Cardiac Sonography Faculty

The faculty member is responsible for instructing and assessing didactic and clinical courses in the Cardiovascular Sonography Program. The individual will instruct, evaluate, and observe students in the lab and conduct periodic clinical site visits to ensure students are progressing satisfactorily. The individual will be responsible for the implementation and continued improvement of coordination of the didactic, campus laboratory and clinical experiences in the sonography program.

Responsibilities and Duties

Performs student instruction and clinical assessment to include

• Maintain the lab experience curricula to coincide with state and national guidelines.
• Instruct in the Cardiovascular Sonography didactic course work.
• Ensure course and program learning outcomes are delivered as defined by the syllabus.
• Implements course policies to ensure students are learning in an academic environment
• Participate in continued evaluation of the program to include scanning protocols for the lab.
• Assist the program director in the operation of the program by participating in the formulation of program, lab and clinical policies and procedures.
• Participate in programmatic and accreditation activities.
• Deliver training of scanning protocols in the lab to correlate with didactic lectures.
• Serves as resource and mentor for students and staff in clinical arena.
• Ensures all the objectives are met during clinical rotation.
• Maintains and document’s clinical competencies.
• Communicate effectively with program director, staff, and peers.
• Assign grades for students.
• Maintain lab equipment.
• Stay informed and up to date with industry standards and incorporate into program offerings accordingly.
• Participates in Advisory Committee meetings

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Understanding of educational environments, including the needs of adult learners.
• Understanding of professional career paths for which the prospect is enrolled.
• Ability to provide a positive and effective learning environment.
• Dedication, motivation, and enthusiasm for teaching.

Required Education & Experience

• Graduated from an accredited program in Cardiac Sonography or equivalent.
• An academic degree is not lower than an associate degree and at least equal to that for which the students in the program are being prepared.
• The equivalent of two years of full-time clinical experience as a cardiac sonographer and vascular technologist.
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or CCI