Cardiac Sonographer Associate

Department: 34005036 Non-Invasive Cardio
Shift: Day (United States of America)
Hours: 40
Contract:
Weekend Rotation:
Job Profile Summary: Provides high quality cardiac ultrasound exams for cardiologist interpretation, resulting in accurate diagnosis and/or shorter length of stay without repeat scans.
Job Description:

Principle Responsibilities

• Performs routine and special cardiac procedures in compliance with physician orders and department guidelines
  • Identifies patient and does set up for exam.
  • Documents accurately all needed aspects of the procedure.
  • Observes and communicates with patient responding to needs.
  • Maintains safe patient environment in procedure area.
• Complete procedures with high degree of accuracy
  • Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of all diagnostic equipment.
  • Maintains work knowledge and competence.
  • Gathers all relevant information to assist in interpretation of images.
  • Verifies all imaging has appropriately transferred to imaging storage and retrieval system.
• Communicates with RN regarding patient status
  • Works together during specific procedures to ensure appropriate patient care.
  • Notifies RN of immediate patient needs or concerns.
• Performs additional duties to complete process
  • Finalizes scan reports and sends to appropriate area for reading.
  • Participates in room turnover, including cleaning of equipment.
  • Restocks and prepares room for next patient.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Associate's or Vocational degree from accredited Echocardiography program required
• 2 to 5 Years Cardiac Sonography less than 5 years experience or one certification required
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required Upon Hire
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer registry eligible Upon Hire required and
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer RDCS within 1 Year required

Leadership Capabilities

• See the Big Picture: Know where we are going as an organization. Use sound judgement and critical thinking to make good decisions that support our mission.
  • I know where Allina is going and how my role fits into this picture
  • I capture important lessons and share them to foster innovation
  • I am good at anticipating the implications of my decisions
  • I understand and apply the disciplines of continuous improvement
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  Inspire Greatness: Inspire others by connecting their purpose to the broader mission. Lead others through change and celebrate success.
  • I help my team connect to the broader mission
  • I see and fulfill my role in motivating the team around me
  • I celebrate success and help my partners see what is possible with change
  • I call out and address unexpected roadblocks or problems
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  Foster Learning and Growth: Role model growth, ongoing development and self-care. Empower, coach and encourage others to be at their best selves.
  • I role-model self-care and ongoing development
  • I share my knowledge and coach others to foster growth and success
  • I demonstrate enthusiasm for learning
  • I candidly advocate for the resources I need
  • I support my colleagues in their development and growth
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  Deliver Excellence: Set and align clear goals, measure results, and continually improve safety, quality, experience, and innovation.
  • I take ownership of outcomes and fulfillment of goals
  • I facilitate adjustments to assure positive results
  • I work with a sense of urgency, concern and determination
  • I use well-grounded approaches to create sustainable solutions repeatedly
  • I engage and foster improvements to impact safety, quality, and efficiency
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  Succeed Together:Connect with others authentically. Recognize the value of each individual and seek diverse points of view. Collaborate to succeed together.
  • I consider how decisions might impact my colleagues
  • I am generous in my commitment to supporting the needs of my partners
  • I respect others’ opinions, praise good work and encourage all team members to be involved
  • I seek common ground and work to create mutually beneficial outcomes

Functional Competencies

• Collaboration: Develops partnerships with internal team members.
• Communication Skills: Able to communicate well in straight-forward situations.
• Company Knowledge: Understands his/her own job and how the role interacts with his/her team.
• Functional Knowledge: Understands his/her discipline and good conceptualization of processes.
• Problem Solving: Uses common sense to solve routine issues.

Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently

Additional Job Description:

• Position will consist of weekdays, occasional weekends, and on-call.
• Shift varies- Day hours.
• Schedule is provided 2-3 weeks in advance.
• Sonographers have opportunity to be a part of Concordia University's/Allina Health's joint Echo program.