Job Description
Echocardiography Technician II-Per Diem
Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission:To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
We are looking for an experienced Echocardiography Technician II (Echo Tech II) to join our team! In this role, you will operate high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) and other noninvasive echocardiography equipment to capture detailed heart images. This position requires advanced knowledge and specialized skills to support diagnostic and therapeutic services for a designated patient population.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Perform Echocardiogram, carotid and peripheral vascular studies, use non-invasive procedure, to examine heart valves, chambers, and blood vessels to produce images.
- Evaluate the various valves and chambers of the heart and makes appropriate measurements.
- Perform imaging and non-imaging cardiovascular evaluations which may include exercise tolerance tests, electrocardiograms, stress tests, and transesophageal echocardiography.
- Obtain patient history, explains procedure to patient, addresses patients’ concerns, and follows established pre-screening.
- Determine appropriate methodology and techniques to use: arrange immobilization and/or support devices for proper patient positioning: selects appropriate imaging device
- Recognize potentially serious conditions (e.g., pericardial effusion, intracardiac tumor, thrombi, etc) and brings it to the attention of the physician.
- Maintain echocardiography and other equipment in efficient operating order; may perform minor preventative maintenance; contacts outside service for major malfunctions.
- Maintain inventory control, storage, and routing of supplies.
Your qualifications should include:
Minimum Education:
- Associated degree in Cardiovascular Ultrasound
- Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training
Minimum Experience:
- 2 years’ experience performing M-mode and 2-dimensional echocardiograms, as well as Doppler studies
Req. Certification/Licensure:
- American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), and/or
- Register Cardiac Sonography (RCS) from Cardiovascular credentialing international (CCI)
- BLS Card from the American Heart Association
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, pleaseclick here.
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
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