+ Position Summary

+ Ensures all actions taken in carrying out responsibilities support patient centered care. Under general supervision, gathers echocardiographic data for diagnostic purposes.

+ Position Responsibilities

+ Unit Specific Position Responsibilities

+ Participates in department in service training program and assists in providing continuing education.

+ Assists with development of departmental policies and procedures, guidelines and protocols.

+ Assists with ICAEL accreditation. Including, but not limited to, QA monitoring, peer review, physician peer review, QA meeting preparation and attendance, and case review.

+ Evaluates nature of critical and emergency procedures and rearranges patient priorities to accommodate them.

+ Operates, cleans and generally maintains ultrasound equipment.

+ Assists in recording reports performed in the echocardiographic lab.

+ Performs related work as required.

+ Performs diagnostic echocardiographic procedures (routine, stress, TEE) according to physician’s order and established practices and procedures on pediatric through geriatric patients.

+ Gathers and records pertinent patient history for aide in interpreting echocardiographic data.

+ Gathers and records significant anatomical information to aide in diagnosis. (2D, M-Mode, color flow and Doppler)

+ Confers with Cardiologist to establish requirements for non-standard examinations and determines technical factors to satisfy requirements.

+ Advises cardiologists of results and provides preliminary diagnostic evaluation.

+ Notifies Cardiologists of significant scans necessitating immediate attention to patient.

+ Assists with operation of Echocardiogram system during PFO closures.

+ Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

+ Required Qualifications (Including any licensure, certification, education):

+ Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer or Registry-eligible by the American Registry of Diagnostic medical Sonographers.

+ Mandatory Reporter training within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) training or within 90 days of hire

+ Vascular Certification or within 2 years of hire if hired after August of 2021.

+ Organizational Requirements:

+ Maintain stroke education per regulatory requirements.

+ Preferred Qualifications:

+ Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography (RDCS)

+ Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

+ Knowledge of routine echocardiographic procedures and associated anatomy; knowledge of records to be maintained.

+ Ability to perform echocardiographic procedures; ability to operate, clean and generally maintain echocardiographic equipment.

+ Skill in providing diagnostic echocardiographic services.

+ Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

+ None Specified