Lead Cardiac​/Vascular Sonographer - Lake Success

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Lead Cardiac/Vascular Sonographer - Lake Success.

In this role, the successful candidate Responsible for performing all cardiac ultrasound studies including echocardiograms, treadmill stress echocardiograms, pharmacological stress echocardiograms, echocardiograms with ultrasound enhancing agents and agitated saline studies.

Responsible for performing all vascular ultrasound studies including carotid duplex, upper and lower extremity venous and arterial duplex studies, abdominal aortic studies, renal artery duplex studies, iliocaval duplex studies, mesenteric duplex studies, plethysmography, and ankle-brachial index studies.

• Demonstrates knowledge of NYU policies and protocols and incorporates them into the performance of duties.
• Performs all cardiac ultrasound studies including echocardiograms, treadmill stress echocardiograms, pharmacological stress echocardiograms, echocardiograms with ultrasound enhancing agents and agitated saline studies.
• Performs all vascular ultrasound studies including carotid duplex, upper and lower extremity venous and arterial duplex studies, abdominal aortic studies, renal artery duplex studies, iliocaval duplex studies, mesenteric duplex studies, plethysmography, and ankle-brachial index studies.
• All studies must adhere to NYU protocols as well as IAC and ACR standards.
• Provides for patient comfort and interacts with patient by identifying self to patient and verifies identity of the patient by checking the patient?s  or verbal acknowledgement by patient. Technologist explains the procedure and equipment to the patient clearly and provides patient privacy.
• Creates a preliminary report based upon completion of the scan. Documents the scans according to departmental procedures. Enters, maintains and records all pertinent patient data. Must use good judgment when determining if the procedure was sufficient for proper diagnoses.
• Usage of highly technical equipment to perform ultrasound studies.
• Alerts medical staff of abnormalities that require immediate attention.
• Compares present echo vascular studies to previous studies to monitor changes in status.
• Responsible for maintaining accreditation compliance and documentation (IAC or ACR) and submitting appropriate studies to management for accreditation application.
• Position may require lifting, pushing, or moving patients and equipment over 150 pounds, with or without assistive devices.
• Carries out assignments within a realistic time.
• Provides leadership to the echo vascular lab by orienting, mentoring, educating and validating echo competency of team members to assure that quality testing is delivered with accuracy, compassion, respect, and efficiency.
• Responsible for the echo vascular lab?s preventative maintenance and repair of all equipment.
• Schedules and leads quarterly Quality Assurance meetings with all practice staff.
• Provides training to echo vascular technologists when necessary.
• Works with practice management and regional supervisors in identifying staffing gaps.
• Provides schedule oversight and coordinates staffing coverage with practice management and regional supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• To qualify you must have a Associate's degree in a related field and completion of an accredited program in cardiac and vascular ultrasound or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Registered with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) and Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) OR with Cardiovascular Credentialing International as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) and Registered Vascular…