Cardiac Sonographer Team Lead

Cardiac Sonographer Team Lead

At ArchWell Health, we're creating a community of caring designed to help our members stay healthy and engaged. By focusing on a strong provider-patient relationship, routine wellness, and staying active, our members enjoy a higher level of care and better quality of life after the age of 60. Everything we do is for seniors. We believe seniors should be heard, listened to, and given ample time by their physicians to live well later in life.

Our value-based care model is designed to prevent illnesses while keeping members healthy and happy in every aspect of their life. We deliver best-in-class primary care at comfortable, accessible neighborhood centers where older adults can feel at home and become part of a vibrant, wellness-focused community. We're passionate about caring for older adults and united by the belief that caring has the power to change everything for our members.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Cardiology Services, the Cardiac Sonographer Team Lead is a critical member of the care team. The Cardiac Sonographer Team Lead is responsible for maintaining quality imaging procedures throughout the enterprise through orientation, training, and guidance to new and existing colleagues. In addition, the Team Lead will prepare patients and diagnostic equipment for imaging procedures by explaining procedures, performing full transthoracic echocardiography procedures, fielding all member questions, and providing a comfortable setting to the member. The Team Lead is also responsible for accurate data entry, assisting physicians in interpreting the data, and ensuring all medical records and clinical systems are up to date.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Conduct monthly quality improvement initiatives to promote high quality imaging and reporting

• Review incomplete encounters on a daily basis and resolve any outstanding issues

• Provide orientation, training, and guidance to new and existing colleagues

• Serve as the back-up PACS administrator for technical support and end user training

• Act as a liaison between physicians, sonographers, clinical staff, and leadership

• Obtain optimal quality Echocardiographic data utilizing 2-D imaging, M-Mode, Continuous Wave, Pulsed Wave, and Color Flow Doppler

• Prepare preliminary reports for physician interpretation

• Utilize Ultrasound Enhancing Agents according to ASE guidelines, and perform saline contrast studies as needed

• Explain procedures to members so they are well informed regarding the examination and address any of their concerns

• Accurately track and input test data and patient information into clinical systems and medical records

Duties/Responsibilities (Continued):

• Maintain and calibrate equipment, as well as monitor quality control, to ensure accurate results

• Utilize knowledge of each member's age-specific needs in performance of duties and responsibilities

• Assist with transporting patients to and from exam rooms, ensuring high-level of patient care and satisfaction

• Ability and willingness to travel locally and regionally up to 50% of the time

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Customer-service orientation, with a focus on patient experience and care throughout interactions

• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment

• Detail-orientation for data entry, ensuring accuracy in data reporting and analysis

• High level of emotion intelligence, able to manage stressful situations with grace and determination

• Self-starter with the ability to think creatively and work effectively

• Ability to work effectively with various seniorities and diverse populations including staff, providers, members, family members, and vendors

• Excellent critical reasoning, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to analyze situations, determine risks, and find solutions to prevent future issues and resolve recurring defects

Education and Experience:

• Credentialed as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) from the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) from Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)

• Minimum five years working as a Cardiac Sonographer

• Experience with IAC Echo Lab Accreditation

• Management or supervisory experience (preferred)

• Experience with applications training for new staff (preferred)

• Proficient PC skills

• Embodies and serves as a role model of ArchWell Health's Values:

• Be compassionate

• Strive for excellence

• Earn trust

• Show respect

• Stay resilient

• Always do the right thing

About ArchWell Health:

At ArchWell Health, we're creating a community of caring designed to help our members stay healthy and engaged. By focusing on a strong provider-patient relationship, routine wellness, and staying active, our members enjoy a higher level of care and better quality of life after the age of 60. Everything we do is for seniors. We believe seniors should be heard, listened to, and given ample time by their physicians to live well later in life.

Our value-based care model is designed to prevent illnesses while keeping members healthy and happy in every aspect of their life. We deliver best-in-class primary care at comfortable, accessible neighborhood centers where older adults can feel at home and become part of a vibrant, wellness-focused community. We're passionate about caring for older adults and united by the belief that caring has the power to change everything for our members.

ArchWell Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Last Updated: 02.2024

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• Job Family Clinical Shared Services

• Pay Type Salary

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