Cardiology Clinical Specialist/ Echo Tech Lead
Company: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Location: Grass Valley
Posted on: September 15, 2023
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Job Description:
Overview
Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed
not-for-profit hospital located in Grass Valley California. The
hospital has been providing compassionate quality health care to
residents and visitors of western Nevada County since 1958. As an
affiliate of the nationally recognized Dignity Health system we
ensure the highest standard of health care to our patients and have
access to important regional resources throughout the system
including the Dignity Health Heart & Vascular Institute the Dignity
Health Neurological Institute of Northern California and the
Dignity Health Cancer Institute of Greater Sacramento. With 787
employees 101 active medical staff and 21 Emergency Department beds
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital continually implements and upgrades
its technology and recruits employees who understand the vital
importance of kindness and compassion in the healing process.
Responsibilities
The Cardiology Clinical Specialist/Echo Lab Technical Director
performs as Echocardiographer 75% of the time, the remainder 25% is
spent on teaching and certification responsibilities and quality
assurance for the Cardiology Department. -Job Standards1 CARDIOLOGY
CLINICAL SPECIALIST SKILLS/TASK LIST:1.1 Teaches/orients Cardiology
Department staff on: Echocardiography procedures
(adult/pediatric/neonate); General supervision of the technical
staff and/or ancillary staff1.2 Daily technical operation of the
laboratory(e.g. staff scheduling, patient scheduling, laboratory
record keeping, etc.) and the delegation of those responsibilities
to the technical staff and/or ancillary staff when warranted. Works
with Medical Director in the development of quality assurance
standards for Cardiology department; performing clinical auditing
as required by ICAEL standards.1.3 Ensures compliance of the
technical and/or ancillary staff to the ICAEL standards. Assists
with development and teaches/certifies staff on yearly
department-based competency tests.1.4 Ensures operation and
maintenance of laboratory equipment. Performs product evaluation of
new equipment and provides inservices to staff, verifying staff
competencies to new equipment 1.5 Completes ICAEL accreditation
process for revenue reimbursements.1.6 All laboratory duties
delegated by the Echo Lab Medical Director1.7 Performance of
Echocardiograms in the Laboratory according to Echocardiographer
job description and completes technical training requirements
according to ICAEL standard2 The Echocardiographer competently and
consistently performs the following:2.1 Performs technically
correct echocardiograms that are of high resolution and contrast
quality per protocol.2.2 Demonstrates knowledge of cardiac anatomy
and physiology for echocardiographic diagnostic purposes.2.3
Maintains quality control procedures and records on
echocardiographic equipment.2.4 Performs cardiac diagnostic cardiac
procedures (EKGs, EEGs, holter monitoring/scanning, telephonic
arrhythmia monitoring) per protocol for both inpatients and
outpatients; adult and pediatric.2.5 Recognizes both abnormal EKG
rhythms and cardiac abnormalities on echo that are potentially life
threatening notifying appropriate person, RN or MD.2.6 Checks
emergency resuscitation/crash cart equipment daily and assures
availability for procedures.2.7 Performs clerical duties of
processing all EKGs, treadmill stress tests, echocardiograms,
stress echocardiograms, holter monitors and telephonic arrhythmia
monitors to include billing, filing, and distribution per protocol
for each procedure.2.8 Assists with scheduling of departmental
procedures.2.9 Performs all job duties as necessary as mandated in
the job description for Cardiology Technician. May perform EEGs
only after training and competency evaluated.3 CARDIOLOGY
TECHNICIAN SKILL LIST3.1 Recognizes abnormal EKG readings notifying
appropriate person (RN, MD) if abnormal EKG is potentially life
threatening.3.2 Stocks supplies for all testing procedures3.3 Scans
Holter recordings to detect arrhythmias and processes report for
physician review3.4 Performs EEGs per protocol for both inpatients
and outpatients; adult and pediatric. (See #9 above)3.5 Adjusts
machine settings to obtain acceptable recording data.3.6 Determines
proper filter settings, paper speed, and reference electrodes.3.7
Recognizes basic EEG patterns.3.8 Selects appropriate groups of
electrodes to records and measure specific types of cerebral
activity.3.9 Maintains proper equipment; notifying bio-medical
technician for repairs as appropriate.3.10 Clerical duties
including, but not limited to: Processing all EKG, EEG, treadmill,
holter, telephone arrhythmic monitoring documents--label
appropriately, filing, distributions per protocol for each
procedure. Billing entries in Meditech computer system. -
Qualifications
Requires:
Pay Range
$51.77 - $67.49 /hour
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