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Lead Echo Technician / Cardiology Specialist

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Department: CARDIAC CATH LAB
Local Title: Lead Echo Technician / Cardiology Specialist
Budget Title: Teaching Hospital Clinical Technical Services Cardiology Specialist
Work Type: Full Time
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Clinical, Patient Care

 

 

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Cardiology Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH CTS Cardiology Specialist / Lead Echo Technician. The successful candidate will: 

  • Supervise and allocate daily assignments to the Echo Tech team and keep track of their time and attendance, performance evaluations and facilitate the activities in the Echo Lab. 
  • Perform echocardiography with 2-D/3-D Doppler and color flow studies in adult, late adolescent and pediatric patients in a timely manner from time of request.
  • Perform stress echocardiography on adult and adolescent patients.
  • Prepare echocardiogram for diagnostic interpretation and preliminary impressions.
  • Input accurate patient information, register patients in the computer systems and create/maintain patient files, filing and retrieving echo reports. 
  • Provide all aspects of echocardiogram procedures related to patient care, including patient transportation.
  • Respond promptly for recalls and function independently during oncall, recall hours.
  • Liaise with the Information Technology Department on the Centricity Reporting System.
  • Assist in orienting Cardiology Fellows, newly hired echocardiographers and diagnostic medical sonography students to perform echocardiography and the skills in imaging techniques. 
  • Maintain inventory, clinical supplies and cleanliness of the echocardiography laboratory equipment.
  • Maintain accurate daily patient log for statistical reports.
  • Participate in research studies coordinated for the Cardiology Fellowship Program.
  • Perform equipment check and report any hazardous conditions and equipment malfunctions immediately to SMIC, FM&D, or IT as required.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality, patient privacy according to HIPAA, and a safe working environment.
  • Adhere to the SUNY Downstate and University Hospital's Principles of Behavior. 

Required Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of cardiac sonography/echocardiography experience in the hospital and/or healthcare industry or a related industry. 
  • Cardiac Sonographer Certification.
  • ARDM/RDCS. 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of cardiac sonography/echocardiography supervisory experience in the hospital and/or healthcare industry or a related industry. 

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

SL-3

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at 718-270-3025.

 

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