Per Diem Pediatric Echo Technician

Description

Deliver specialized clinical expertise within an award-winning health organization. Contribute to our world-renowned reputation for exceptional patient care. Expand your career potential in a state-of-the-art setting. UCan do all this and more at UCLA Health.

The incumbent in the Non-Invasive Cardiodiagnostics area performs Echo testing on both inpatients and outpatients using an age appropriate method. Is available for on-call duties for testing needed on an emergent basis.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Act as a resource to the interdisciplinary team in the event of an emergency situation involving the patient

• Complete 2-D, M-mode, doppler color flow and stress echo testing according to appropriate protocols

• Interpret and provide preliminary findings; describe findings and compose report as appropriate

• Modifies protocol based on diagnosis or indication for the test, taking into account the complexity of the heart defect

• Perform echo studies on patients on an inpatient and outpatient basis in a timely and efficient manner

• Perform image selection and image archiving using the department equipment resources

• Provides age appropriate assessment and interventions in order to meet the needs of patients and families served

• Recognize and report clinically significant test results to the referring physician and staff cardiologist as appropriate

• Screen requests for appropriateness of the location for the study to be performed (inpatient vs. outpatient)

• Utilize technique in obtaining tests and views appropriate to patient's age, body size and target pathology

Salary range: $65.74-$65.74 HourlyQualifications

• At least 2 years of Pediatric sonography experience - required

• Ability to scan in appropriate fashion, depicting all views of areas consistent with appropriate diagnostic requirements for appropriate age of patient

• Ability to detect lethal diagnostic information that should be considered emergent and communicate with the appropriate entities

• Ability to push heavy equipment to do portable studies

• Ability to adhere to infection control initiatives as they pertain to the use of all equipment including TEE probes

• Ability to work as a team, taking and giving direction to other team members as appropriate

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