{"id":4673,"date":"2024-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=4673"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:00:34","slug":"cardiac-sonographer-lead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/cardiac-sonographer-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiac Sonographer Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n
Representative group<\/th>\nJob codes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU LOCAL 925 HEALTHCARE PROF\/LAB TECH<\/td>\n18427 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)
\n22606 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU 1199NW HMC PROFESSIONAL\/TECHNICAL<\/td>\n18930 (NE S SEIU 1199NW HMC P\/T)
\n23080 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW HMC P\/T)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

DEFINITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lead echocardiographers, cardiac sonographers and others; assist in coordinating the operation of a cardiac ultrasound department; independently perform, assess, and document results of non-invasive and invasive highly complex clinical and research diagnostic cardiac ultrasound procedures and related physiological procedures to develop provisional working diagnosis of patients referred for evaluation of heart disease.<\/p>\n

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regularly assign, instruct, and check the work of others. Under general direction, perform administrative duties to coordinate the daily operation of the department such as prioritizing and coordinating patient flow; reviewing lab records and patient charge documents for accuracy and completeness; and verifying and authorizing payroll documents.<\/p>\n

TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lead sonographers performing cardiac ultrasound procedures, student interns, and other department support staff;<\/p>\n

Coordinate clinical activities and services; ensure adequate staffing for department operation;<\/p>\n

Participate in coordinating the patient schedule; prioritize the scheduling of patients based on patient acuity;<\/p>\n

Review lab records and patient charge documents for accuracy and completeness;<\/p>\n

Assist in the development of departmental policies and procedures;<\/p>\n

Provide feedback on staff performance; review and participate in the scheduling of staff; verify staff timesheets;<\/p>\n

Initiate orders for departmental supplies and equipment repair;<\/p>\n

Perform the duties of Cardiac Sonographers or Echocardiographers;<\/p>\n

May approve changes or patient additions to the department schedule;<\/p>\n

May act as liaison for the department with attending physicians, house staff, ancillary hospital and health sciences staff, nursing unit staff, and other medical community health care specialists;<\/p>\n

Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Current Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) certification through American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
\nOR
\nRegistered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) certification through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)<\/p>\n

AND<\/p>\n

One year of laboratory experience as a Cardiac Sonographer 1 or Cardiac Sonographer Specialist,
\nOR
\nTwo years of laboratory experience as a Cardiac Sonographer.<\/p>\n

Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n

CLASSIFICATOIN HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

06\/09\/2000: New Class
\n07\/01\/2007: Revised new class code: (formerly 6427) effective 07\/01\/2007
\n06\/22\/2011: New to SEIU 925
\n04\/04\/2023: Update MQs
\nNew Class Title: Class adopted for UW contract classified staff per PERC decision to add this title to SEIU 1199NW Professional\/Technical bargaining unit, effective November 27, 2013 (Case #25969-E-13-3817). Incorporates the work of UW classified non-union job code 6427, Cardiac Sonographer Lead\/Washington State Job Code 301N.
\n02\/12\/2024: Add SEIU 1199NW UWMC-NW job code<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP Representative group Job codes SEIU LOCAL 925 HEALTHCARE PROF\/LAB TECH 18427 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22606 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) SEIU 1199NW HMC PROFESSIONAL\/TECHNICAL 18930 (NE S SEIU 1199NW HMC P\/T) 23080 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW HMC P\/T) DEFINITION Lead echocardiographers, cardiac sonographers and others; assist in coordinating the operation of a cardiac ultrasound department; independently perform, assess, and document results of non-invasive and invasive highly complex clinical and research diagnostic…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","slim_seo":{"title":"Cardiac Sonographer Lead - Compensation","description":"UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP Representative group Job codes SEIU LOCAL 925 HEALTHCARE PROF\/LAB TECH 18427 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22606 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4673","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10848,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4673\/revisions\/10848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}