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Hackensack Meridian Health Echocardiographer - - Medical Associate of Marlboro - Physician Practices in Whiting, New Jersey
Overview
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Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Echocardiographer is responsible for performing cardiac ultrasound procedures. They also assist a trained, credentialed cardiology attending during stress echocardiogram and TEE procedures.Additionally, the position is responsible for complete knowledge of cardiac anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology.
This posting is for all current Medical Associates of Marlboro Team Members ( per diem, part time, or full time ) and are located in the Manchester, Kendall Park, Marlboro, Bayville, Old Bridge, Edison, and Iselin practices.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Echocardiographer at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
Performs echocardiograms including 2-D, 3-D when applicable, strain, M-Mode, color flow imaging anddoppler studies.
Recognizes need for contrast imaging enhancement and administers as per protocol.
Responsible for the preliminary measurement and documentation within the Cardiovascular InformationSystems to be used by reading physicians and cardiologists in finalizing echocardiography reports. Allcritical findings to be timely escalated and communicated to the ordering physicians and cardiologists.
Obtains patient history and performs procedures as ordered.
Helps patients onto and off of bed.
Notifies supervisor in cases of acute or life threatening abnormalities.
Obtains digital acquisition and storage of echo study in Cardiovascular Information Systems forphysician interpretation.
Transports equipment to the patient's room for bedside studies, as needed.
Calibrates, cleans and maintains equipment and reports breakdowns and supply needs.
Follows special procedure policies regarding probe maintenance and sterile processing ( ie TEE).
Completes EPIC workflow and processes billing charge requisition, log books, worksheets andreports, as applicable.
Cleans and prepares room for the next patient.
Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific tothose needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includescommunicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age,educational, literacy, etc.).
Adheres to the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) and those identified in the MedicalCenter's Organizational Competencies.
Participates in performance initiatives and monitoring.
Performs other tasks as assigned.
Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Adheres to Hackensack Meridian Health Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required :
Graduate of a certified cardiovascular technology school and/or graduate of an accreditedultrasonography program with a specialty in cardiac sonography.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suiteplatforms.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred :
- One-year clinical echocardiography experience.
Licenses and Certifications Required :
AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Certification or Registered Cardiac Sonographer Certification.
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Job ID 2024-144888
Department MAOMMultiEdisonJFK_
Site HMH Physician Services, Inc.
Job Location US-NJ-Whiting
Position Type Full Time with Benefits
Standard Hours Per Week 40
Shift Day
Shift Hours 8
Weekend Work Varied
On Call Work No On-Call Required
Holiday Work None