Supervisor, Fetal Echocardiography Services - Faculty Group Practice
Allied Health --> Radiology
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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Supervisor, Fetal Echocardiography Services - Faculty Group Practice.
Responsible for managing and establishing success in key areas such as clinical quality, service excellence, maintaining high standards of fetal echocardiography imaging, reporting quality metrics and collaborating with fetal cardiologists and maternal-fetal medicine specialists . Demonstrate efficiency and accuracy in the delivery of echocardiography imaging via oversight of FGP fetal cardiac sonographers utilizing strong management and administrative skills. Performs all types of echocardiography testing at assigned FGP locations where fetal cardiology care is provided. Providing ongoing training and direction to the offsite fetal cardiac sonographers, facilitating patient flow through the department, and providing support to management; Ensuring management is apprised of work situations and the performance of each employee, on an ongoing basis, giving clear and accurate information; Utilizing advanced expertise and problem-solving skills to assist staff in the performance of difficult cases and troubleshooting technical problems; Offering continuing guidance on work activities and procedures. Assists the physicians in the delivery of safe, age-appropriate patient care during testing. Works collaboratively with the RNs and MDs to promote wellness and optimize patient outcomes and quality care.
Job Responsibilities:
- Educate, train, orient, develop, and support the FGP fetal cardiac sonographers. In partnership with the supervisor of Pediatric and Congenital echocardiography services, responsible for all necessary accreditations and ensuring successful ICAEL accreditation for all NYULMC FGP sites.
- Supervising FGP fetal Cardiac Sonographers and FGP Sr. Fetal Cardiac Sonographers, who provide care at FGP locations, approving payroll, completing employee evaluations, discipline/train as needed.
- Participating regularly in continuing education activities, including but not limited to the laboratory's Quality Assurance meetings, Congenital Cardiac Catheterization and Surgical Conference, and CME courses relevant to pediatric & fetal echocardiography.
- Collecting and preparing technical data correctly for publication and research; Acting as the technical research coordinator within the laboratory.
- Maintaining equipment for proper function and safety; Cleaning and preparing equipment for patient applications; Sterilizing equipment after each isolation patient in accordance with nursing and departmental policy; Performing predetermined, preventative maintenance to ensure equipment is operating efficiently and safely; Reporting malfunctioning, damaged, or missing equipment to management and appropriate service personnel; Making recommendations concerning departmental needs; Evaluating and making recommendation for new equipment; Interacting with service personnel to arrange for equipment maintenance; Acting as the coordinator for the entire laboratory for equipment maintenance and departmental needs.
- Providing patient comfort and arranging equipment for procedures. Must be able to work well with babies, children, adolescents, and adults, including parents and caregivers. Can scan patients as needed.
- Reviews open fetal echocardiograph encounters and reaches out to physicians to finalize in Epic.
- Develops formal quarterly quality and assurance program (QA program) and necessary protocols, duties and workflows for FGP fetal cardiac sonographers
- Mentor?s junior fetal sonographers and other fetal sonographer staff including education, training, supporting and monitoring performance. Education is focused on high quality, accurate imaging based on Pediatric/Fetal Echocardiography standards.
- Works with offsite practice managers, physician leaderships, medical secretaries and other clinical personnel and medical secretaries to coordinate and plan the FGP cardiac sonographer schedule to ensure the clinic schedule needs are met.
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a College degree and completion of accredited program in Ultrasound; eligible to take the Registry exam (ARDMS). CPR certification or attainment of such within six months of hire required. Three to five years of experience performing cardiac and vascular images in 2D, 3D, TEE, and Stress echocardiography. Must maintain active Registry status. Registered in Fetal Echocardiography (RDCS (FE)) or equivalent credential..
Required Licenses: Diag Med Sonographer-FetalEcho, Cardiovasculr Credentl Int_CCI, RegDiagCardSonoFetalEchRDCS-FE, Am Rgtry Diagn Med Sonographer
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
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