Lead - Ultrasound Technologist 39-59 per hour

Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Ultrasound Technologist Lead for a job in South Elgin, Illinois.

& Requirements

• Specialty: Ultrasound Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: days
• Employment Type: Staff

$5,000 sign-on bonus!

Major Responsibilities:

Responsible for direct and in-direct patient care.

• Provides clinical coverage as dictated by patient volume, access, or workflow.
• Ability to competently position patients for all exams. Perform problem solving as it relates to physical limitations of patients during patient positioning

• Competent to perform image reviews to determine if more views are necessary to complete the exam
• Able to select and adjust technical factors governing the imaging process
• Ability to identify artifacts on image and assist in problem solving
• Has minimal repeat work
• Efficiently communicates normal and abnormal anatomy that is captured on the scans for the radiologists, including filling out worksheets
• Accurately measures and labels anatomical structures as needed
• Operates all equipment in a competent manner
• Perform start-up and shut down procedures on all equipment
• Ensures that all images are labeled and marked correctly
• Follows the process/policy for using high level disinfectants
• Performs Time Out before starting any procedures
• Follow the process/policy for clean procedures
• Stocks rooms as needed
• Participate in AOS checks as assigned
• Assist other team members/physicians as needed
• Participate in patient education
• Act flexibly to rotate through sites and shifts to provide coverage as warranted

Responsible for daily team operations to ensure overall work standards and goals are achieved.

• Coordinates staffing schedule and works to address staffing issues providing for coverage when warranted.
• Manages and completes teammates time and attendance
• Carries out process audits to confirm maintenance of standard work, policies, and protocols.
• Actively seeks to drive waste out of the process.
• Ensures visual management is maintained and shares feedback with team members regularly.
• Engages and encourages teammates while executing process improvement initiatives.
• Ensures high flexibility of staff to minimize downtime and allow for job rotation while ensuring that effective work balance in the team is maintained.
• Teaches and encourages problem solving/critical thinking in team members as situations warrant; i. e. , equipment malfunction, physical limitations of equipment, and physical limitations of patients during patient positioning
• Oversees that documentation of preventative maintenance, equipment repair, recalls, and equipment manufacturer alerts are complete and up-to-date.

Under the direction of the department leaders, manages orientation, training, and performance. Upholds clinic policies and serves as a role model by acting in a manner consistent with Behavior Expectations.

• Ensures teammates meet daily, monthly, and annual accountabilities as depicted by position job description and department procedures.
• Motivates staff, provides praise, and constructive feedback to elicit high levels of productivity.
• Participates in preparing annual teammate performance reviews,
• Verifies licensure/certification of teammates to ensure clinical compliance, (CPR, ARRT, ARDMS, etc. ); views original and documents primary source verification.
• Administers, monitors, and ensures compliance with annual competencies, HIPAA, Safety Training, Business Conduct, and OSHA.
• Responsible for the department orientation and training of new teammates
• Conducts ongoing assessment of orientation and training effectiveness, adjusting as appropriate.
• Assists supervisor/manager in recruiting, interviewing, hiring of technologists. Provides input during interviewing and selection process of new hires
• Understands and acts in support of department work standards, procedures, initiatives, and continuous process improvement to positively impact Key Result Areas and guides teammates as appropriate.
• Consistently recognizes problem situations that require action and proceeds accordingly in a calm, professional manner, demonstrating strong customer service, effective conflict resolution and service recovery skills.
• Ensures regular communication of clinic, site, and department information to team as necessary or appropriate.

Supports supervisor / manager in a variety of department / administrative functions as directed.

• Creates and maintains essential data and files to provide for department reports as directed by manager/supervisor, (i. e. Budget/finance, staffing, inventory).
• Provide consistent feedback on overall operations of department(s) to their direct supervisor/manager.
• Coordinates preventive maintenance and on-demand service for all equipment, as applicable.
• Delegate problems through proper channels and follows through to seek completion.
• Attend and assist with department meetings.
• Monitor and maintain an appropriate supply inventory and coordinate ordering of supplies on a routine or as needed basis.
• Promote cost reduction targets within the team.

Self-Development

• Consistently manages time and demonstrates resource management skills effectively to complete daily activities.
• Maintains licensure/certification(s) and required amount of continuing education credits.
• Completes clinic competencies as required.
• Maintains knowledge of clinic and department policies, procedures, and standards. (i. e. Documentation Policy, Attendance Policy, etc. )
• Participates in developmental/skills training.
• Maintains CPR certification
• Understands and acts in support of department work standards, procedures, initiatives, and continuous process improvement to positively impact Key Result Areas and guides others as appropriate.
• Delegate problems through proper channels and follows through to seek completion
• Completes mandatory courses

Quality Coordination as assigned

• Administers initial and annual competencies
• Audits productivity, scanning, protocols, and technical factors ensuring teammate competency. Reviews audits with teammates and coaches to ensure teammate development.
• Prepares annual competencies for teammate annual performance evaluation.
• Evaluates the need for and develops team/individual training sessions to reinforce standardization, flexibility, and build new skill sets.
• Expert in all ultrasound protocols/exams (with the exception of level 2 ultrasounds).
• Acts as a technical, PACS, EPIC, and equipment resource for ultrasound.
• Provides technical counseling and/or education to all identified staff to improve technical competency. Monitors to ensure technical competency improvement
• Documents all aspects of technical meetings/.