Job Description
Responsibilities include.
• Performs comprehensive ultrasound exams. Follows established protocols to verify, plan, set up, perform, and report appropriate examinations. Verifies identity and informs and observes patient during procedure to ensure patient education, cooperation, and safety. Assists in continuing quality assurance and performance improvement.
• Completes clerical tasks associated with ultrasound tests. Completes and records all testing information accurately, completely, and in a timely manner. Ensures that critical results are reported promptly and accurately, following established policy. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicates with physicians, patients, and other center personnel. Maintains pleasant and informative manner in communicating with patients, physicians, and other center personnel. Makes recommendations to supervisor on related duties, policies and procedures.
• Enhances environment of teamwork. Shows motivation, enthusiasm, acceptance of responsibility and personal accountability with regard to daily duties. Engages in problem solving in difficult situations. Asks for assistance / guidance when appropriate and accepts suggestions in a positive manner. Demonstrates understanding of impact of individual performance on team. Seeks to mentor and develop others.
• Maintains work area in a clean and orderly manner. Cleans patient areas after each use and assists in maintaining a clean and orderly environment in the lab. Notifies supervisor of stocking needs and equipment needs or problems. Takes responsibility for lab opening and closing procedures when appropriate. Cleans and maintains all equipment according to Hospital Infection Control policies and procedures.
• Identifies own learning needs and responds to department needs. Identifies, acts on and maintains a record of meetings, etc. to upgrade personal / professional growth. Attends in-services, lab and departmental meetings. Strives to increase proficiency in testing and other lab procedures. Suggests new, changing, more efficient or economical techniques, procedures, and processes.
Echo Sonographer IV
Includes skills of Sono 1 -3 & Adult Congenital +/- HCM & complex pathology.
Solution-oriented driver of initiatives to promote excellence; leads by example to prioritize patient and team member safety and satisfaction; contributes to a positive work environment by supporting peers, remaining flexible, adapting to needs of the unit, modeling behavior consistent with HRO culture Actively seeks out opportunities to teach, support and/or mentor new hires. Leads by example; flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the department via on call coverage, work schedule, being available to team members.
ASE Member, Attends Echo Conference, Preceptor, Participates in Research, Publications, Educational activities, Shared Governance and/or Leadership role, Fellowship or Clinical Didactic Instructor
Complete CVT PACT
Qualifications
Position Qualifications Required:
Registry through CCI or ARDMS
Training/Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association
Echo Sonographer IV
Registered Sonographer +1 (2nd registry or Bachelors/Masters, multiple credentials, and/or ACS credential, and/or FASE.
Excellent interpersonal skills. Effective verbal and written skills. Basic proficiency with computer system
About the Team
Atlantic Health System Heart Care provides the same high-quality cardiovascular care found at other nationally recognized medical centers, but in the comfort of community hospital settings. Home to the largest cardiac surgery program in New Jersey and ranked one of the 50 best hospitals in the nation for cardiology & heart surgery by US News & World Report, Morristown Medical Center's Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute serves as the hub of Atlantic Health System Heart Care. Patients from Chilton Medical Center, Hackettstown Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, and Overlook Medical Center are seamlessly connected to Morristown when advanced cardiovascular care is necessary thanks to an infrastructure that includes helipads and ambulance transport and an electronic health record system that allows physicians to share health records in real time. In addition, pediatric cardiology services are available at Goryeb Children's Hospital, located on the Morristown Medical Center campus.
