Summary:
Echo Specialist is responsible for performing echocardiographic studies, providing preliminary interpretations, and serving as a technical expert in cardiac ultrasound imaging.
Functional Responsibilities:
- Ensures through his/her actions, either directly or indirectly, that a superior quality of medical treatment, compassion and understanding is given to every patient served at the Care Hospitals and Clinics.
- Conduct specialized studies (3D/4D echo, contrast studies, strain imaging).
- Performs M-Mode and 2-dimensional echocardiograms in both adults, children and children.
- Perform complex transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms.
- Perform stress echocardiograms and pharmacological stress tests.
- Execute ICU bedside echocardiography.
- Performs an assessment on patients of various conditions and ages, considering the physical and physiological needs of every patient.
- Provide preliminary interpretations and measurements
- Recognize critical findings requiring immediate physician notification
- Perform comprehensive hemodynamic assessments.
- Evaluate complex congenital and acquired heart disease.
- Obtain high-quality cardiac images and measurements.
- Follow established scanning protocols and procedures.
- Explain procedures to patients and obtain consent.
- Position patients for optimal imaging results.
- Monitor patient comfort and vital signs during procedures.
- Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards
- Processes and maintains records of all results. Performs minor repairs and preventive maintenance on equipment as needed.
- Troubleshoot technical problems and artifacts.
- Maintains departmental inventory of necessary materials and supplies.
- Performs all written documentation, as required by departmental standards, in a timely fashion and submits the completed report.
- Organize the rota for coverage.
- Mentor and train junior technologists and students.
- Participates in continuing education.
- Maintain MOH and CBAHI accreditation standards.
- Responsible to educate patients /families as per their needs and to implement their whole role regarding patient / family education process as mention in patient & family education policy and procedure including documentation in patient medical record.
- They are knowledgeable about their essential role in patient and family education.
- Performs additional duties as directed or assigned by Supervisor.
Job Specificatio
nsMinimum Job Qualifications Requirement (Academic, Certifications, languages, etc
- .)Bachelor's degree in diagnostic medical sonography or related fiel
- d.Registration in Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and current valid license as Echo specialis
- t.BLS, ACLS certification require
d.Minimum Work Experienc
e:Requir
- ed3-5years specialized echo experience post qualification in a large hospital facilit
y.Skills & Competencie
- s:Technical Imaging Skil
- lsUltrasound equipment operation and optimizati
- onTransducer manipulation and image acquisiti
- onDoppler technique proficien
- cyQuality control and equipment maintenan
- ceImage Analysis & Documentati
- onExhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skill
- s.Friendly, flexible, patient and courteou
- s.Communicates well in both written and verbal English, Communication in Arabic is preferre
- d.Must have good interpersonal skill
- s.Knowledgeable in computer applicatio
ns