Vascular Program Manager - Full Time

Hackensack Meridian Health•Neptune, NJ

About The Position

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change. The Vascular Program Manager has dual responsibilities of program leadership and clinical practice. This Manager works closely with the Medical Director to establish and sustain a vascular program consistent with IAC guidelines, with all standards necessary to achieve IAC Accreditation. Performs the role utilizing the patient-centered coordinated care model demonstrated through the following competencies: leadership, direct clinical practice, consultation/collaboration, coaching/guiding, research, and ethical decision making. Works collaboratively with other members of the practice/hospital team to assess, plan and implement care for individuals with health and safety needs. This position is responsible to build a new subspecialty service line and manage the infrastructure, community outreach, and education to the departments within the hospital. This role builds out protocols for the subspecialty service line, establishes and manages a team that leads to new services being offered, provides education to the nursing teams, manages patients and develops care plans, and assists leadership in strategic planning to build out a program.

Requirements

High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
Completion of formal Vascular Technology training program or general ultrasound including vascular technology curriculum.
Previous experience in non-invasive vascular testing.
Demonstrated superior ability in organization skills and technical skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
Registered Vascular Technologist Certification or Registered Vascular Specialist Certification.
AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.

Nice To Haves

Three years experience in hospital with direct patient contact.

Responsibilities

Performs functions of Vascular Technologist.
Oversight for orientation and training of new personnel. This includes: hands-on scanning instruction, operation of equipment, introduction to Laboratory evaluation forms and to all aspects of Laboratory protocols. Utilizes Laboratory statistics to prepare monthly productivity reports.
Conducts department technical in-services including verbal as well as written information (e.g., literature review, safety standards, technical updates).
Functions as a resource person regarding clinical and technical information. This includes: reading/reviewing current technical literature; attending appropriate conferences; correlation of results with invasive procedures (able to read and understand reports and visually survey radiology films).
Performs daily and annual evaluation of Laboratory personnel. This includes the ability to discriminate between acceptable versus unacceptable standards of behavior.
Oversight to preparation of the annual department budget. This includes calculating department statistics and ability to project volume and operating needs of the department.
Establishes and maintains meaningful relationships with other health care professionals in order to assure quality patient care.
Reviews patient charts to expedite the 24-hour turn-around time for the patients' results.
Assists technical and clerical staff with any second opinions or questions with patient testing and also assists with resolving scheduling issues that may arise daily.
Ensures the daily scheduling of work assignments for all technologists in absence of the Department Manager.
Ensures timeliness of scheduled appointments and informs patients of any delays.
Attends professional meetings and conferences so as to maintain a high level of technical proficiency and continual updating of new procedures and ideas.
Reports and follows-up on any equipment malfunction and/or departmental maintenance that is needed; this may include: reporting computer problems to the help-desk, reporting unsanitary conditions to environmental services, speaking with maintenance for any departmental repairs.
Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
Responsible for IAC accreditation processes and functions as the Technical Director of the local Vascular Lab.
Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.