Cardiac Sonography Faculty

Sacramento Ultrasound Institute; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sacramento Ultrasound Institute in Sacramento, CA, seeks a faculty member to instruct and assess didactic and clinical courses in the Cardiovascular Sonography Program. The instructor will supervise lab activities, evaluate students, and perform periodic clinical site visits to ensure progress.

The role coordinates didactic coursework with campus labs and clinical experiences, aligns curricula with state and national guidelines, and participates in accreditation activities while serving as a

Qualifications

• Understanding of educational environments and adult learning needs.
• Ability to provide a positive and effective learning environment.
• Dedication, motivation, and enthusiasm for teaching.

Responsibilities

• Maintain lab experience curricula aligned with state and national guidelines.
• Instruct Cardiovascular Sonography didactic coursework.
• Assess course and program learning outcomes per syllabus.
• Implement policies to ensure learning in an academic setting.
• Participate in program evaluation and scanning protocol reviews.
• Assist program director with policy and procedure development.
• Contribute to program accreditation activities.
• Deliver scanning protocol training in the lab to align with lectures.
• Mentor students and staff in clinical areas.
• Ensure objectives are met during clinical rotations.
• Document and maintain clinical competencies.
• Communicate with program director, staff, and peers.
• Assign grades for students.
• Maintain lab equipment and facilities.
• Stay updated with industry standards and incorporate into offerings.
• Participate in Advisory Committee meetings

Skills

Educational environment understanding

Adult learner needs

Positive learning environment

Teaching enthusiasm

Education

Accredited Cardiac Sonography program graduate

Two years clinical cardiac/vessel experience

Job description

Job Description

The faculty member is responsible for instructing and assessing didactic and clinical courses in the Cardiovascular Sonography Program. The individual will instruct, evaluate, and observe students in the lab and conduct periodic clinical site visits to ensure students are progressing satisfactorily. The individual will be responsible for the implementation and continued improvement of coordination of the didactic, campus laboratory and clinical experiences in the sonography program.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Maintain the lab experience curricula to coincide with state and national guidelines.
• Instruct in the Cardiovascular Sonography didactic course work.
• Ensure course and program learning outcomes are delivered as defined by the syllabus.
• Implements course policies to ensure students are learning in an academic environment
• Participate in continued evaluation of the program to include scanning protocols for the lab.
• Assist the program director in the operation of the program by participating in the formulation of program, lab and clinical policies and procedures.
• Participate in programmatic and accreditation activities.
• Deliver training of scanning protocols in the lab to correlate with didactic lectures.
• Serves as resource and mentor for students and staff in clinical arena.
• Ensures all the objectives are met during clinical rotation.
• Maintains and document’s clinical competencies.
• Communicate effectively with program director, staff, and peers.
• Assign grades for students.
• Maintain lab equipment.
• Stay informed and up to date with industry standards and incorporate into program offerings accordingly.
• Participates in Advisory Committee meetings

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Understanding of educational environments, including the needs of adult learners.
• Understanding of professional career paths for which the prospect is enrolled.
• Ability to provide a positive and effective learning environment.
• Dedication, motivation, and enthusiasm for teaching.

Required Education & Experience:

• Graduated from an accredited program in Cardiac Sonography or equivalent.
• An academic degree is not lower than an associate degree and at least equal to that for which the students in the program are being prepared.
• The equivalent of two years of full-time clinical experience as a cardiac sonographer and vascular technologist.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or CCI