Job Information
Hawaii Pacific Health Echo Technologist, Certified - Echocardiography in Honolulu, Hawaii
Job Description
Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children is Hawai'i’s only maternity, newborn and pediatric specialty hospital. It is well recognized as Hawai'i’s leader in the care of women, infants and children. With 253 beds, the not-for-profit hospital delivers 6,000 babies a year, and is also a medical teaching and research facility. Specialty services for patients throughout Hawai'i and the Pacific Region include intensive care for infants and children, 24-hour emergency pediatric and adult care, critical care air transport and high-risk perinatal care. Over 1,400 employees and more than 700 physicians provide specialty care at Kapi'olani. The hospital is home to the Kapi'olani Women’s Center and the Women’s Cancer Center, and offers numerous community programs and services, such as specialty pediatric clinics, the Kapi'olani Child Protection Center and the Sex Abuse Treatment Center.
At our Echocardiography department, our highly trained staff employs state-of-the-art technology that uses sound waves to create moving pictures of our patients’ hearts that can pinpoint areas of heart muscle that are not contracting well because of poor blood flow or injury from previous injuries. Echocardiography can also detect possible blood clots inside the heart, fluid buildup in the pericardium and problems with the aorta, as well as identifying heart problems in infants and children. Our Echocardiography department includes specially trained technicians and qualified physicians as part of our award-winning Cardiac Services.
As a Certified Echo Technologist, you will play a key role in helping the Echocardiography department deliver compassionate cardiac care to our patients and their families by performing noninvasive cardio-vascular studies and electro-cardiographic procedures. We are looking for someone with a great sense of quality control, the ability to manage complex instrumentation and procedures and a commitment to creating a healthier Hawai‘i.
Location: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI
Work Schedule: Rotating - 8 Hours
Work Type: Per Diem
FTE: 0.475000
Bargaining Unit: Non-Bargaining
Exempt: No
Minimum Qualifications: One (1) year of college including formal coursework in anatomy/physiology and/or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS), Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS), OR Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) with the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), OR Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) with the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI). Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR card.
Preferred Qualifications: Cardiac or vascular clinical experience.
EOE/AA/Disabled/Vets
Hawai‘i Pacific Health offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package that includes pay and benefits. The pay rate, if displayed, is the minimum hourly rate for the position. Rate of pay for selected candidates will be determined by various factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, relevant experience and training, as well as internal peer equity.
Starting Hourly Rate: 50.39
Position Echo Technologist, Certified - Echocardiography
Category Imaging
Employment Type Employee
Location Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI
Req ID 26749