Cardiac Sonography Educator

Company Description

At Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, we know world-renowned care begins with world-class caring. That's why we combine advanced technologies and breakthrough discoveries with family-centered care. It's why we provide our caregivers with continuing education and state-of-the-art facilities, like the newly remodeled Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. And it's why we need caring, committed people on our team - like you. Join us on our mission to heal humanity, one child and family at a time.

Job ID: P146994-3226

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

This paragraph summarizes the general nature, level and purpose of the job.

Assists the Echocardiography Manager and the Medical Director in the provision of quality patient care by ensuring the clinical competence of cardiac sonographer staff. Collaborates with the Echocardiography Lab Leadership to develop, deliver, and evaluate education and training for sonographer staff, cardiology fellows, echocardiography students, and other echocardiography learners in the department. Responsibilities include developing and teaching orientation, in services, and continuing education programs, utilizing contemporary congenital heart disease imaging techniques and current research and publications regarding congenital heart disease anatomy and hemodynamics. Education with a focus on the knowledge and skills required to prove excellence in care for patients in the department and throughout the echocardiography service. Collaboration and assistance with quality improvement issues, and accreditation requirements. Consults with the Echocardiography Manager, the Medical Director of Echocardiography, Department Leadership and Sonographer Staff regarding patient care and staff performance, participates in setting standards for patient care, and maintains knowledge and skills in congenital echocardiography.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Employees must abide by all Joint Commission Requirements including but not limited to sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patient rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, and licensure and health screenings.

Must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the hospital's policies and procedures, including its Service Standards and its Code of Conduct.

*Develop and design echocardiography education programs and materials for continued high acuity and evolving echo protocols. Responsible for the training and adoption of cardiac sonography and imaging best practices to assure quality and safe sonographer scanning.

*Leads the training of staff and sonographer learners.

*Assesses staff and learners for educational needs. Evaluates abilities and establishes quality metrics for new sonographers to achieve and succeed.

*Plans and organizes educational sessions.

*Develops sonographer orientation and/or education pathways.

*Navigates existing peer reviewed echocardiography and congenital heart disease information sources and translates this information into educational materials and sessions.

*Develops and champions the ability to hire new grads from the community and nation-wide and develops them into high quality and skilled pediatric and fetal sonographers able to assess and provide for our high acuity patients.

*Responsible for improving quality and safety for patient care with the development, implementation, and teaching of best practices and progressive scanning techniques to new grads as well as seasoned echo sonographers.

*Gathers data from a variety of sources (such as needs assessments, quality reports, etc.) to determine learning needs of cardiac sonography staff and identifies desired outcomes of learning activities.

*Promotes quality patient care by serving as a resource to cardiac sonographers to meet staff education and training needs.

*Plans, prepares, and maintains materials for use in educational programs for accuracy and relevance to the target audience.

*Develops, implements and evaluates cost-effective educational programs for staff.

*Teaches in both formal and informal settings using appropriate methodology and strategies. Incorporates principles of adult learning in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of education programs.

*Develops/coordinates core education to address patient population specific cardiac sonography care.

*Delivers competence-based programs for staff with a focus upon improvement of skills and retention of knowledge.

*Incorporates clinical research in education and training programs to provide a scientific foundation for professional practice.

*Evaluates the effectiveness of educational programming. Ensures that educational programs are congruent with organizational missions, values, and goals.

*Identifies specific needs for, and means to, enhance cardiac sonography professional development.

*Maintains clinical competency in cardiac sonography. Promotes a safe and healthy work environment. Serves as a role model to promote excellence and safety; role models professional practice and promotes the concept of lifelong learning. Integrates ethical principles in all aspects of practice.

*Performs sonographer scanning duties.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

Education: Successful completion of an accredited cardiac ultrasound program. Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a radiological science or related health care profession preferred. 

Experience: Five (5) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

License/Certification: American Society of Diagnostic Sonography, Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer RDCS (Pediatric (PE) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International Advanced Cardiac Sonographer (ACS) credential.  Fetal (FE) credential highly desired.

KNOWLEDGE

These are the observable and measurable attributes and skills required to perform successfully the essential functions of the job and are generally demonstrated through qualifying experience, education, or licensure/certification.

*Ability to apply judgment and make informed decision.

*Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Ability to adjust communications to fit the needs and level of understanding of the receiver.

*Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with widely diverse groups, including individuals at all levels both within and outside the organization and gain their cooperation.

*Ability to establish and maintain excellent client relationship, exhibit exemplary interpersonal skills and exercise sound judgment and professionalism in business and personnel matters.

*Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus.

*Ability to interpret physician instructions and patient medical and clinical records to determine type of ultrasonic procedure/test to be performed.

*Ability to organize, prioritize, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities.

*Ability to provide leadership and influence others.

*Ability to solve problems and identify solutions.

*Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and congenital/acquired pathology as they relate to the use and interpretation of ultrasound diagnostic procedures.

*Knowledge of computer systems and software used in functional area.

*Knowledge of principles of ultrasound physics, and the propagation of ultrasound through tissues.

*Knowledge of safety principles and procedures related to ultrasound procedures and equipment.

*Knowledge of ultrasound diagnostic procedures and equipment/instrumentation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions in which the job is typically performed are available from the Occupational Health Department. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Additional Information

Pay Range
Compensation is based on the level and requirements of the role.
Salary within our ranges may also be determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities, as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Typically, new team members join at the minimum to mid salary range.
Minimum to Midpoint Range (Hourly): $79.93 to $99.91

Stanford Medicine Children's Health (SMCH) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SMCH does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements, and where applicable, in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.