Pediatric Cardiac Sonographer (commitment bonus)
Company: Duke Health
Location: Durham
Posted on: April 25, 2024
Job Description:
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate
care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the
greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and
discover how we can advance health together.
About Duke University Hospital
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in
Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best
in the United States and is the number one hospital in North
Carolina, according to U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024.
Duke University Hospital is the largest of Duke Health's three
hospitals and features 1048 patient beds, 65 operating rooms, as
well as comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities,
including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery
center, and more.Occ Summary
- Perform daily clinical operations of Echocardiography including
performing Echocardiograms, entering preliminary interpretation,
covering all sites and shifts including call coverage.
- Relocation Assistance available
- Commitment Bonus available to applicants who are new to Duke
Health
- full time position, 40 hoursWork PerformedLevel I Demonstrates
proficiency by performing routine and emergency echocardiograms,
including but not limited to 2-dimensional, 3- dimensional,
Doppler, Transesophageal, and Stress Echocardiogram, as requested
by physician and in accordance with standard practices.
- Provides echocardiography service at all necessary locations,
working variable shifts, weekends, and providing emergent call
coverage as scheduled.
- Operate equipment necessary to perform all required procedures
and to obtain optimal diagnostic recording; utilize ancillary
devices such as selected transducers, digital networking system,
off-line analysis systems.
- Maintain equipment in working order, making minor adjustments
and repairs.
- Perform routine cleaning, preventive maintenance, and report
any equipment malfunction to echo lab manager.
- Analyze patient's medical record to obtain history of symptoms
and necessary information for performance of diagnostic
procedures.
- Prepares preliminary reports for review and interpretation by
Cardiologist, including comparison of previous studies.
- Participate in quality improvement activities; evaluate
procedure results for technical quality and accuracy; maintain
appropriate logs, files, and records.
- Review department performance in relation to established goals,
implementing changes to effect outcomes.
- Maintain confidentiality of patients, employees and
corporation-related activities. Instruct students, fellows, nurses,
or health personnel as requested.
- Communicates technical and patient care related information
according to established processes and timelines.
- Attends Echo Lab Meetings, participates in Echo related
conferences through attendance, ensuring continuing education and
professional growth.
- Cultivates a collaborative and cooperative work environment
within departmentLevel II Actively participates with patient
testing, performing routine, non- routine, urgent, and emergent
patient requests as described in the Cardiac Sonographer Level 1
job description.
- Performs advanced cardiac ultrasound services and procedures to
patients utilizing independent judgment, with real-time and
off-line manipulation of echocardiographic images for capture,
display and analysis of echocardiography data.
- Assists the physician with Echocardiography guided studies to
aid them in proceeding with complex procedures to decrease
potential associated procedural risks.
- Acts as a resource and assists Cardiac Sonographers and
Cardiology Fellows with pre/post procedures, preliminary review of
images obtained and report.
- Acts as a preceptor by on-boarding Cardiac Sonographers with
departmental orientation, in-service and education. Assist in
establishing and maintaining department objectives and goals by
functioning as a site Charge Sonographer. Support and recommend
quality assurance initiatives. Level III Clinical Focus Performs
advanced cardiac ultrasound services and procedures to patients
such as congenital, myocardial mechanics, 3D imaging and stress
utilizing independent judgment.
- Functions as an expert resource, to instruct other cardiac
sonographers with in-services and education regarding performance
and preliminary interpretation of these procedures.
- Performs quality assurance to ensure that all the necessary
echocardiography data are obtained for the patient on the basis of
clinical history and presentation.
- Formulating and ensuring consistent implementation of exam
protocols.
- Provides in-service education and case reviews for staff
cardiac sonographers in collaboration with the Echocardiography
Technical Manager concerning new methods and techniques that are to
be incorporated into the echocardiography exam.
- Maintains up to date all laboratory policies and
procedures.
- Collaborates with Technical Manager and Medical Director for
review annually, or as necessary for revision of all clinical
policies and procedures specific to Echocardiography.
- Ensures all ICAEL requirements are met and maintained.
- Staff information, CMEs, policies and procedures, protocols,
etc. are updated annually to meet ICAEL requirements. Staff is
updated on all ICAEL changes.
- Organizes and prepares ICAEL application to maintain an
accredited status.
- Education Focus Participates as a Lead Clinical Instructor in
the Echocardiography Department.
- Participates in clinical education for students, residents
and/or fellows specifically related to physics and image
acquisition.
- Provides technical assistance in research studies on new
echocardiography techniques and technology initiated by Duke, other
hospitals and vendors through attending meetings and learning new
techniques on acquiring images.
- Assists Echocardiography Technical Manager with quality
measures and outcome data to ensure a high level echocardiography
lab.
- Clinical Lead Focus Supervisory Responsibility-Yes Support for
the Echocardiography service when the manager is unavailable.
- The Clinical Lead is responsible for supervising, directing,
coaching, and mentoring their assigned core group of staff.
Evaluates staff, provides feedback, documents and directly monitors
quality performance at each site.
- Directs orientation, provides guidance, and constructively
influences staff morale. Instruct and educate visiting students,
technologists and physicians about our procedures, computers and
departmental functions.
- Provides Echo technical direction/functional advice and direct
supervision to staff. Interacts and communicates with physicians,
support staff, and other health care professionals to facilitate
departmental operations Monitors the status of equipment repairs
and preventative maintenance, gathers data on equipment malfunction
and associated down time, and documents the effects on patient
care.
- Assures compliance with department and institutional policies,
procedures, and regulations. Assist with site specific personnel
functions including hiring, annual evaluations, development &
implementation of existing departmental policies. Coordinate staff
scheduling, and maintain payroll time reports. Communicates
information to staff in support management decisions.
- Assist the Technical Manager in evaluation and selection of
capital equipment.
- Enhance professional growth and development of department staff
through leadership participation in educational programs, current
literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
- Maintain working knowledge of resources available to the
department and employees in developing work skills, employee
benefits, continuing education and assuring that hospital
requirements are met. -Minimum QualificationsEducationGraduate of
an accredited formal Diagnostic Medical Sonography or
Cardiovascular Technology Program is required (may substitute with
ARDMS certification on or before December 31, 2000).
-ExperienceNone required beyond above education/certification
requirements. Level I - Must obtain ARDMS or CCI certifications
Echocardiography as required by each entity within 18 months of
employment. Level II - Minimum of two years' experience as a
Sonographer. Level III - A minimum of four years' experience
(within specialty modality) in which they are seeking promotion.
-Degrees, Licensures, CertificationsARDMS/CCI Certification in
Echocardiography. - Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without
regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender
expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin,
race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. - Duke
aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation,
creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the
robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich
diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences
flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all
members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the
contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices
are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to
uphold these values. - Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain
jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may
include essentialjob functions that require specific physical
and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for
requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each
hiring department. -
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