Rad Tech - Ambe Healthcare Staffing
Boulder, CO 80303
About the Job
Unit Notes
"Department:
Boulder Heart clinic
4743 Arapahoe Ave Ste 201
Boulder, CO 80303" Echocardiographer/Echo Tech (Boulder Heart)
- General Certification Requirements (BLS, etc.) BLS
- One schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and the other schedule is Tuesday - Friday
"Specialty Certifications:
* ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
RCS (Registered Cardiac Sonographer)
RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer)
RDCS (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer)
VS (Vascular Sonographer)
RVT (Registered Vascular Tech)
- ***Do they require additional certifications: AE (adult echo) or PE (pediatric echo)?" ARDMS
- How many scanners/rooms does this dept have? "Outpatient - 4 scanners
Inpatient - 3 scanners
Staff 2-3 techs/day"
- Will they have to float/cover any other areas? Will float between inpatient & outpatient.
- Common types of imaging/studies performed & Job Duties "Cardiac ultrasound images, including M-mode, 2D, pulse wave,
continuous wave, & color doppler modalities. Cross-sectional, 2D ultrasound images of the heart & related structures. Complete echos,
stress echos, Dobutamine stress echos, TEEs. Mitral clips, pre- & post-TAVRs, Watchman.
Recording M-mode & doppler blood flow. "
- Experience or 'Must have' skills "3-5 years of experience.
- Need to have completed at least 2 travel assignments.
- Need to have structural heart experience."
- Average # of studies per day "Outpatient - 10
Inpatient - 8"
- EMR &/or PACS (Picture Archive & Communication System: software & hardware) do they use "EMR - Epic
PACS - CCW"
- Department Specific Equipment Client
- Is there a Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech on each shift? "Not on each shift.
Inpatient - would refer to cardiology staff
- Outpatient - have an MD that would reach out to for any concerns. Manager for operations"
- Do they use RRAs (Registered Radiology Assistants)? None
Cardiologist in-house? Cardiologist is in house at all times & reads studies
- Do they have to start IVs? (if applicable to the department) N/A
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "Inpatient: 7a-5p
Outpatient: 730a-530p (lunch 12-1)
- Dependent on needs of department, but with work both areas."
- Weeknight/Call Requirements Call - starts at 5p until 7a next morning. 1 shift every 4 days
- Weekend/Call Requirements Call - starts at 5p on Friday until 7a Monday. 1-2 times/month
- Holiday Requirements Per call to meet the needs of the department
- Call or Standby requirement? Response time? 30mins
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Are scrubs provided? "Outpatient - any professional color Inpatient - hospital provided"
- Department specific orientation "Outpatient - Day 1: Epic training or test out, shadow in department, Day 2: shadow, day 3 on own
Inpatient: 3-4 days of orientation before on own."
"Department:
Boulder Heart clinic
4743 Arapahoe Ave Ste 201
Boulder, CO 80303" Echocardiographer/Echo Tech (Boulder Heart)
- General Certification Requirements (BLS, etc.) BLS
- One schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and the other schedule is Tuesday - Friday
"Specialty Certifications:
* ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
RCS (Registered Cardiac Sonographer)
RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer)
RDCS (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer)
VS (Vascular Sonographer)
RVT (Registered Vascular Tech)
- ***Do they require additional certifications: AE (adult echo) or PE (pediatric echo)?" ARDMS
- How many scanners/rooms does this dept have? "Outpatient - 4 scanners
Inpatient - 3 scanners
Staff 2-3 techs/day"
- Will they have to float/cover any other areas? Will float between inpatient & outpatient.
- Common types of imaging/studies performed & Job Duties "Cardiac ultrasound images, including M-mode, 2D, pulse wave,
continuous wave, & color doppler modalities. Cross-sectional, 2D ultrasound images of the heart & related structures. Complete echos,
stress echos, Dobutamine stress echos, TEEs. Mitral clips, pre- & post-TAVRs, Watchman.
Recording M-mode & doppler blood flow. "
- Experience or 'Must have' skills "3-5 years of experience.
- Need to have completed at least 2 travel assignments.
- Need to have structural heart experience."
- Average # of studies per day "Outpatient - 10
Inpatient - 8"
- EMR &/or PACS (Picture Archive & Communication System: software & hardware) do they use "EMR - Epic
PACS - CCW"
- Department Specific Equipment Client
- Is there a Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech on each shift? "Not on each shift.
Inpatient - would refer to cardiology staff
- Outpatient - have an MD that would reach out to for any concerns. Manager for operations"
- Do they use RRAs (Registered Radiology Assistants)? None
Cardiologist in-house? Cardiologist is in house at all times & reads studies
- Do they have to start IVs? (if applicable to the department) N/A
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "Inpatient: 7a-5p
Outpatient: 730a-530p (lunch 12-1)
- Dependent on needs of department, but with work both areas."
- Weeknight/Call Requirements Call - starts at 5p until 7a next morning. 1 shift every 4 days
- Weekend/Call Requirements Call - starts at 5p on Friday until 7a Monday. 1-2 times/month
- Holiday Requirements Per call to meet the needs of the department
- Call or Standby requirement? Response time? 30mins
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Are scrubs provided? "Outpatient - any professional color Inpatient - hospital provided"
- Department specific orientation "Outpatient - Day 1: Epic training or test out, shadow in department, Day 2: shadow, day 3 on own
Inpatient: 3-4 days of orientation before on own."
Source : Ambe Healthcare Staffing
