Lead Cardiac Sonographer

Summary

Employee will fulfill one or both aspects (Supervisory and/or Technical) of Cardiac Sonographer (CS) 3 pathways. CS 3 will cover role of other CS 3 as needed during absences and both team members will partner to ensure success in all aspects of both roles. CS 3 will report directly to Cardiovascular Nurse Manager.
Supervisory Role accountable to plan, administer, and account for human, material, and educational resources as well as systems and processes to effectuate care and services relative to the Cardiac Sonography Laboratory. Manages time and workload fluctuations/scheduling of department prioritizing patients according to urgency, LOS and oversees Cardiac Sonographer clinical ladder program ensuring employees are meeting requirements for productivity, quality, service behaviors, and responsibility statements according to their job profile. Accountable to complete evaluations for CS 1 and CS 2. Ensures testing access meeting changing patient and provider needs.

Technical Role accountable to ensure  Cardiac Sonography lab consistently produces high quality and timely ultrasonic recordings and Doppler flow analyses of heart and related structures for use by Physicians in diagnosis and study of heart disease. Achieves and/or maintains Inter-societal Accreditation Commission (IAC) for the Echosonography Lab. Recruits, retains, nurtures, evaluates and develops staff.  Ensures technical equipment is used and maintained in good working order. Supports CH Concord, CH Laconia and CH Franklin 

Education

Two years of formal training or education beyond the high school level, in Cardiac Ultrasonography.

Certification, Registration, and Licensure

Certification required: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification.

Registration required to obtain: American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) registry in accordance with Inter-societal Accreditation Commission (IAC) guidelines within 2 years of hire and maintained thereafter.

StatelicensureforMedicalImaging and Radiation Therapyisrequired.

Experience

A minimum of 3 years experience in cardiac sonography lab after schooling. Meets minimum standard for Technical Director(TD) as indicated in IAC standards.

Responsibilities

• Performs transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) exams.

• Performs stress echocardiogram (STEC) exams.

• Assists physicians with transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) exams with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Watchman procedure and Electrophysiology studies.

• Plans, administers, and accounts for human, material, and educational resources as well as systems and processes to effectuate care and services relative to the Echocardiography Laboratory. Manages time and workload fluctuations and incorporates accreditation responsibilities into schedule.

• Applies for and maintains lab accreditation in accordance with IAC Standards.

• Maintains and assists with ongoing development of cardiovascular database and reading system.

• Recruits, retains, nurtures, evaluates and develops staff.

• Assists in the selection of, utilization and maintenance of echosonography equipment.

• Completes departmental and hospital requirements.

• Involves self in departmental, team and committee goals.

• Takes ownership and responsibility for individual performance goals.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to hear and speak. The employee is frequently required to bend, do fine motor, do repetitive motion, reach, sit, stand, and walk.

The employee is occasionally required to climb, kneel, smell, and squat.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

The employee is frequently exposed to airborne contaminants. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, electrical hazards - shock, moving mechanical parts, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.