Cardiac Sonographer Lead

Overview:

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This position will involve rotating through various inpatient, outreach, and outside hospital assignments.

Job Description Summary:

Leads and supports sonography staff and the delivery of diagnostic imaging services for pediatric and fetal patients to ensure high-quality, consistent, and patient-centered care.

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

• Provides advanced cardiac ultrasound services and serves as a subject matter expert to ensure diagnostic quality, adherence to standards, and continuous improvement in imaging practices.
• Leads and supports sonography staff by facilitating daily workflow, offering guidance, and promoting collaboration to ensure efficient and effective departmental operations.
• Promotes adherence to regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards, ensuring quality, safety, and consistency in all echocardiography procedures and documentation.
• Supports onboarding, training, and ongoing professional development of team members, developing and maintaining educational resources and guidance, to maintain competencies, enhance skills, and uphold best practices.
• Assists in managing schedules, equipment utilization, and workflow processes to optimize service delivery and patient access.
• Serves as a liaison between sonographers, physicians, and leadership to facilitate clear communication, coordinate care, and support departmental and organizational goals.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and participates in initiatives that enhance patient experience, efficiency, and clinical outcomes.
• Engages in ongoing professional development to ensure practices align with current regulatory, accreditation, and quality standards.

Education Requirement:

As required by listed licensure requirement.

Licensure Requirement:

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) in Adult, Pediatric, and Fetal Echocardiography, required.

Certifications:

CPR certification, required.

Skills:

Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Experience:

Three years of experience in pediatric echocardiography, required.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Flexing/extending of neck, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 41-60 lbs, Loud Noises, Patient Equipment, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Reaching above shoulder

FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Computer skills, Decision Making, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Interpreting Data, Machinery, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Depth perception, Hearing acuity, Peripheral vision, Seeing - Far/near

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with the assistance of another person and/or equipment.

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"