Inova Alexandria Hospital IR Lab is looking for a dedicated Echo Tech to join the Inova Alexandria Hospital.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the . metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits :
- Committed to Team Member Health : offering medical, dental and vision coverage, a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement : Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance : offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support : offering all Inova team members their spouses / partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year at no cost.
- Work / Life Balance : offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Echo Tech 1 Job Responsibilities :
Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history / informed consent from patients or patients' charts to assist the physician in optimizing the performance and interpretation of the examination, as evidenced by the exam results.Explains procedure to patients / families and answers any questions to ease anxiety while assuring patients cooperation, as evidence by customer satisfaction.Assists the physician in performing a variety of examinations using standard department protocols, isolation precautions and / or sterile technique, as evidenced by Radiologist's satisfaction.Demonstrates the ability to recognize clinical and / or emergent problems that may interfere with exams and takes appropriate action to resolve them and produce the most desirable outcome, as evidence by exam results and patient satisfaction.Echo Tech 1 Additional Requirements :
Certification - Basic Life Support upon start; Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer ARDMS Registered with RDCS Certification or CCI Registered with certification for Vascular or Registry eligible and must obtain within one year; RCS Certification for Echo, or ARDMS with RVT or CCI with the RVS within one year of hireLicensure - None requiredExperience - Recent experience in a hospital / healthcare environment as a sonographer or sonographer student.Education - Other Sonography Graduate of an accredited school / program of diagnostic medical, setting., sonography or five years specialized training in a hospital / healthcare.