Lead Vascular Tech, Outpatient Services, Full Time, Days

MarinHealth•Greenbrae, CA

1d•$60 - $90

About The Position

MarinHealth is seeking a Lead Vascular Tech to serve as the senior clinical and operational lead for its vascular laboratory while maintaining an active direct-patient-care assignment and expert competency in noninvasive diagnostic vascular ultrasound. The role provides day-to-day functional direction to vascular technologists across assigned sites and supports consistent clinical practice, patient safety, quality, service, workflow, staff competency, accreditation readiness, and efficient use of resources. The Lead is the primary technical resource for complex studies and operational issues and partners with department leadership and the Medical Director to implement approved standards and improvements. This is a lead-worker position with routine operational judgment limited to delegated authority; it does not independently make specified employment or formal performance-management decisions unless authorized by organizational policy. The position performs the essential clinical duties of a Vascular Technologist, coordinates daily assignments and cross-site coverage, supports orientation and competency development, monitors clinical and safety standards, and leads or coordinates accreditation readiness and quality-improvement work. It also supports equipment and reporting systems, operational projects, communication across clinical and administrative teams, and routine day-to-day departmental matters within documented delegated authority. The role maintains a regular clinical assignment and may provide coverage at assigned sites based on patient-care and operational needs. The posted compensation range is $59.89–$89.83. The schedule is 40 hours per week on a 10-hour day shift. MarinHealth requires measles, mumps, varicella, and annual influenza immunizations as a condition of employment; COVID-19 vaccination/booster is strongly recommended, with medical or religious exemptions considered consistent with applicable law.

Requirements

Associate degree in a related health-science field or successful completion of an accredited/certified diagnostic medical sonography program; an equivalent pathway accepted by the organization may qualify when consistent with credentialing requirements.
Ongoing education sufficient to maintain required professional credentials and competency.
Minimum five years of progressively responsible vascular ultrasound experience.
Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) credential through ARDMS required at time of hire; maintain all required credentials, continuing education, and organization-required competencies throughout employment.
Expert knowledge of vascular anatomy, hemodynamics, vascular disease, diagnostic testing protocols, image optimization, and recognized vascular-laboratory quality standards.
Demonstrated advanced competency in the range of vascular examinations performed by the department, including complex, urgent, and technically challenging studies.
Ability to coordinate daily assignments, urgent add-ons, breaks, patient-flow priorities, and cross-site coverage within established staffing plans and policies.
Ability to coach, precept, assess technical competency, provide timely behavior- and standard-based feedback, and escalate unresolved competency or conduct concerns to management.
Sound clinical and operational judgment, including the ability to distinguish decisions within delegated authority from matters requiring management or Medical Director review.
Strong communication, conflict-resolution, organization, prioritization, and collaboration skills.
Ability to interpret quality data, identify trends or variances, document follow-up, and support corrective or performance-improvement actions.
Working proficiency with vascular ultrasound equipment, electronic medical records, vascular reporting applications, and routine office/communication technology.
Comply with required measles, mumps, varicella, and annual influenza immunizations, subject to applicable exemptions.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing functional direction, precepting, competency validation, quality review, accreditation support, or workflow leadership.
Experience in a high-volume or multi-site vascular laboratory.
Participation in process improvement.

Responsibilities

Perform the essential clinical duties of a Vascular Technologist and maintain expert competency in assigned vascular examinations and procedures.
Coordinate daily assignments, urgent add-ons, schedule balancing, breaks, patient-flow priorities, and cross-site coverage within approved staffing plans and departmental policy.
Serve as the first-line clinical and operational resource; resolve routine workflow and technical issues within delegated authority and promptly escalate concerns through the appropriate chain of command.
Monitor adherence to approved vascular protocols, documentation requirements, critical-result escalation, infection-prevention practices, patient-identification standards, and other safety and quality requirements; identify variances and ensure appropriate follow-up.
Lead or coordinate orientation, precepting, competency validation, and ongoing technical education; provide standards-based feedback and communicate persistent or significant competency gaps to management.
Coordinate vascular-laboratory accreditation readiness, including documentation, case review, quality measures, submissions, corrective-action follow-up, and ongoing compliance in partnership with department leadership and the Medical Director.
Lead or coordinate technical quality assurance and performance-improvement activities, using defined measures and trends to improve image quality, protocol adherence, access, throughput, patient experience, and standardization across sites.
Serve as a primary technical resource for ultrasound equipment, vascular reporting systems, and workflow issues; coordinate troubleshooting and escalation with vendors, IT, clinical engineering/biomedical services, physicians, and leadership, and follow issues through resolution.
Support equipment readiness, repair tracking, supply standards, and standardized room setup; participate in evaluation, implementation, and staff training for approved new technology.
Facilitate timely, respectful communication among technologists, physicians, scheduling and clinic teams, and leadership to address barriers affecting safety, access, quality, throughput, or patient experience.
Support department metrics, audits, policy and protocol review, and operational projects; help translate approved changes into consistent daily practice.
Act as the department's operational designee for routine day-to-day matters when the manager is unavailable, only within documented delegated authority.
Maintain a regular clinical assignment and provide coverage at assigned sites based on patient-care and operational needs.
Participate in structured candidate interviews and provide job-related technical input using approved selection criteria; final employment decisions remain with authorized management.
Represent the vascular laboratory on assigned committees, workgroups, vendor meetings, and improvement initiatives.
Support implementation of approved new services, technology, workflows, and physician-driven clinical protocols.
Perform other related duties within the scope of the role, qualifications, and organizational policy as assigned.
Perform duties consistently with MarinHealth C.A.R.E.S. standards and applicable policies.
Access only protected health information reasonably necessary for assigned duties and protect privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, organizational policy, and role-based access requirements.