   
• Completion of formal training in an Ultrasound program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) required.
• RDCS, RCS or RDMS registered or registry eligible preferred.
• Completion of Physics portion of registry preferred.
• Must obtain RDCS or RDMS within 12 months of hire date.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer OR Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)
• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran