Manager, Cardiac Sonography Services

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Org Unit:
Echo Operations

Work Days:

Weekly

Hours:

35.00

Exemption Status:

Exempt

Salary Range:$-$

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Functions as the operational, administrative, and clinical management leader for echocardiography laboratory and cardiovascular ultrasound services across multiple clinical sites. Working in partnership with and under the strategic direction of the Chief Echocardiography Sonographer and physician leadership, this role is responsible for the day-to-day management of echocardiography operations, staff supervision, quality monitoring, workflow optimization, accreditation readiness, and implementation of departmental initiatives.

The Manager ensures efficient operations, consistent clinical standards, exceptional patient experience, and achievement of departmental performance goals while supporting the ongoing advancement of cardiovascular imaging services.

• Manages daily operations of echocardiography and cardiovascular ultrasound services across multiple clinical sites.
• Serves as a technical expert and operational resource for echo cardiographic imaging standards, cardiovascular ultrasound protocols, and image acquisition quality.
• Collaborates with cardiologists, electrophysiology, structural heart, adult congenital, advanced heart failure, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy teams to support advanced imaging services for complex patient populations and pathologies.
• Oversees implementation of advanced echo cardiographic techniques including strain imaging, contrast-enhanced studies, stress echocardiography, and emerging cardiovascular imaging technologies
• Responsible for staffing selection, addressing performance issues, and staff terminations in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Supports succession planning and professional development initiatives in collaboration with the Chief Echocardiography Sonographer.
• Oversees workflow management, patient throughput, scheduling, staffing assignments, and resource utilization to ensure efficient delivery of services.
• Develops and implements operational workflows and process improvements in alignment with departmental goals and strategic priorities established by the Chief Echocardiography Sonographer and clinical leadership.
• Implements, maintains, and monitors adherence to echocardiography imaging protocols, reporting standards, and quality control processes in collaboration with the Chief Sonographer and cardiology leadership.
• Coordinates laboratory accreditation activities, including preparation, submission, and ongoing compliance with Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) standards under the direction of the Chief Sonographer and clinical leadership.
• Monitors laboratory performance indicators such as report turnaround times, study appropriateness, repeat exam rates, and accreditation quality benchmarks.
• Develops corrective action plans and process improvement initiatives based on quality data and regulatory requirements.
• Assists in the development and administration of departmental operating and capital budgets.
• Monitors service volumes, access metrics, productivity, and operational performance indicators and recommends process improvements.
• Identifies opportunities to improve operational efficiency while maintaining high-quality cardiovascular diagnostic services.
• Directs staff education, competency assessment, mentoring, and continuing education programs to ensure ongoing clinical excellence and compliance with professional standards.
• Establishes and monitors sonographer competency standards for routine and advanced cardiac imaging procedures.
• Ensures staff professional education requirements are met and maintained, including applicable licensure, certification and/or accreditation standards. Ensures staff compliance with clinical/operational protocols, policies and procedures.
• Oversees echocardiography quality assurance and quality improvement programs, including image quality review, interpretation correlation studies, sonographer performance metrics, and compliance with laboratory standards.
• Ensures echocardiography examinations meet established image quality, technical accuracy, and reporting standards prior to physician interpretation.
• Ensures adherence to American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) guidelines and applicable accreditation requirements.
• Functions in full capacity as a diagnostic cardiac…