Manager, Cardiac Sonography

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Provides leadership and direction for the clinical and business operation of adult, pediatric, and mobile services. Ensures tests/procedures are in accordance with the required and designated standards.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited two-year Cardiac Ultrasound Program or a minimum of one year equivalent work experience or an allied health certificate/diploma preferred.
Minimum of five years of cardiac sonography experience is required.
Credentialed with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS), American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) is required.
If working in North Dakota and performing medical imaging or radiation therapy procedures, licensure through the North Dakota Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (NDMIRT) Board is required.
For employees who provide outreach mobile services, maintenance of a valid driver’s license and good driving record is required. This may include passenger on flights and occasional overnight stays at assigned sites. Employees are held to the Sanford category driver's license policy and medical guidelines when applicable for job duties.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six weeks of employment and re-certification as necessary is required.

Responsibilities

Understands Cardiac Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS).
Works in partnership with other healthcare professionals.
Adheres to safety and infection control policies established by Sanford.
Possesses knowledge in cardiac sonography.
Ability to perform echocardiography tests/procedures in accordance with the American Society of Echocardiography standards as necessary.
Engages in quality improvement and analysis as well as policy and procedure maintenance.
Responsible for workflow scheduling and maintenance.
Performs administrative roles for the interviewing, hiring, and performance management processes.
Prepares patients for exams by explaining procedures, transferring patients to ultrasound table, applying gel, and positioning patients properly.
When applicable, operates ultrasound equipment to produce and record images of the motion, shape, and composition of blood, organs, tissues, or bodily masses, such as fluid accumulations.
Adheres to established internal standards and procedures abstracted from health insurance portability and accountability (HIPPA).
Supervise or train students and cardiac sonographers as needed.
Implements or oversees the accreditation process.
Responsible for implementation of efficient workflows, policies, and protocols.
Acts as a professional resource to all staff.
Participates in enterprise standardization.