Cardiovascular Ultrasound Tech II - OP

Atlantic Health System; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health System in Morristown, NJ seeks a sonographer to perform comprehensive ultrasound exams and communicate findings to the care team. You will verify patient identity, set up procedures, and report results, while maintaining patient privacy and safety.

The role emphasizes teamwork, ongoing professional development, and adherence to infection control and quality improvement practices within a hospital lab environment.

Qualifications

• Performs comprehensive ultrasound exams following established protocols.
• Completes and records testing information accurately and promptly.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicates with physicians, patients, and staff clearly.
• Demonstrates teamwork, problem solving, and accountability.
• Maintains clean and orderly lab environment.
• Identifies learning needs and pursues ongoing professional development.
• Assists in quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Verifies patient identity and explains procedures to ensure cooperation and safety.
• Plans, sets up, performs, and reports ultrasound examinations according to protocol.
• Communicates results and assists in care coordination with the medical team.
• Supports infection control, equipment maintenance, and lab opening/closing tasks.
• Participates in continuing education, meetings, and departmental activities.

Skills

Echocardiography

Strain Imaging

3D Echo

Stress Echo

Job description

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 II. Includes skills of Sonographer Level 1+, Strain & Pedoff, Basic 3D, Stress Echo.

Consistently takes initiative to develop professionally; Positive attitude; Increased engagement; shift from internal focus to external team/department/org.; demonstrates HRO culture by identifying patient safety issues.

Assist with IAC ASE Member, Attends Echo Conference, Preceptor Complete CVT PACT.