Per Diem Echo Tech - West Valley Medical Center

DescriptionWith 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! As our Echocardiographic Technician in the Adult Non-Invasive Laboratory you will coordinate and perform echocardiography procedures across inpatient, outpatient, portable and intra-operative settings, producing high-quality diagnostic cardiac images while following established protocols. You will integrate clinical knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology and ultrasound physics to assess patients of all ages, document findings and communicate critical results to the care team. Responsibilities include but are not limited to supporting workflow efficiency through scheduling coordination, equipment maintenance, supply management, accurate documentation and use of hospital information systems. The position also contributes to training, quality improvement (including ICAEL QI participation) and adherence to safety, regulatory and professional standards while maintaining readiness for on-call and emergency response. Your primary location will be at West Valley Medical Center and support may be required at our Ronald Reagan and Santa Monica Hospitals. This per diem role may convert to career. Salary Range: $73.23 Hourly Qualifications*Please ensure your resume and application includes all relevant certifications and licenses* *Please ensure your resume and application includes all relevant specialties with your work experience*Graduate of Cardiac Echocardiography Technology Program - required Registered with ARDMS-RDCS (AE) for Adults or with ARDMS-RDCS (PE) for Pediatrics - required CPR from American Heart Association or American Red Cross - required At least 3 years of Adult or Pediatric/Fetal echo tech experience - required Some Pediatric echo experience - preferred Able to take call and report to duty within 60 minutes of request Knowledge and ability to apply knowledge of cardiac anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology Ability to apply theory to practice in the application of ultrasound technique to the clinical evaluation of the target anatomy Ability to push the 500+ lb. echo machine for distances up to 100 feet within the office