Cardiovascular Ultrasound Tech III - OP

Atlantic Health System; Morristown (NJ); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Atlantic Health System is seeking an Echo Sonographer III to perform comprehensive ultrasound exams and maintain high standards of patient safety and care. The role includes documenting results, communicating with physicians and staff, and contributing to quality improvement efforts.

The candidate demonstrates proficiency in protocol-directed imaging, participates in educational activities and keeps pace with new technology.

Formación

• Includes skills of Sonographer level 1 +2 & Protocol Directed/Research Protocols.
• ASE Member, Attends Echo Conference, Preceptor, Provides Educational activity/Inservice, Presentations, Shared Governance, Assist w IAC, QI initiatives
• Complete CVT PACT

Responsabilidades

• Performs comprehensive ultrasound exams following established protocols, verifies patient identity, informs and observes patient during procedures to ensure safety and education.
• Completes clerical tasks for ultrasound tests, records all testing information accurately and promptly, reports critical results per policy, maintains patient privacy.
• Communicates with physicians, patients and center personnel in a pleasant, informative manner, and makes recommendations to supervisor on related duties and procedures.
• Enhances teamwork: demonstrates motivation, accountability, problem solving, and willingness to mentor others.
• Maintains a clean, orderly lab environment, notifies supervisor of stocking/equipment needs, and adheres to infection control policies.
• Identifies learning needs, attends in-services and meetings, and pursues ongoing professional growth.

Conocimientos

Echo Sonography

Descripción del empleo

Responsibilities

• 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 III

• Includes skills of Sonographer level 1 +2 & Protocol Directed*/Research Protocols
• 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. Consistently seeks out opportunities to learn new technology and equipment; expand knowledge and skills.
• ASE Member, Attends Echo Conference, Preceptor, Provides Educational activity/Inservice, Presentations, Shared Governance, Assist w IAC, QI initiatives
• Complete CVT PACT