Cardiovascular Ultrasound Tech III - OP

JOB DESCRIPTION

This position requires the following responsibilities:

• Performs comprehensive ultrasound exams. Follows established protocols to verify, plan, set up, perform, and report appropriate examinations. Verifies identity and informs and observes patient during procedure to ensure patient education, cooperation, and safety. Assists in continuing quality assurance and performance improvement.
• Completes clerical tasks associated with ultrasound tests. Completes and records all testing information accurately, completely, and in a timely manner. Ensures that critical results are reported promptly and accurately, following established policy. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicates with physicians, patients, and other center personnel. Maintains pleasant and informative manner in communicating with patients, physicians, and other center personnel. Makes recommendations to supervisor on related duties, policies and procedures.
• Enhances environment of teamwork. Shows motivation, enthusiasm, acceptance of responsibility and personal accountability with regard to daily duties. Engages in problem solving in difficult situations. Asks for assistance / guidance when appropriate and accepts suggestions in a positive manner. Demonstrates understanding of impact of individual performance on team. Seeks to mentor and develop others.
• Maintains work area in a clean and orderly manner. Cleans patient areas after each use and assists in maintaining a clean and orderly environment in the lab. Notifies supervisor of stocking needs and equipment needs or problems. Takes responsibility for lab opening and closing procedures when appropriate. Cleans and maintains all equipment according to Hospital Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Identifies own learning needs and responds to department needs. Identifies, acts on and maintains a record of meetings, etc. to upgrade personal / professional growth. Attends in-services, lab and departmental meetings. Strives to increase proficiency in testing and other lab procedures. Suggests new, changing, more efficient or economical techniques, procedures, and processes.

Includes skills of Sonographer level 1 +2 & Protocol Directed*/Research Protocols. Consistently takes initiative to develop professionally;
Positive attitude;
Increased engagement; shift from internal focus to external team/department/org.; demonstrates HRO culture by identifying patient safety issues. Consistently seeks out opportunities to learn new technology and equipment; expand knowledge and skills.
ASE Member, Attends Echo Conference, Preceptor, Provides Educational activity/Inservice, Presentations, Shared Governance, Assist w IAC, QI initiatives
. Complete CVT PACT.

Position Qualifications

Required:

• Registry through CCI or ARDMS
• Training/Certification:
  Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association

Echo Sonographer III

• Registered Sonographer

Skills/

Activities:

Excellent interpersonal skills. Effective verbal and written skills. Basic proficiency with computer system.

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is that anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non‑profit health care systems in the nation.

Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Centra State Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Medical Group
• Atlantic Visiting Nurse
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community‑based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.

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