What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fetal Cardiac Sonographer position at Children's National Medical Center?
The Fetal Cardiac Sonographer will perform a variety of technical and research responsibilities related to the Cardiology Echo Laboratory. Work collaboratively with hospital staff. Perform Echocardiograms, including measurements, and other diagnostic tests accurately and efficiently. Maintain Records/Billing forms accurately. Promote education for others in department about echocardiography..
Full time Pediatric and Fetal Cardiac Sonographer for main hospital campus in DC.
Minimum Education Vocational Education High School diploma and graduate of an approved school of Echocardiography (Required) Minimum Work Experience 2 years Prior experience performing fetal echo in a dedicated pediatric/fetal echocardiography lab, excluding OB/MFM office experience (Required) Required Skills/Knowledge Show respect and sensitivity Demonstrate patience, self-control and self-discipline Required Licenses and Certifications Registered Pediatric Echocardiographer CCI/ARDMS (PE) or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) Upon Hire (Required) And Fetal Echocardiography certification ARDMS RDCS (FE) Upon Hire (Required) And Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) Upon Hire (Required) Functional Accountabilities Echocardiogram Procedure- Independently perform echos on complex patients with congenital heart disease in inpatient and outpatient setting in a timely fashion. Independently perform fetal echocardiograms on expecting mother’s fetus for early detection of congenital heart disease.
- Perform all required modalities for standard/research echos according to protocol.
- Provides education to expecting mothers on using handheld Doppler probe. Assist in the training of fellows and sonography trainees on fetal echocardiography.
- Utilize on-line and/or off line analysis system effectively .
- Perform analysis in a timely fashion.
- Strive for accuracy; check work consistently and keep up with heavy volume; strive to improve quality of echos.
- All pertinent patient information is obtained for studies.
- All studies are created completely and accurately using the PACS system
- All studies billed completely and in a timely fashion.
- Volunteer to be responsible for research project.
- Assist physicians/fellows with research, willingly.
- Collect all pertinent information.
- Assist director of echocardiography with telemedicine.
- Assist director of echocardiography with 3D echo and contrast studies.
- Advise supervisor of any problems with equipment.
- Advise supervisor when supplies are low.
- Echo machine and probes are kept clean between patients.
- Help maintain neat and orderly work station and echo lab.
- Be reliable and on-time.
- Perform echos, EKG’s and Holter monitors in a timely fashion.
- Be able to handle heavy volume effectively and efficiently.
- Work well with physicians, nurses and families.
- Keep clinics well stocked with supplies.
- Participate in all aspects of on-call responsibilities and be reliable; work well with cardiologists.
- Instruct and guide junior level techs/fellows on approach to echoing patients with complex heart disease.
- Guide junior level techs/fellows on obtaining quality studies (utilization of transducers/controls).
- Instruct junior level techs/fellows on use of echo machine, digital acquisition and ISCV system.
- Be reliable and on-time.
- Work well with cardiologists.
- Work well with physicians, nurses and families.
- Show respect and sensitivity .
- Demonstrate patience and self-control.
- Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization
- Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences
- Demonstrate personal and professional integrity
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
- Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
- Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
- Partner with all team members to achieve goals
- Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
- Contribute to a positive work environment
- Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
- Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
- Use resources efficiently
- Search for less costly ways of doing things
- Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
- Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
- Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
- Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
- Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
- Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
