Cardiac Sonographer Specialist
4 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Cardiac Sonographer to join our team at Advocate Aurora Health. As a Cardiac Sonographer, you will be responsible for performing echocardiograms and communicating with cardiologists to discuss patient studies and answer questions.
Key Responsibilities- Perform echocardiograms and other cardiac diagnostic procedures
- Communicate with cardiologists and other healthcare professionals to discuss patient studies and answer questions
- Correlate patient diagnosis with scanning focus to ensure accurate results
- Responsible for obtaining and recording accurate quality echocardiographic scans of the heart
- Perform echocardiographic studies to evaluate cardiac structures and identify abnormalities as ordered by physicians
- Analyze echocardiographic studies by measuring cardiac chambers, wall thickness, and evaluating cardiac valve function
- Process echocardiographic studies in accordance with established departmental and ICAEL standards
- Assist with patient preparation for other cardiodiagnostic procedures
- Acceptance of call coverage assignments
- Provide psychological support to patients by answering questions and explaining the testing process as needed
- Respond to requests for call-in duty for STAT testing within 30 minutes
- Maintain department equipment, documentation, and exam rooms related to echocardiography
- Complete necessary entries in Cerner to enable accurate ordering, processing, and charging of patient services
- Clean portable and stationary equipment between patients to maintain a clean patient work environment
- Handle diagnostic TEE probes with care and follow proper protocol for cleaning and testing after each use
- Maintain proper functioning of echo cardiography equipment and system workstations to ensure availability of material resources
- Maintain documentation of echo studies performed and oversee retention of the data according to Advocate policy
- Develop self and others
- Continually look for educational opportunities to enhance own knowledge base
- Will to coach and mentor peers, agency staff, and students
- Coordinate new echocardiographer associate orientation
- Coordinate educational opportunities for staff by creating presentations or inviting vendors to present
- Quality Improvement initiatives
- Assist medical director, director, manager, and patient care coordinator in identifying process improvement indicators
- Assist in monitoring PI indicators and developing PI plans
- Participate in case peer review for quality purposes and compliance with ICAEL standards
- Registered with American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography or The Cardiovascular Credentialing International Registered Cardiac Sonographer
- At least 5 years' experience doing echocardiograms
- Computer literacy and high proficiency in math skills
- Ability to perform adult echocardiograms, TEEs, and stress echos
- Experience with digital sonogram equipment
- Maintain registered status with American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography by keeping dues current
- Obtain 30 hours of CME in a three-year cycle
- Current CPR certification
- On-call duty is required on a rotational basis
- Ability to report to hospital within 30 minutes of call-in
- Ability to meet flexible staffing requirements
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance
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