Echo Accreditation Specialist - Full Time

Northeast Georgia Medical Center • Gainesville, GA

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About The Position

The Echo Accreditation Specialist is responsible for maintaining IAC accreditation across current and new Echo sites. The role maintains real-time documentation according to IAC accreditation standards, assists with preparation and maintenance for regulatory reviews and quality audits, identifies and corrects policy errors, coordinates policy updates with other departments, and serves as a subject matter expert in regulatory requirements and Echo procedures.

The position is approximately 60% scanning Echo patients and 40% administrative work related to IAC accreditation. Echo scanning is required to maintain department competencies. The specialist routinely meets with the EV Manager to discuss issues or errors that may affect accreditation, scanning and reporting quality, processes, or billing.

Requirements

• Dual registration in Echo with an appropriate accrediting body: ARDMS or RCS.
• BLS certification.
• Associate degree.
• At least 3 years of related experience as a technologist.
• Expertise in computer applications, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Flash, Adobe Captivate, and SharePoint.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Strong facilitation and training skills.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently both independently and as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

• Multilingual ability preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and renew accreditation for all Echo sites.
• Maintain real-time documentation according to IAC accreditation standards on the IAC website.
• Assist with preparation and maintenance for regulatory agency reviews and quality audits.
• Identify policy errors and coordinate updates to Echo testing policies with other departments as needed.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on Echo procedures, departmental scanning and reporting protocols, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist the director, manager, and educator with departmental needs.
• Maintain and update policies, protocols, and reporting structures in accordance with accreditation requirements.
• Meet with the Manager of Echo/Vascular and the Medical Imaging Director regarding changes to policies, protocols, and reporting structures.
• Perform cardiac ultrasound and Echo procedures proficiently, including required images based on patient anatomy.
• Follow departmental protocols for elements included in technologist reports before submission to the reading physician.
• Prioritize workload and promptly attend to patients with actual or potential urgency.
• Accurately enter data in the computer to charge or credit patient-generated charges.
• Verify orders, follow protocols for the correct procedure, and properly assign the reading physician.
• Meet department productivity standards.
• Scan patients approximately 60% of the time and perform IAC accreditation administrative work approximately 40% of the time.
• Participate in department shared leadership activities.
• Routinely meet with the EV Manager about issues or errors that may affect accreditation, scanning and reporting quality, processes, or billing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree