Echocardiography Adv Coord - Outpatient Cardiology

Piedmont Healthcare•Macon, GA

19h

About The Position

Experience the advantages of real career change Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.

Requirements

Graduate of registry approved ultrasound course or equivalent experience according to IAC Required
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology or a healthcare related field Required
3 years clinical experience as a registered cardiac sonographer Required
Experience with the IAC accreditation process Required
Experience developing and administering educational material Required
Registered as a Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or as a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) through the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification Required

Responsibilities

Ensures that Piedmont Healthcare hospital echocardiography laboratories remain in compliance with all regulations and that all activities are being performed in accordance with approved procedures and regulatory requirements.
Oversees all activities related to obtaining and maintaining the technical requirements of Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) accreditation including maintenance of appropriate documentation.
Standardizes and updates procedures, quality of images, competency and training of staff, quality control and quality assurance for Piedmont Healthcare hospital echocardiography laboratories.
Assesses the educational needs and competencies of cardiac sonographer staff and develops, schedules, coordinates, and conducts educational programming for new and existing staff.
Provides clinical supervision and evaluation of patient care related to echocardiography.
Available to perform inpatient and/or outpatient cardiac ultrasound testing to include 2D echo / Doppler, stress exams, and transesophageal echocardiograms as well as other duties assigned by manager or director.
Provides complex technical care with the use of ultrasound technology for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and provides all necessary documentation and preliminary exam findings.