Cardiac Sonographer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (maybe Position Summary / Career Interest), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required Education And Experience, Required Licensure And Certification, Knowledge Requirements), Skills (maybe not separate), Benefits, Pay, Schedule only if present. The posting does not mention Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not include those sections. Also we should not repeat job title as heading. We should include a short

for metadata like Job Requisition ID maybe? The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it." So we can include a

with Job Requisition ID: R-58155. Also maybe include location? Not needed. We need to preserve all substantive information, remove boilerplate (EEO, accommodations, dispute resolution, job alerts, etc). Also remove duplicated lines (some lines repeated like "Interacts and communicates with patients..." appears twice). We should keep content but not duplicate. We need to use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We'll include only those with real content. We have Position Summary / Career Interest -> we can treat as About the role. Responsibilities: we have a big block. Requirements: we have Required Education And Experience, Required Licensure And Certification, Knowledge Requirements. Could combine into Requirements section. Skills: maybe not separate; we could put under Requirements or maybe Skills section if there are skill statements. There's "Must have basic computer skills." and "Ability to train in area of competency". Also "Maintain CME requirements". Those could be under Skills or Requirements. Since we have a Skills heading possible, we could put those there. But we need to avoid thin sections. Might be better to include them under Requirements. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can combine Education, Licensure, Knowledge into Requirements. Skills maybe not needed separately. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements. We need to use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should convert the responsibilities bullet points into
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    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The responsibilities are essentially a list of duties. So better to make a list. Similarly for requirements: we can list education, licensure, knowledge. We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the original. Let's extract responsibilities bullet points: From text: - Obtains a patient history and perform a pre ultrasound procedure assessment. - The sonographer must utilize their professional knowledge to verify that the exam ordered is consistent with the patient history, indication and/or diagnosis and assessment findings. - In the presence of any inconsistencies they clarify the procedure with the ordering physician. - They interact and communicate with patients; explaining the procedure, reassuring them and eliciting their cooperation as needed. - Assumes responsibility for the safety, mental and physical comfort of the patients while they are under their care. - Interacts and communicates with patients, explaining the procedure, reassuring them and eliciting their cooperation as needed. (duplicate) - Performs routine and complex cardiac ultrasound procedures including echocardiograms, stress echocardiograms including treadmill, Dobutamine echo and bicycle ergonometry. - The sonographer must demonstrate an understanding of the imaging planes obtained during a TEE exam. - Assists the physician in the accurate acquisition of images from the esophagus. - At the KU location the sonographer completes appropriate TEE probe cleaning and disinfecting. - Performs professional, clinical and technical competencies of assigned location, but not limited to assigned shifts and be readily available when scheduled to perform on-call echocardiographic services as assigned to provide emergent echocardiographic services under the direction of a cardiologist. - Demonstrates the ability to identify and evaluate the appropriate anatomical and physiological consequences that would be consistent with disease processes. - The sonographer needs to be able to adapt the routine protocol to accommodate a wide range of patients and disease-states, making each exam individual and unique. - Any additional enhancements that would provide beneficial information are initiated with the sonographer unless otherwise noted by the ordering physician. - Demonstrates both cognitive and psychomotor skill sets in the area of cardiovascular disease states. - These skill sets are necessary to accurately and efficiently obtain the appropriate echocardiographic ultrasound images and hemodynamic information as appropriate. - Organizes the acquired data in the appropriate sequence that will accurately represent the patient’s condition to the interpreting physician. - In the presence of critical values, the sonographer must display competence in identifying, documenting and communicating this to the interpreting physician. - Working closely with the interpreting physician in interpretive sessions, assisting in the evaluation of data and contributing relevant technical information. - In accordance with the departmental QI program, the sonographer must provide quality, constructive feedback on peer-to-peer case study review as assigned; return QI studies to the technical director or their designee in a timely manner. - Assists in maintaining efficient patient flow through the department, working as an active participant with the other members of the team. - Responsible for completion of mandatory educational assignments as outlined by the departmental director. - Participates in the education and training of sonographer students, residents, medical students and fellows, providing instruction in the area of cardiovascular ultrasound procedures. - Assess the need for ultrasound enhancing agent (UEA) and bubble studies during echocardiography studies. - Administer and properly document IVs, UEA, and bubble studies when performed. - Assists with the assessment and maintenance of the equipment log. - Make service calls when needed in a timely manner, resolve the issue, and document in the appropriate log. - The sonographer must notify director/manager of issue in a timely manner. - Maintains cleanliness of supplies, stocks linen and empties laundry on a daily basis. - Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department. - These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. - Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. - Other duties may be assigned as required. We need to keep all that. Some sentences are repetitive; we can keep but maybe deduplicate identical sentences: "Interacts and communicates with patients..." appears twice. We could keep one instance to avoid duplication but instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should remove duplicate lines. So we keep only one. Also "Assumes responsibility for the safety, mental and physical comfort of the patients while they are under their care." is unique. Now for Requirements section: Required Education And Experience: - High School Graduate - Preferred Education And Experience: Graduate of programmatically accredited program in cardiac ultrasound/echocardiography OR Graduate of a Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate academic program in Health Science (including, but not limited to, cardiovascular technology, ultrasound, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, or nursing) - Training or certification in IV and UEA contrast administration Required Licensure And Certification: - Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) upon Hire - Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) - Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) must be completed or in the process of being completed and credentialed within 180 Days OR - Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) must be completed or in the process of being completed and credentialed within 180 Days Knowledge Requirements: - Maintain CME requirements - Ability to train in area of competency - Must have basic computer skills. We should keep all. Now About the role: Position Summary / Career Interest paragraph: "Cardiac sonographers provide professional, safe and compassionate ultrasound imaging care to all patient populations. They are uniquely trained in the advanced understanding of ultrasound physics and instrumentation allowing them to optimize the ultrasound controls for the highest quality image acquisition. The sonographer is able to identify and evaluate the appropriate anatomical and physiological consequences consistent with different disease processes. They need to be able to adapt the routine protocol to a wide range of patients and disease-state variability, making each exam individual and unique. The sonographer manages the initiation of critical value notification to expedite optimal patient outcomes." We can keep that as prose

