Head Ultrasound Technologist in Echocardiology

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Head Ultrasound Technologist in Echocardiology - Competition #2024-606

Position Status: Regular, full-time (1.0 FTE)

Location: Symphony

EFW Radiology is currently seeking a Head Ultrasound Technologist in Echocardiography to contribute to our mission of providing exceptional patient care

About EFW and Symphony of Health Connections:

EFW Radiology owns and operates twelve community-based clinics providing Diagnostic Imaging, Maternal Fetal Medicine, and Pain Management services. Echocardiography is performed in partnership with Symphony of Health Connections.

Symphony of Health Connections is a patient-partnered organization practicing principles of high-value care located at 75 Crowfoot Rise NW, Calgary. Symphony of Health Connections offers rapid, optimally performed and interpreted ECG services, transthoracic echocardiograms, stress testing and myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) stress testing as part of a growing, integrated and dynamic multi-disciplinary clinic.

Our Core Values:

• Compassion: Treat everyone with care, kindness, and respect.
• Trust: Demonstrate empathy and understanding while partnering with patients, caregivers, communities, and each other.
• Meaning: Contribute to the well-being of our communities through healthcare, innovation, education, and careers.

The Role

The Head Ultrasound Technologist in Echocardiography provides leadership at the clinic by maintaining clinic standards; overseeing department workflow; providing training; as well as performing ultrasound examinations in an efficient and effective manner. The Head Tech is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the ultrasound area within the clinic.

Reporting to: Ultrasound Supervisor

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and guidance to ultrasound technologists, including:
  • Providing feedback, mentoring, and coaching on day-to-day work processes and performance.
  • Escalating performance concerns to the Ultrasound Supervisor.
  • Providing input into the annual performance evaluation of technologists.
  • Delegates tasks as required to promote teamwork and growth.
• Promotes and ensures a positive work environment.
• Ensures supplies are ordered and inventory is within levels which allow the clinic to operate efficiently and smoothly.
• Ensures and maintains clinic standards for cleanliness and safety as per EFW processes and policies.
• Interacts with other modality heads and booking to manage patients and add-ons.
• Troubleshoots clinical and patient issues as required.
• Provides assistance to the Symphony physician with any technical or site-specific questions/situations.
• Assists with orientation of new radiology residents, employees, and Sonography students.
• Communicates with patients in a professional manner, explaining procedures and observing the patient during the examination to ensure safety and comfort.
• Performs the duties of an ultrasound technologist, including scanning patients, assessing and evaluating ultrasound images, and providing accurate documentation in a timely manner to aid in diagnoses.
• Oversees creation and review of Ultrasound Policies and Procedures.
• Oversees day-to-day operations of assigned ultrasound portfolio ensuring that patient templates, scanning protocols, and standard of practice are managed effectively and efficiently.
• Provides leadership and guidance to assigned staff, including setting expectations, monitoring performance, and providing feedback and coaching.
• Updates policies and procedures as needed, ensuring staff are aware of and trained on all procedural changes.
• Adheres to and ensures compliance with all Safety policies and associated standards of practices, addressing issues and taking appropriate action where non-compliance is identified.
• Promotes a strong team culture, building on strengths to achieve results.
• Demonstrates EFW values of Compassion, Trust, and Meaning in the workplace.
• Adheres to all privacy and confidentiality policies and procedures as they relate to EFW, our patients, and our employees.
• Undertakes other related duties as assigned.

You have the following:

• A dedicated clinical specialist in echocardiography for a minimum of 6 years, during which a mix of outpatient and hospital inpatient scanning experience was achieved.
• Expertise with agitated saline contrast studies, LV contrast opacification studies, strain, 3D, and stress echocardiography.
• Credentialed Member of Sonography Canada in Echocardiology with liability insurance.
• Consistently obtaining good quality images.
• Committed to providing professional and compassionate patient care.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to give clear instructions and ask questions when the need arises.
• Ability to provide leadership to team members by providing feedback and coaching.
• Exhibit sound judgment and effective decision-making skills.
• Ability to accept constructive feedback.
• Strong team player who is comfortable interacting with other team members as well as working independently.
• Logical, analytical, and critical thinking required.
• Exceptional time management and multi-tasking abilities.
• Strong computer and keyboarding skills, including a working knowledge of RIS software including ISCV.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced clinical environment.

Working Conditions:

• May be required to attend training and meetings outside of regular EFW business hours.
• Repetitive actions of hand and arm.

Hours of Work:

EFW is dedicated to providing quality patient care with daytime, evening, and weekend clinic hours throughout all of our clinic locations. All EFW Radiology employees working in, or providing shared services to, our community clinics shall participate in being scheduled in the evening or weekend shifts as required. Our employees must also be able to work at any EFW clinic location and provide their own transportation.

Why EFW?

We strive to deliver healthcare with compassion, earn the trust of referring physicians, and provide careers with meaning.

We offer our employees:

• A friendly, professional state-of-the-art working environment.
• An opportunity for technologists to perform a wide variety of examinations.
• A teaching environment with ongoing continuing education through seminars, conferences, and online courses.
• An opportunity to have a career with meaning and opportunity for growth.
• An extraordinary total rewards package that includes an industry-leading Shift Premium Program and matching RRSP.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Fun employee events including an annual Holiday Party and Family Movie Day.
• An opportunity to give back by working with community partners.

EFW Radiology is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring talented, qualified professionals without regard to race, age, gender, or any other protected ground and to providing an environment without discrimination.

Every effort is made to provide fair and equal employment and development opportunities and to ensure that our policies regarding hiring, compensation, promotions, and transfers are based solely on skills and capabilities, job requirements, job performance, and other job-related criteria.

If you are dedicated to quality patient care and want to join our team of dynamic health care professionals, please submit your application by August 14, 2024.

We thank all applicants in advance; however, we will only contact candidates selected for an interview.