Skip to content
Allied Healthcare Jobs

Echo Technologist I

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Location
Onsite (Houston, Texas)
Compensation
$36 - $54/hr
Level
Entry Level
Posted 2 weeks ago

About the role

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, a joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, seeks an Echo Technologist to perform diagnostic echocardiography procedures. The role involves operating ultrasound equipment to capture high-quality cardiac images and data to support patient diagnosis and treatment.

Skills

Diagnostic Echocardiography Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging Cardiac Anatomy Ultrasound Equipment Operation Patient Care Equipment Safety and Maintenance Quality Checks Equipment Log Management Clinical Supply Inventory Patient Communication Routine and Emergency Testing

Full job details

Where You’ll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an Echo Tech/Sonographer, you will perform diagnostic echocardiography procedures to assist in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular conditions.Every day you will operate ultrasound equipment to capture high-quality cardiac images and data, ensuring patient comfort and performing a range of echocardiographic studies.To be successful, you will possess a strong understanding of cardiac anatomy, proficient technical skills, and effective communication abilities to provide exceptional diagnostic services.

  • Performs ultrasound diagnostic imaging on patients according to the specific departmental procedure protocols
  • Prepares equipment ensuring that equipment is operational, safe and functioning
  • Ensures that daily equipment and room maintenance is performed after each procedure
  • Completes all quality checks and Ensures that equipment logs are maintained
  • Completes all clinical supply inventory
  • Actively Participates with patient testing, performing routine, non‐routine, urgent, and emergent patient requests

Job Requirements

Required

  • Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days
  • Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI, upon hire or
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, upon hire or
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, upon hire or
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo, upon hire or
  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or
  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Fetal Echo, upon hire

Preferred

  • Associates Other or
  • one year certificate from a healthrelated program in a related medical field, which includeseminar course training in cardiac ultrasound