Imaging Technical Director- Echo

Location: Grandview Heights

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Job Description

Summary:

The purpose of this position is to fulfill the requirements of the Technical Director (TD) role as described in the IAC/ACR standards while providing leadership for quality improvement, education, training, competency assessment, and protocol standardization across heart and vascular imaging services. The Imaging Technical Director supports clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, accreditation readiness, and evidence-based practice through the development, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of imaging education programs.

This role provides educational and technical leadership to sonographers, trainees, and interdisciplinary staff, and helps supervise, coordinate, and maintain high-quality imaging teaching programs across Ohio Health campuses.

Responsibilities And Duties:

35% Accreditation, Regulatory Readiness, and Compliance Achieves, maintains, and supports IAC/ACR accreditation for the specified imaging area. Oversees accreditation documentation, case study requirements, quality reporting, audit preparation, corrective action planning, continuing medical education tracking, and ongoing compliance with applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. Collaborates with Medical Directors, System Technical Directors, Quality Leaders, Lead Sonographers, research partners, and operational leadership to ensure accreditation requirements are met and sustained across assigned imaging services.

2. 25% Education, Training, and Competency Development Develops, coordinates, delivers, and evaluates imaging education and training programs for new and existing sonographers, trainees, physicians, and interdisciplinary staff as appropriate. Applies adult learning principles, organizational development, change management, and quality management strategies to onboarding, orientation, continuing education, competency validation, and ongoing professional development. Provides hands-on clinical instruction, protocol education, image optimization guidance, and didactic education to support standardized practice and clinical excellence.

3. 20% Quality Improvement and Standardization Creates, maintains, and advances a high-functioning quality improvement program for the specified imaging area. Supports image review, peer review, technical performance monitoring, protocol development, reporting standards, education related to quality gaps, and performance improvement initiatives. Uses quality data, accreditation findings, clinical trends, and stakeholder feedback to improve consistency, accuracy, patient safety, workflow reliability, and overall imaging performance.

4. 10% Clinical Leadership, Change Management, and Operational Support Serves as a clinical, technical, and educational resource for sonographers, physicians, leadership, and other clinical associates. Supports productivity, workflow efficiency, revenue integrity, and service line initiatives in collaboration with the Medical Director and operational leaders. Provides education and communication related to new equipment, protocols, software, policies, and process changes. Participates in committees, task forces, and strategic initiatives that support standardized imaging practice and system alignment.

5. 5% Equipment, Reporting Systems, and Technology Collaboration Maintains effective collaboration with Clinical Engineering, Information Technology, vendors, and operational partners to support imaging equipment, reporting software, data integrity, system functionality, and technology-related education. Helps identify and communicate equipment or software issues that may affect quality, compliance, workflow, or patient care. 6. 5% Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Other Duties Supports integration of research, evidence-based practice, and emerging best practices into imaging education, quality improvement, and accreditation activities.

Collaborates with research partners to ensure study-related imaging requirements and case documentation meet applicable standards. Reviews current literature, anticipates trends impacting imaging practice, and supports performance improvement and…