Per Diem Pediatric Echo Technician
University of California - Los Angeles Health | |
United States, California, Los Angeles | |
Oct 22, 2024 | |
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 Hourly Qualifications
* 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 |