Pediatric Echo Tech - Westwood

With your passion for solving
clinical mysteries and our comprehensive imaging capabilities and sophisticated
technology, you can experience an exciting and rewarding imaging career at UCLA
Health. You'll be able to elevate your skills, expand your knowledge, and grow
your career within an inclusive, supportive, and empowering workplace. Come see
for yourself!

The Pediatric Echocardiographic
Technician, under the supervision of the UCLA Cardiac Imaging Medical Director,
Operations Director and Manager, performs various echocardiographic studies,
including 2-D, M-mode, Doppler, stress, fetal and transesophageal
echocardiograms. They work independently, performing and interpreting these
studies, while notifying physicians of urgent results and preparing preliminary
reports. Duties also include administering IV contrast, inserting IV catheters,
maintaining records, and ensuring accurate charge capture for echo studies.
Technicians assist in additional patient care tasks and must be available for
on-call duty, with responsibility for patient safety and communication with
medical staff. The role is suitable for new graduates with less than three
years of experience.

Salary Range:
$48.78 - $64.41 Hourly

• ARDMS or
  attainment of ARDMS within 6 months of hire (must have and maintain CCI until
  ARDMS is attained)
• Graduate
  of cardiac echocardiography technology program or registered under prior ARDMS
  certification rules - required
• BCLS
  from American Heart Association or American Red Cross - required
• At
  least 2 years of Pediatric sonography experience - preferred
• 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