      . Now we need to include a short

      for metadata: Job Requisition ID R-58155. Possibly also mention Position Title? But instruction says do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). We can include it in metadata paragraph if desired, but not required. We'll include a

      with "Job Requisition ID: R-58155". Also maybe include location? Not needed. Now output HTML fragment:

      About the role

      Cardiac sonographers provide professional, safe and compassionate ultrasound imaging care to all patient populations. They are uniquely trained in the advanced understanding of ultrasound physics and instrumentation allowing them to optimize the ultrasound controls for the highest quality image acquisition. The sonographer is able to identify and evaluate the appropriate anatomical and physiological consequences consistent with different disease processes. They need to be able to adapt the routine protocol to a wide range of patients and disease-state variability, making each exam individual and unique. The sonographer manages the initiation of critical value notification to expedite optimal patient outcomes.

      Responsibilities

      • Obtains a patient history and performs a pre‑ultrasound procedure assessment.
      • Utilizes professional knowledge to verify that the exam ordered is consistent with the patient history, indication and/or diagnosis and assessment findings.
      • Clarifies the procedure with the ordering physician when inconsistencies are present.
      • Interacts and communicates with patients, explaining the procedure, reassuring them and eliciting their cooperation as needed.
      • Assumes responsibility for the safety, mental and physical comfort of the patients while they are under their care.
      • Performs routine and complex cardiac ultrasound procedures including echocardiograms, stress echocardiograms (treadmill, Dobutamine echo, bicycle ergonometry).
      • Demonstrates understanding of the imaging planes obtained during a TEE exam.
      • Assists the physician in the accurate acquisition of images from the esophagus.
      • At the KU location, completes appropriate TEE probe cleaning and disinfecting.
      • Performs professional, clinical and technical competencies of the assigned location; remains readily available for scheduled on‑call echocardiographic services to provide emergent echocardiographic services under the direction of a cardiologist.
      • Identifies and evaluates the appropriate anatomical and physiological consequences consistent with disease processes.
      • Adapts the routine protocol to accommodate a wide range of patients and disease states, making each exam individual and unique.
      • Initiates any additional enhancements that would provide beneficial information unless otherwise noted by the ordering physician.
      • Demonstrates cognitive and psychomotor skill sets in the area of cardiovascular disease states necessary to accurately and efficiently obtain echocardiographic ultrasound images and hemodynamic information.
      • Organizes acquired data in the appropriate sequence to accurately represent the patient’s condition to the interpreting physician.
      • In the presence of critical values, identifies, documents and communicates this to the interpreting physician.
      • Works closely with the interpreting physician in interpretive sessions, assisting in evaluation of data and contributing relevant technical information.
      • Provides quality, constructive feedback on peer‑to‑peer case study review as assigned per the departmental QI program and returns QI studies to the technical director or designee in a timely manner.
      • Assists in maintaining efficient patient flow through the department as an active team participant.
      • Completes mandatory educational assignments as outlined by the departmental director.
      • Participates in the education and training of sonographer students, residents, medical students and fellows, providing instruction in cardiovascular ultrasound procedures.