Echo Cardiac Supervisor, Echocardiology

Job Summary

The Echo Cardiac Ultrasound Supervisor at North Mississippi Health Services, Heart Institute, has several key responsibilities. They oversee echocardiography procedures, coordinate activities for Echocardiography Sonographers, schedule staff, ensure staff's continued education, maintain ICAEL Accreditation, collaborate with cardiologists to implement new procedures, assist in performance evaluations, and manage equipment maintenance. As a supervisor, this role oversees and guides a team of employees to ensure efficient task completion, promoting teamwork and effective coordination.

• The incumbent performs all aspects of echocardiography. (M-mode: 2-Dimensional;
  Spectral Color Flow Doppler, Stress Echocardiography; assists with Transesophageal Echocardiography; and assists with Cardiac Biopsy).
• Coordinates the activities for the Echocardiography Sonographers, i.e., work assignments and distribution of workflow.
• Responsible for all areas of Echocardiography including Adult and Pediatric populations:
  Main Unit, and Women’s Center echo area.
• Responsible for scheduling of staff and maintaining coverage in all areas of Echocardiography.
• Responsible for ensuring all staff maintain Continued Education and learn new procedures.
• Must work closely with all NMMC managers to ensure Best practices.
• Works closely with Cardiologists to keep ECHO Lab state of the art with new procedures and research participation.
• Maintains ICAEL Accreditation, has quarterly QI meetings and monthly educational meetings with staff and physicians.
• Works closely with Structural Heart Manager helping with problem solving, development of new areas and new procedures across Cardiovascular Services.
• Assists in performance evaluations and recommending disciplinary action when warranted.
• Responsible for the orientation of professional and technical personnel with regards to ultrasound techniques and procedures to be used in the laboratory.
• Organize and carry out training of professional and technical personnel with regards to ultrasound techniques and procedures to be used in the laboratory.
• Assists the Structural Heart Manager in the preparation and maintenance of the departmental budget.
• Assist in the update and development of techniques, policies and procedures.
• Responsible for assuring that all equipment required to complete Echocardiography procedures is in proper working order, maintain monthly maintenance of equipment, and uses problem solving skills to identify system errors.
• Perform cardiac ultrasound studies for acquired heart disease.
• Properly identify and detect abnormalities of valves, chambers, great vessels and any related structures, recognize the physiologic effects of the disease process.
• Perform ultrasound examination in accordance with the standards and nomenclature established for M-mode, Two-Dimensional Echocardiography.
• Properly identify M-mode recording; mark and measure M-modes for physicians. Analyze two-dimensional study utilizing equipment’s internal analysis package and properly measure structures.
• Responsible for proper charting, filing, and charging of all Echocardiography procedures performed.
• Responsible for Computerized Patient Scheduling on an as needed basis. Inventory:
• Responsible for maintaining adequate inventory of supplies needed for procedures performed.
• Participates in hospital and departmental on-going Performance Improvement activities and complies with actions taken as a result of those activities to assure high quality patient care.

• Education
  Associate's Degree. The incumbent must be a registered cardiac sonographer and should be a graduate of an accredited ultrasound program, which included training in cardiac ultrasound. Required

• Licenses and Certifications
  BCLS - Basic Life Support; ACLS; PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support; ARDMS - Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonography; ARDMS - Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonography; CCI - Cardiovascular Credentialing International

• Work Experience
  1-3 years. 3 years of clinical experience in cardiac ultrasound. Required

• Skills / Knowledge,
  
  Skills and Abilities
  
  
  This position required detailed knowledge of cardiac anatomy,…