Cardiac Sonographer Lead

10 HOSP Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 66,124 - 108,830; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

403(b) Plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Discount on services

Job summary

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is seeking a Senior Cardiac Sonographer to lead and support our sonography team across on‑site and outreach facilities. You will oversee scheduling, quality control, and policy adherence while maintaining documentation and daily echo operations.

The role requires 5+ years in echocardiography, ARDMS pediatric echo, and BLS. Strong communication and leadership are essential; travel to outreach sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited ultrasound technology program.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in echocardiography.
• Basic Life Support Certification required.
• ARDMS registered in pediatric echo required.
• Strong communication/listening skills; bilingual helpful.
• Ability to travel to outreach sites.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties of senior cardiac sonographer, including satellite clinic coverage and on‑call duties per policy.
• Facilitates team development and coordination between departments.
• Manages staff scheduling at main site and outreach locations.
• Coordinates echo lab schedule and approvals of patient add‑ons.
• Aids in TEE setup, sedated echoes, and schedule updates.
• Ensures data entry in EPIC and Syngo for timely reimbursement.
• Supervises and trains other sonographers and trainees.
• Participates in IAC accreditation and quality improvement tasks.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Travel flexibility

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Accredited ultrasound tech program

Bachelor’s degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Tools

EPIC

Syngo

LifeIMAGE

Job description

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family‑friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140‑year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do.

Job Description

Senior Cardiac Sonographer – Performs responsibilities of a Senior Cardiac Sonographer while acting as a leader and resource for other sonographers at Lurie Children’s and off‑site facilities. Ensures quality standards are met and promotes continuous quality improvement.

General Summary

Performs responsibilities of a Senior Cardiac Sonographer while acting as a leader and resource for other sonographers at Lurie Children’s and off‑site facilities. Ensures quality standards are met and promotes continuous quality improvement. Maintains current knowledge of technology, equipment, and department policies. Educates and evaluates staff to department policies, procedures, and maintains competencies. Strong awareness of daily operations, workflow processes, and scheduling trends. Ensures appropriate staff scheduling and clinic coverage. Maintains inventory and orders supplies within budgetary guidelines. Coordinates student clinical rotations, on‑boarding process, and training of cardiac sonographers.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs job duties of senior cardiac sonographer, as needed, and described in Cardiac Sonographer Sr. job responsibilities, including satellite clinic coverage and on call duties in accordance with the on‑call policy.
• Facilitates team development and growth in coordination with other teams by acting as the liaison between each department.
• Responsible for staff scheduling at Lurie, Clark/Deming, and all outreach locations, including assigning daily sonographer tasks at Lurie.
• Collaborates with the Echo Lab Coordinator to help maintain the daily echo schedule, daily staff assignments and approves patient add‑ons.
• Participate in daily Echo Lab and clinic huddles, aides with TEE set‑up, coordinate sedated echoes, and ensure all appropriate schedules are updated (Cath, CV surgery, etc.).
• Checks EPIC and Syngo daily to ensure all technical results are entered accurately and in timely manner to ensure maximum reimbursement.
• Assures billing is timely and accurate.
• Evaluates inventory needs and orders supplies within budgetary guidelines.
• Manages and edits echo template schedules as needed.
• Participates in the interview process, selection of new employees, orientation, on‑boarding, and training of new hires.
• Supervises and teaches other sonographers, pediatric cardiology fellows, and ultrasound students.
• Participates in tasks related to IAC accreditation and meetings, including overseeing QI tasks, ensuring quality control procedures are performed, and working with management to develop and implement cardiology procedures and processes in accordance with department standards, regulatory agencies, and certifying organizations.
• Works closely with HTM department to troubleshoot equipment issues, monitors, and tracks all ultrasound probe maintenance (TEE, TTE), and facilitates use of equipment for periodic maintenance and upgrades.
• Facilitates delivery of echo equipment to various outreach locations for clinic.
• Acts as back‑up to Tele‑Echo Cardiology Associate, including processing all tele‑echo studies, preparing tele‑echo reports for physician interpretation and being proficient with lifeIMAGE.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Graduate of an accredited ultrasound technology program.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of echocardiography.
• Basic Life Support Certification required.
• ARDMS registered in pediatric echo required.
• Strong communication/listening skills, bilingual (Spanish) helpful.
• Strong leadership skill required to delegate tasks as needed.
• Ability to make quick, accurate decisions on a daily basis.
• Must work well under pressure and in stressful situations.
• Demonstrates basic computer skills with Microsoft Office knowledge.
• Ability to travel to outreach sites.

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Basic Life Support – American Heart Association.

Pay Range

Hourly: $48.00–$79.20. The pay range represents minimum and maximum targets for the position and is regularly reviewed to reflect market conditions.

Benefit Statement

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b) with a 5% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits: Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability, Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program

Equal Employment Opportunity

Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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