Cardiac Sonographer

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The Cardiac Sonographer performs clinical echocardiographic studies for congenital heart disease on patients ranging from neonatal to adult. The Cardiac Sonographer has obtained proficiency, competency, and knowledge in the field of echocardiography, comprehension of anatomy and physiology.

Department Name: Noninvasive Cardiology
Job Status: Full-Time; 40 hours/week - eligible for benefits
Shift: 5x8 hour shifts, Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Experience: One year of relevant experience
• Equivalency: Completion of a two-year college program with emphasis on imaging modalities or other associated medical program; American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) registration required.
• Certification(s):
  • Pediatric Registry required within one year upon hire;
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) credentialing with Pediatric Echocardiography Registry (PE) through ARDMS credentialing required
• OR
  • Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) credentialing required
  • BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

Neonate - <30 days

Infancy - >30 days to 1yr

Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs

Preschoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs

School age - >5yrs to 13yrs

Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs

Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

Performs clinical echocardiographic (echo) studies, newborns to adults, for congenital heart disease with a moderate degree of difficulty or complexity requiring knowledge of hemodynamics, physiology, and congenital heart disease.

Completes echocardiography studies strictly following departmental sequence and protocol.

Completes Doppler studies and obtains appropriate color flow and spectral analysis Doppler data including advanced analysis of hemodynamics.

Prepares accurate preliminary summaries of the echocardiography findings for cardiologist interpretation providing documentation of observed echo findings; reviews completed studies with cardiologist

Provides assistance to new sonographers, fellows, and visiting sonographers.

Tracks and documents ongoing training and self-study for quality improvement; maintains a registry of credentials and certifications.

Assists with organizing and developing quality assurance programs.

Maintains clean and safe practices, procedures, equipment, and workspace in order to contribute to a healthy patient care environment.

Completes mandatory occupational meetings and training as outlined by hospital policies; attends all staff meetings with exception of holidays or patient scheduling conflicts.

Performs routine transthoracic echocardiograms on pediatric patients in the network of care and regional sites as needed; and assists with scheduling conflicts, changes, cancellations and workflow issues.

Creates and updates information binders, maintains commission checklists, manages room utilization and organization, reports equipment malfunctions and resolves equipment performance problems; and may be involved in new site development and planning.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Falls between the entry and full performance/senior level. Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or that are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good

Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good

Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good

Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good

Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good

General Activity: Drive: 1-2 hrs. per day

General Activity: Sit: 1-2 hrs. per day

General Activity: Stand/Walk: 4-6 hrs. per day

Motion: Bend: 1/3 or more of time

Motion: Pull: 1/3 or more of time

Motion: Push: 1/3 or more of time

Others: Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

Others: Ability to travel to and navigate around worksites which may or may not meet ADA requirements.

Others: Able to provide services in all areas where newborn patients are served; may need to assist in lifting, transporting and positioning of patients;

Others: Occupational Hazards - exposure to unsteady or falling patient; may encounter a patient who falls or loses balance while transferring a patient causing employee to bear the full weight of a patient.

Others: Occupational Hazards - exposure to severe weather conditions; must be able to meet scheduling

demands during all weather conditions

Use of Hands/Feet: Both Feet - Gross Motor Function

Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands - Precise Motor Function or Fine Manipulation

Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 50 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to chemicals: Regular/Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to dampness: Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to heights: Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to laser beam: Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to lung irritations: Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to noise/vibration: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to radiation: Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to skin irritations: Frequent.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.