Sr. Pediatric Echo Technician - Children's Heart Center

Description

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 assists with transesophageal echocardiograms. They work

independently, performing and interpreting these studies, while notifying

physicians of urgent results and preparing preliminary reports. Duties also

include 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.

Internal candidates will be hired at their current level.

Seniority Levels

and requirements are as follows :

Echo Tech : ARDMS-RDCS (PE) or attainment within 6

months of hire (must have CCI until ARDMS is attained). Pediatric / Fetal echo

tech experience preferred. Salary Range : $51.22 - $67.63

Hourly

Sr. Echo Tech : ARDMS-RDCS (PE) and 3

years of Pediatric / Fetal echo tech experience required. Salary Range : $61.46 -

$81.12 Hourly

Principle Echo Tech : ARDMS-RDCS (PE) and

ARDMS-RDCS (FE). 7 years of Adult or Pediatric / Fetal echo tech experience

required. Salary Range : $64.55 - $85.14 Hourly

Salary Range : $51.22 - $85.14 Hourly

Qualifications

• 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