Overview
Founded in 1887, California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, not-for-profit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II traumacenter, the Los Angeles Center for Women’s Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services.California Hospital is home to Hope Street Margolis Family Center, a community health, education, and resource center helping thousands of families and children.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
All employees are expected to perform their duties in alignment with the vision and values of the organization. The person doing this job is responsible for a variety of tasks that lead to a high level of customer satisfaction in the most cost effective manner. The role of the Special Procedures Technician is to provide quality non invasive cardiovascular diagnostic studies, performed in an efficient, effective, and timely manner.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- 1-3 years’ experience with 2D, M-Mode echocardiography, color flow doppler mapping, peripheral arterial and venous imaging, carotid duplex scanning, Stress echocardiography, TEEs, 3 channel holter monitoring.
- Department call of a minimum of 7 days per month may be required to include, but not limited to, weekdays, weekends and holidays.
- Advanced understanding of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, and pathology; advanced understanding of dysrhthmias.
- High School graduate or equivalent.
- Completion of an accredited training program in echocardiography.
- Maintains current certification in echocardiography or obtained certification within 6-12 months of employment.
- ARDMS-RDCS certification
- Fire Safety
- Maintains current BLS certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
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AS degree in cardiovascular technology.
- Neonates and Pediatric Echocardiography, preferred.
This position is represented by SEIU.