*Position Summary *

The Lead Cardiovascular Sonographer is fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Service and Stewardship by mentoring the technical development of co-workers and students within a team concept, prioritizing and delegating the daily workload, efficient handling of patient, associate and equipment issues as they arise, and immediately addressing situations while ensuring departmental standards are maintained. The Lead Cardiovascular Sonographer is responsible for achieving system and department goals, and quality and fiscal targets.

• Primary Accountabilities *

  1. Promotes interdepartmental relationships with positive interactions, frequent and effective information sharing, and maintaining a professional, team-oriented working environment to solve problems in a positive manner.
  2. Prioritizes and delegates appropriately to optimize daily workflow; Creates and maintains sonographer schedules.
  3. Participates in quality initiatives, maintains IAC accreditation, and offer suggestions for departmental improvements including departmental protocols, policies, and procedures.
  4. Orients and onboards new associates and precepts students.
  5. Ensures the correct procedure is performed on the correct patient by verifying two forms of patient identification on “Every Patient / Every Time”.
  6. Accurately completes all required written and electronic documentation (ex: patient history, pregnancy, IV contrast, procedural consent, MAR, safety portal, medication reconciliation, PACS).
  7. Ensures all charges are complete and accurate for all procedures and supplies used.
  8. Reviews exam orders from medical charts and prescriptions prior to performing an exam.
  9. Performs procedure protocols, produces images consistent with image quality standards and follows all Federal, State and Regional healthcare regulations, adhering to The Joint Commission standards.

10. Properly positions patients using appropriate technique.
11. Properly identifies, prepares and administers medications within the technologist’s scope of practice as prescribed by a licensed independent practitioner.
12. Practices aseptic and sterile technique per Infection Control guidelines and policies and ensures 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.

*MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS *

• Education: o Graduate of a Sonography program or o Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program or o Noninvasive Cardiovascular Program or o Bachelor’s Degree in Health Services or o Associate’s Degree in Health Sciences
• Registries: Must currently have two (2) of the following registries: o RVT, or o RVS , or o RDCS, or o RCS, or o RCCS
• Certification: Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.
• Work Experience: At least two (2) years cardiovascular sonography experience required.

• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: o Basic computer skills including knowledge of MS Office – Outlook and Word. o Excellent communication skills in an active team environment. o Ability to assess and interpret data. o Ability to clearly communicate with patient/family/physicians at various levels of understanding. o Demonstrated critical thinking to problem-solve customer issues and prioritize department needs. o Ability to take call acknowledging emergency alerts within five (5) minutes and presenting to hospital within 60 minutes of alert. o Flexibility to work weekend shifts.

  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - Moderate

• Physically agile; may require walking, standing running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing or crouching frequently.

• Medium work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, with or without assistance.
• May require moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders or over head.
• May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift.
• May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting and/or low to loud noise.
• May require working with biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC Guidelines.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks.
• Workspace may vary from open to confined; on site or remote.
• May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.

Job: *Clinical Professional

Organization: *Cape Canaveral Hospital

Title: Lead Cardiovascular Sonographer - Echo Vascular

Location: Florida - Brevard County-Cocoa Beach

Requisition ID: 074617