Ultrasound Supervisor

Southwell, Inc.•Tifton, GA

47d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a supervisory position within the Ultrasound department. The Ultrasound Supervisor provides day-to-day coordination of operations in the Ultrasound department. Under the general direction of the Director of Medical Imaging, he/she helps ensure an efficient workflow, adequate staffing needs, and effective communication with all departments, works closely with the radiologists to establish protocols and policies for the Ultrasound Department, ensures technologist maintain standards of quality and produce quality images for interpretation by the Radiologist, exercises professional judgment in staffing needs, and plays a key role in acquiring new equipment. In addition, he/she maintains records and coordination for equipment service and PM service and must demonstrate an excellent level of patient care and possess competency in the professional practice and be able to facilitate a team atmosphere within a busy medical department.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in Related Field
REGISTERED DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHER

Responsibilities

Responsible for delivering quality patient care to a varied patient population and assuring documentation meets all hospital and accrediting agency standards.
Accountable for the caliber of patient care performed by her/himself and those under his/her supervision.
Successfully completes required training classes both internal and external to the organization to maintain clinical competency.
Ensures staff is following appropriate Ultrasound protocols and policies.
Manages daily operations of Ultrasound Department.
Operates imaging equipment and all other devices as appropriate.
Calculates exposure factors.
Positions patient correctly.
Practices proper radiation protection.
Assists physicians with imaging procedures.
Evaluates images for technical quality and proper positioning.
Performs functions of all DR and CR equipment.
Works competently with PACS.
Performs all normal functions of imaging equipment.
Keeps abreast of pertinent federal, and state regulations and laws and Tift Regional Health System, Inc. ("TRHS") policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
Understands and adheres to: TRHS' compliance standards as they appear in TRHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy; and HIPAA and TRHS policies regarding privacy and security of protected health information.
Demonstrates the ability to perform tasks that meet the age-specific requirements of the persons, patients, vendors, and staff that the employee is charged to interact with as required by the position.
Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
Attends all mandatory education programs.
Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.
Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
Cross-trains in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in the department.
Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
Manages resources effectively.
Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment and removes malfunctioning equipment out of service with timely reporting to the appropriate personnel.
Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.