Echo Technologist Lead

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Position Summary:

Lead Technologist in the Echo / Imaging departments in the absence of the manager of operations. Responsibilities include: performing Echocardiograms, Stress Echo's and assisting in TEE's exams on patients, coordination of staff, training of new staff/students, maintaining and updating protocols and new techniques, problem analysis, participating on committees, utilizing quality control and quality assurance techniques to ensure image quality is maintained. Works

collaboratively with the supervisor to ensure all exams are completed and financial requirements and support documentation are appropriately processed.

Position Responsibilities: 

• Prepares and problem solves equipment and failures ensuring that equipment is operational, safe and functioning according to diagnostic standards
• Completes all quality checks and Ensures that equipment logs are maintained
• Completes all clinical supply inventories, ensuring that each diagnostic room is complete with the necessary supplies required to perform the procedure.
• Manages the coordination of the department workflow.
• Maintains and updates the protocol techniques as needed by interacting closely with the Medical Director.
• In the absence of the Manager of Operations, the lead tech Responsible for the direction of all assigned employees
• Actively Participates with patient testing, performing routine, non‐routine, urgent, and emergent patient requests.
• Communicates with Patient Transportation, Nursing Units, Physician Offices, and other diagnostic areas to ensure that the patients receive their diagnostic procedures in a smooth, efficient and safe manner. ∙Provides patient orientation, procedure explanation and education, pre and post diagnostic care to completion of test, to ensure patient safety.
• Ensures that patient orientation, patient preparation and patient teaching are provided prior, during and following the test completion
• Reviews the physician request to verify the type of diagnostic test requested and that the indication for the procedure is consistent.
• Consult with the Cardiologist and/or patient physician for verification of protocol selection.
• Enters the diagnostic examination charges codes into the system according to the specific departmental protocols.
• Provides specific diagnostic test information to the patient ensuring that the patient is aware of the diagnostic test involvement to ensure patient safety.
• Obtains necessary written consent for any specific procedures.
• Obtains patient history, Performs physical assessment and tests, and positions the patient for the examination according to specific departmental procedural protocols.
• Selects the specific equipment pre‐sets and modifies the settings to ensure that optimal image is obtained.
• Assumes responsibility for the safety, mental and physical comfort of patients while they are in the technologist's care.
• Uses independent judgment during the exam to differentiate between normal and pathological findings.
• Obtains assistance with any diagnostic procedures which are not completed, or if there are any patient care issues.
• Completes processing diagnostic CD's, including supporting documentation of logs, demographic and diagnostic information required for departmental, hospital and patient record documentation.
• Notifies referring physician, Medical Director, and medical staff with any diagnostic findings, which warrant Communication 
• Assists with departmental quality monitoring.
•  Participates in new equipment evaluation.
• Coordinates departmental physician training with staff.
• Provides training and education to the technical, nursing and medical staff; promotes staff development.
• Coordinates departmental research activities ensuring protocol criteria are met.
• Resource person for clinical research, technical lectures and symposiums.
• Will give at least one in‐service per year that is qualified for CME to technical staff.
• Will provide competent leadership on a daily basis and in the absence of Manager of Operations Will be responsible for staff and coordination of services.
• Working closely with the cardiologist/s, formulates and updates exam protocols.

May be required based on Facility assignment:

• Administer contrast agents, including saline contrast

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Licensure:

• Associate's Degree OR one year certificate as Registry in Cardiac Sonography
• Registered by American Diagnostic Registry for Medical Sonographers (ARDMS);
• Must be registered as RDCS OR Registered by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) as RCS OR American Registry for Radiologic Technologist (ARRT), Advanced Registry in either CT, MR, IR

Minimum Skills: 

• Five (5) years of related experience