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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TECHNICIAN
The Echocardiographic Technician Program is designed to prepare students to work as a qualified cardiac sonographer in an allied health environment. Echocardiography was introduced as a non-invasive application of cardiac ultrasound. The medical community refers to this procedure as an ECHO and it is an invaluable diagnostic tool used to evaluate and diagnose various types of heart disorders and diseases. Completion of the Echo Tech Program will result in a challenging and rewarding career by fostering individual initiative, clinical judgment, critical thinking, and a commitment to ongoing professional development in the rapidly evolving field of echocardiography.
A career as an Echo Tech is one you can be proud of!
- An Echo Tech is an integral member of the medical team.
- This field of medicine is well-respected because you are assisting at the highest level of patient care.
- Career opportunities will expand as advances in echocardiography reduce the need for costly invasive procedures.
- Rewarding both monetarily and in the knowledge there will always be a need for the expertise of an Echo Tech as our population ages.
- In less than 2 years you can be confidently ready to explore a new and exciting career in Echocardiographic Technology.
- Career advancement opportunities by branching into education, research, administration, and in commercial companies as technical advisors, education/application specialists, and sales representatives.
Eligible to earn two specific credentials – RCS and RDCS
Upon graduation from Central Florida Institute Orlando
, students may be eligible to sit for the credential of Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) through the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), and/or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). These credentials are encouraged and will enhance the opportunities to work in a variety of areas such as:- Hospitals
- Outpatient Clinics
- Physicians' offices
- Cardiac Diagnostic Centers
- Cardiac Rehab
- Pediatric and/or Vascular service providers
Job duties:
- Providing clinical judgment of cardiac (heart) and peripheral vascular (blood vessel) ailments
- Perform echocardiography and vascular procedures that use ultrasound instrumentation, such as M-mode and Doppler
- Perform procedures using ultrasound instrumentation to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, blood flow, oxygen saturation and limb volume changes.