Cardiovascular Sonographer II - Echo Vascular

POSITION SUMMARY

The Cardiovascular Sonographer II delivers appropriate direct and indirect quality patient care and performs scans in compliance with regulatory and department processes. The Cardiovascular Sonographer II is responsible for achieving system and department goals, and quality and fiscal targets.

The Cardiovascular Sonographer II delivers appropriate direct and indirect quality patient care and performs scans in compliance with regulatory and department processes. The Cardiovascular Sonographer II is responsible for achieving system and department goals, and quality and fiscal targets.

• Ensures the correct procedure is performed on the correct patient by verifying two forms of patient identification on “Every Patient / Every Time”.
• Completes all required written and electronic documentation accurately (ex: patient history, pregnancy, IV contrast, procedural consent, Medication Administration Record (MAR), safety portal, medication reconciliation, Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
• Verifies all charges are complete and accurate for all procedures and supplies used.
• Reviews exam orders from medical charts and prescriptions prior to performing an exam.
• Performs protocols, produces images consistent with image quality standards and follows all Federal, State and Regional healthcare regulations, adhering to The Joint Commission (TJC) standards.
• Positions patients using appropriate technique.
• Identifies, prepares and administers medications properly within the technologist’s scope of practice as prescribed by a licensed practitioner.
• Maintains productivity as determined by leadership.
• Practices aseptic and sterile technique per Infection Control guidelines and policies.
• Confirms equipment is clean and disinfected prior to each patient encounter and reports malfunctioning equipment to the appropriate department, fellow associates, and management in a timely manner, and ensures exam rooms are clean, neat, stocked and disinfected.

• Education:
  
  Any one of the following:
• Graduate of a Sonography Program OR
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program OR
• Noninvasive Cardiovascular Program OR
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Services OR
• Associate’s Degree in Health Sciences.
• Work Experience:
  
  None
• Licensure:
  Must hold one of the following registries in any accredited modality they are hired into prior to start date:
• Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) OR
• Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) OR
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) OR
• Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) OR
• Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS).
• Certification:
  American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintained.
• Additional Requirements:
  
  If graduating from a non-accredited sonography program; registry is required to be obtained prior to start date and maintained.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Must meet all requirements and expectations for Cardiovascular Sonographer I.
• Demonstrates competency in Echo OR Vascular with specialties listed below:
• Demonstrated competency in Echocardiography, with expertise in either Structural Heart procedures or Pediatric echocardiography.
• Demonstrated competency in Vascular Imaging and Intervention, with proficiency in either procedures or Fistula AND renal exam competencies evaluation and intervention.
• Basic computer skills including knowledge of MS Office – Outlook and Word
• Excellent communication skills in an active team environment.
• Ability to assess and interpret data
• Ability to clearly communicate with patient/family/physicians at various levels of understanding
• Ability to take call acknowledging emergency…