Position Title: Cardiac Sonographer IV, Lead
Department: Cardiac Diagnostics
Purpose: Provides safe, effective, and culturally-competent care for newborn through aging adult patients undergoing echocardiography testing and/or procedures. Key accountabilities include acquiring ultrasound images, evaluation of tests using critical thinking and evidence based practice, processing echocardiography studies for physician interpretation for structured reporting, adherence to American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) guidelines; and active participation in quality monitoring and performance improvement activities in an ICAEL accredited facility.
Report To: Supervisor, Cardiac Diagnostics
Supervisory Responsibility: Advanced Direction: The job requires some accountability for scheduling, assigning, or coordinating work. The employee will check the quality of work, provide guidance, instruction, training, and direction to others. The job requires some formal or official supervisory responsibility. The individual serves as a group leader and acts in an assistant supervisory or lead role. In addition, the employee is expected to provide information or suggestions on human resources matters.
Materials Responsibility: Very Limited. Work requires very limited responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources could include personal work materials, supplies or equipment, or very small amounts of cash. The employee has a very limited or indirect amount of control over these resources. Although human error might require the repair or replacement of materials, usually the cost of correcting these errors is minor. The variety and volume of resources is also very limited. Problems associated with material resources are very uncomplicated.
Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Patients, Families, and Significant Others.
POSITION SPECIFICATION
Education: 2 year college program or equivalent experience
Field Of Study: Cardiac Ultrasound
Special Training: Basic Life Support. Single Lead EKG Monitoring Course
Training Preferred: Pediatric through adult experience in cardiac ultrasound
Licensure/Registration: Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer or Registered Cardiac Sonographer
Experience: More than 2 years experience required.
Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity. Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.
Working Conditions: There is exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions. There are some health and safety risks. Position may require safety equipment and precautions. The amount of time the employee may experience these moderate conditions is limited to 70% or less of the work day.
Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes
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