Echo Vascular Technician

Franciscan Health Munster Campus

701 Superior Ave Munster, Indiana 46321

The Echo Vascular Technician is responsible for providing cardiac (ECHO) ultrasound diagnostic tests in accordance with physician's written orders, procedure manuals, and standards of care for infant to adult patients. Exams provided may include transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), assistance with trans esophageal echocardiograms (TEE), and stress echocardiograms (SE). This position assists with intra-cardiac echocardiogram (ICE) and performs vascular ultrasound exams, including venous duplex studies, venous mapping studies, carotid, renal, aortic thoracic and abdominal, arterial extremities, transcranial Doppler exams, and arterial segmental pressure exams. The Echo Vascular Technician may provide services in various departments within the hospital, including procedural areas such as the operating rooms and invasive cardiac laboratories. Additionally, procedures maybe at satellite facilities such as physician offices and clinics.

 

WHO WE ARE

 

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

 

 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

 

• Decontamination Cleans the equipment, performing transducer cleaning, TEE cleaning, and electrical leakage testing in accordance with all infection control policies.
• Emergency Responds to emergency callbacks within the designated timeframe in accordance with departmental policy.
• Equipment Management Maintains equipment, troubleshoots equipment, and alerts clinical engineering and management staff when equipment issues arise. Performs minor calibration per protocol or policy.
• Arterial Segmental Pressure Exams Performs arterial segmental pressure exams following protocols, prepares report and documents results.
• Exercise Vascular Exams Performs exercise vascular exams with treadmill per established protocol.
• Stress Echocardiograms Obtains all required views quickly and efficiently when conducting stress echocardiograms including post-exercise views routinely within sixty seconds of the end of the exercise.
• Patient Safety Ensures patient safety by inspecting TEE probe for use, confirming leakage test completed and proper positioning of patients for all testing.
• Performance improvement Participates in the department Continuous Performance Improvement program and related activities including evaluation of their own work and the work of peers in a professional manner.
• Performs TTE, TEE, & Ses Performs transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), and stress echos (SE) in accordance with department policy and protocols, obtaining all required views as well as additional views to provide a highly diagnostic study.
• Image Preparation Prepares images for echo and vascular data in a preliminary report in designated reporting system i.e. cardiology PACS or EMR system prior to physician reading the study.
• Infant Exams Performs echocardiograms and vascular exams on infants, toddlers, teenagers, young adults, adults, and geriatrics, paying specific attention to the needs of the patient. Is aware of the age-specific needs and specific clinical aspects of the study related to the patient's growth and development, age, and general condition.
• Vascular Duplex Exams Performs vascular duplex exams, carotids, abdominal aorta, renal artery, extremities, venous duplex, and venous mapping studies.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

• Preferred Associate's Degree Echocardiography
• Preferred Associate's Degree Vascular Program of study
• Required High School Diploma/GED
• Preferred 1 year Vascular Technologist Preferred
• Required Registered Vascular Specialist or Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
• Required Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographers (RDCS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography or  Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.