CV Sonographer - Student

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Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.

Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

The role of the Student Cardiovascular Sonographer is to become proficient at all functions required to schedule, perform and process echo and/or vascular ultrasound examinations under the direction of the Cardiovascular Educator. When the student is working on campus (versus being a student in clinical rotation), the Cardiovascular Educator they are assigned to will decide what tasks the Student Cardiovascular Sonographer shall perform.

At no time will the Student Cardiovascular Sonographer provide direct patient care without their assigned Cardiovascular Educator. The job responsibilities for a Student Cardiovascular Sonographer must be performed under direct supervision of a Registered Cardiovascular Sonographer or other necessary medical supervision.

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent;
Actively enrolled in an accredited Cardiovascular Program
Minimum Years of

Experience:

None.
Substitutable

Education & Experience:

None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Must be certified in CPR or certified within 3 months of employment, Bi- annual CPR recertification required;
Required Training:
Maintain CEU’s;
Annual mandatory Safety and Infection Control training on Synquest;
Competency skills maintenance in performing Echo and Vascular Studies .
Must possess excellent understanding of medical terminology.

• Current student in an accredited program. The theory, principles and concepts of the cardiovascular role, should be learned in the classroom. The experience in the department will be to enhance that knowledge and to help the student with practical experience.
• One-on-One hands on training assistance with a registered sonographer will be provided until student is felt competent to perform the study independently. Echo or Vascular lab independence (within 6 months).
• Become registry eligible and attain registry within 12 months (either echo or vascular).
• Become cross-trained in the Echo and Vascular lab within a reasonable amount of time (24 months).
• Applies excellent understanding of normal and abnormal cardiac anatomy in relation to the cardiovascular disease process and/or arterial and venous system (pathology, morphology).
• Obtains a brief history that applies to cardiac disease states and/or arterial/venous disease states.
• Performs a brief physical exam that applies to cardiac disease states and arterial/venous disease states.
• Ability to clinically evaluate patients and determine the level of appropriate testing.
• Uses all current equipment that requires considerable experience, judgment and concentration.
• Maintains professional rapport with the Medical Director, Medical Staff and…