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Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Summary:

Performing cardiac ultrasound testing to include 2D echo/Doppler, Dobutamine stress echo, exercise stress echo. Performing duties to include rotational training of personnel and interns as needed, ensuring technical competency of all staff and student interns, and ensuring the lab and personnel meets JCAHO and ICAEL standards. Aiding diagnostic manager with ICAEL renewal process. Able to provide complex technical care with the use of ultrasound echocardiography technology for adult and geriatric patients.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Performs cardiac ultrasound testing to include 2D echo/Doppler, Dobutamine stress echo, exercise stress echo.Assures schedule coverage for testing and creates physician reading schedules* Creates schedules for technologists.* Creates physician reading schedules.* Responsible for daily out-patient schedules in EPIC and technologists working locations.* Is first line of contact for call-ins.* Fills in as needed for employees that cannot work.Maintains Echo Database/Archival system* Ensures all studies are transferred to correct reading doctor daily* Provides physician and staff assistance and/or training as needed* Copies studies from data base for various needsOversees the orientation process and on-going learning for the Echo Lab ensuring the technical competency of all staff sonographers.* Develops the orientation process with assistance/direction from the Clinical Manager.* Maintains adequate records for all orientees in the department showing compliance with regulatory, hospital, and departmental requirements.* Reports variances to Clinical Manager for follow upOversees technical component for Echocardiography meetings* Prepare interesting studies for review* Prepares mismatches for correlations for review* Assists Clinical Manager in organizing, recording and archiving data from Meetings for ICAEL accreditation.* Assists in database management and collection of data required for accreditationAssures program compliance with JCAHO and ICAEL standards, and assists Clinical Manager with technical component of staff evaluations* Completes daily and monthly checklists* Completes monthly reports from Echo Database System* Provides written and verbal feedback at 90-days and annually on employees* Provides communications in timely manner regarding technical inadequacies of staff* Provides communications in timely manner regarding student intern behavior and technical outcomesProvides rotational training of staff sonographers and student interns. Ensures technical competency of all staff and interns during precepting period.* Ensures completion of checklist within 90 says for all orientees, or if orientation is extended, by the completion date of orientation.* Provides supportive, timely, and constructive feedback to all orientees during precepting period.* Provides resources and development tools to foster a dynamic learning environment.* Completion of checklists or ICAEL and JCAHO, and evaluations of interns and 90 day checklists* Communicates with other team members regarding learning needs for orientees or students, providing a consistent learning environment among staff

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma General or GED General
• Trade School Diploma/Degree Diagnostic Medical Sonography-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• RCS - Reg Cardiac Sonographer - CCI or RDCS - Reg Diag Cardiac Sonographer
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 2 years

Required Minimum Skills:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to provide constructive feedback and trainingAge specific populationsa. Adult (18-65 yrs)b. Geriatric (65 yrs or older

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