Lead Cardiac Sonographer Heart Institute

Banner Health•Arcadia, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Be a part of a world-class team of clinicians in the academic medicine space where innovation, collaboration and direct patient care intersect to create an environment that fosters growth, accountability and the delivery the highest quality patient care. Be part of the longest standing academic medicine partnership in the state of Arizona while leading the cardiac sonography team at Arizona’s largest medical center. The lead sonographer will be responsible for providing direct patient care 80% of the time. 20% of their role will include administrative and leadership duties including providing educational seminars and serving as a resource to the cardiac sonographer team. Lead sonographer will partner with Medical Director to operationalize the ambulatory imaging strategy set out by the division leadership team. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in outpatient/ambulatory cardiac imaging. Preference given to candidates with prior cardiac sonographer lead experience in a physician practice setting. Schedule: This is a full-time position where the lead will work 4 10 hour shifts, Monday through Friday. Primary location: 755 E. McDowell Rd. Phoenix, AZ – may travel twice per month to our outreach location (Banner Health Center Plus Arcadia) located at 4200 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ. University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics and has operations in multiple locations spanning across the Phoenix metropolitan city. POSITION SUMMARY This position is responsible for technical, clinical activities associated with echo lab and day to day operations in hospital and those diagnostic services. Serves as a resource to all levels of medical, nursing, echo techs and IT technical personnel. Responsible for timely completion of daily echo service work schedule, timely through put of complete echocardiograms, operation and maintenance of echo lab equipment and department compliance to Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for Accredited Echo Labs standards. Collaborates with the Manager of the department to optimize department performance. Assists with training of new staff. Performs echo studies at least 90% of the time as part of their daily routine. CORE FUNCTIONS 1. Meets internal and external client service expectations and promotes continuous improvement philosophy of the department and hospital. Demonstrates efficient and effective use of resources in meeting customer expectations and performing job responsibilities. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with all clients and resolves client concerns promptly and courteously. Maintains effective, courteous communication with medical, nursing and technical personnel. Work to improve client service. Promotes timely turnaround time to ordering physician measured by order to results time. 2. Responsible for technical, clinical activities associated with daily operations as outlined above. Demonstrates ability to train others to perform echo tech duties. Ensures that all training and orientation requirements are completed by all staff and students within the designated time frame. Uses resources appropriately, sharing ideas for cost savings and efficiency. Coordinates peer interviews and contributes to hiring and termination, assists Manager in disciplinary issues and performance evaluations. Promotes timely turnaround time for results and productivity. 3. Maintains compliance to ICAEL standards. Is responsible for preparing the echo lab for accreditation and maintaining accreditation. Prepares sonographers and physicians for accreditation. 4. Serves as a resource to all levels of medical, nursing, echo techs and IT technical personnel. 5. Support of Department and Organization Operations - Ensure effective and efficient service by supporting the established goals of the service, department, and organization. Uses national benchmark data to optimize quality, productivity and efficiency. Develops ideas and implements actions to assist other sonographers in achieving their goals. Supports the goal of the organization and the departmental goals by implementing effective action plans. 6. Proactively identifies areas of opportunity and presents it to the group in a positive format so as to get full cooperation from the staff. Collaborates with unit managers and ED manager and others to streamline processes for purpose of facilitating patient progression. Collaborates with Department Manager in meeting growth goal of the department. 7. Performs diagnostic tests and accurately reports results using standard operating policies and procedures to meet requirements of all applicable regulatory agencies. Tracks all complete echocardiograms and ensures results are reported in a timely manner. 8. Provides shift lead supervision to clinical staff. Does not manage staff. Works independently to provide excellent patient care. Internal customers include patients, staff, and physicians. External customers include patient family.

Requirements

Associate degree and completion of an accredited Allied Health Cardiovascular program.
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) as a Cardiac Sonographer.
Three years of diagnostic cardiology or cardiac sonography experience.
Demonstrate high quality skills as a cardiac sonographer.
Acts as a clinical resource.
Has ability to effectively train others.
Promote quality and efficiency.
Demonstrates an expertise in cardiac sonic imaging.
Knowledgeable in accreditation standards.

Nice To Haves

Significant experience in outpatient/ambulatory cardiac imaging.
Prior cardiac sonographer lead experience in a physician practice setting.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Providing direct patient care 80% of the time.
Administrative and leadership duties including providing educational seminars and serving as a resource to the cardiac sonographer team.
Partnering with Medical Director to operationalize the ambulatory imaging strategy.
Technical, clinical activities associated with echo lab and day to day operations in hospital and those diagnostic services.
Serving as a resource to all levels of medical, nursing, echo techs and IT technical personnel.
Timely completion of daily echo service work schedule, timely through put of complete echocardiograms, operation and maintenance of echo lab equipment and department compliance to Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for Accredited Echo Labs standards.
Collaborating with the Manager of the department to optimize department performance.
Assisting with training of new staff.
Performing echo studies at least 90% of the time as part of their daily routine.
Meeting internal and external client service expectations and promoting continuous improvement philosophy of the department and hospital.
Demonstrating efficient and effective use of resources in meeting customer expectations and performing job responsibilities.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all clients and resolving client concerns promptly and courteously.
Maintaining effective, courteous communication with medical, nursing and technical personnel.
Working to improve client service.
Promoting timely turnaround time to ordering physician measured by order to results time.
Demonstrating ability to train others to perform echo tech duties.
Ensuring that all training and orientation requirements are completed by all staff and students within the designated time frame.
Using resources appropriately, sharing ideas for cost savings and efficiency.
Coordinating peer interviews and contributing to hiring and termination, assisting Manager in disciplinary issues and performance evaluations.
Promoting timely turnaround time for results and productivity.
Maintaining compliance to ICAEL standards.
Preparing the echo lab for accreditation and maintaining accreditation.
Preparing sonographers and physicians for accreditation.
Ensuring effective and efficient service by supporting the established goals of the service, department, and organization.
Using national benchmark data to optimize quality, productivity and efficiency.
Developing ideas and implementing actions to assist other sonographers in achieving their goals.
Supporting the goal of the organization and the departmental goals by implementing effective action plans.
Proactively identifying areas of opportunity and presenting it to the group in a positive format so as to get full cooperation from the staff.
Collaborating with unit managers and ED manager and others to streamline processes for purpose of facilitating patient progression.
Collaborating with Department Manager in meeting growth goal of the department.
Performing diagnostic tests and accurately reporting results using standard operating policies and procedures to meet requirements of all applicable regulatory agencies.
Tracking all complete echocardiograms and ensuring results are reported in a timely manner.
Providing shift lead supervision to clinical staff.
Working independently to provide excellent patient care.