Summary
Location
Lewes
Salary
$0k - $0k
Type
full-time
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About this role
Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.
Benefits
In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:
- Tuition Assistance up to $5,250
- Paid Time Off
- Long Term Sick accrual
- Employer Contribution Plan
- Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
- Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
- College Bound 529 Savings Plan
- Life Insurance
- Beebe Perks via WorkAdvantage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
Overview
Beebe Healthcare is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Echocardiographer to join our dynamic Cardiac Imaging team. This position is responsible for performing daily clinical operations within Echocardiography, including conducting high-quality echocardiograms, entering preliminary interpretations, and collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to ensure accurate diagnoses and positive patient outcomes.
The ideal candidate demonstrates strong technical expertise, patient-centered care, and a commitment to clinical excellence in cardiovascular imaging.
Shifts can be 4/10's or 5/8's. On call requirement once/week. Weekend requirement once/month. Holiday rotation per department requirements.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates proficiency in performing routine and emergency echocardiograms including but not limited to 2 dimensional, 3 dimensional, Doppler, color-flow mapping, transesophageal (TEE), and stress Echocardiogram (SE) as requested by the physician and in accordance with standard practices.
- Prioritizes all procedures and situations within the department.
- Recognizes the need for contrast and initiates standing orders. Prepares, documents, and accurately administers IV contrast per department policies and procedures.
- Recognizes artifacts and technical problems and eliminates probable sources.
- Recognizes abnormalities and reports the findings to the physician according to guidelines.
- Provides echocardiography services at all necessary locations, working variable shifts, weekends, and providing emergent call coverage as scheduled.
- Analyzes patient's medical records to obtain history and necessary information for the performance of diagnostic procedures. Prepares preliminary reports for review and interpretation by the Cardiologist, including the comparison of previous studies.
- Maintains appropriate departmental logs, files, and records.
- Maintains confidentiality of patients, employees, and corporation related activities.
- Maintains established hospital and departmental policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environment, and infection control.
- Attends ECHO lab meetings, participates in ECHO related continued education, and participates in quality improvement activities.
- Cultivates a collaborative and cooperative work environment within the department and multidisciplinary team. Communicate technical and patient care related information according to established processes and timelines.
- Operates equipment necessary to perform all required procedures and to obtain optimal diagnostic recording. Utilizes ancillary devices such as selected transducers and analysis systems. Maintains equipment in working order and performs routine cleaning and preventative maintenance. Reports equipment malfunctions to the echo lab leadership team.
Qualifications
- One or more years' experience in Echocardiography.
- Competency-IV access, contrast administration, and IV removal competency.
Competencies Skills
Essential:
Clear Communication Skills Both Written And Verbal
Able To Keep Confidential Information Regarding Patients, Team Members
Able To Withstand Crisis Situations
Has Skills To Provides Customer Service To Patients, Team Members And Visitors
Knowledge And Experience With Electronic Health Records
Credentials
Essential:
BLS - Basic Life Saving certification
Education
Essential:
* Graduate of an accredited formal Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Cardiovascular Technology Program is required. May substitute with RCS or RDCS certification.
Other Information
Entry
USD $35.15/Hr.
Max
USD $54.48/Hr.
Other facts
About Beebe Healthcare
Located in beautiful historic Lewes, Delaware, Beebe Healthcare offers an array of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and diagnostic services. Founded in 1916 by two physician brothers, Drs. James Beebe and Richard C. Beebe, the hospital on the Margaret H. Rollins Health Campus in Lewes, is a 210-licensed-bed, not-for-profit community hospital.
Beebe's specialized service lines include cardiac and vascular, oncology, orthopedics, population and community health, women's health, and surgical services.
In addition to the Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus, Beebe operates two additional health campuses. The Rehoboth Beach Health Campus includes the Tunnell Cancer Center, Outpatient Surgery Center, Specialty Surgical Hospital, outpatient services and Beebe Medical Group practices. The South Coastal Health Campus includes a free-standing emergency department and South Coastal Cancer Center. There are additional locations for primary care, specialty services, and outpatient services in Georgetown, Long Neck, Milford, Millsboro, and Millville. Beebe also offers Home Care throughout Sussex County and is proud to have the only hospital-based nursing school in the state, the Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing.
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Enjoy a long-standing culture of compassion and excellence, where you’ll appreciate our caring and inclusive community healthcare system located in an idyllic coastal community.
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What you'll do
- The Echocardiographer is responsible for performing high-quality echocardiograms and collaborating with physicians to ensure accurate diagnoses. They also maintain departmental logs and participate in quality improvement activities.
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