Position Summary:
The Ultrasound Supervisor is responsible for assisting with planning, directing, organizing, monitoring and staffing departmental services subject to policies, budgets, objectives and directives mandated by regulatory agencies, DNV and the hospital administrative team for both the acute care and outpatient settings. Supervises delivery of multi-modality imaging services to assist in diagnosis and treatment. Directs human and physical resources to achieve an established standard of care in the Imaging departments, complementary to medical ethics. Assures appropriate patient care management and adjusts daily operations to meet the needs of a changing work environment. Responsible for staff evaluations, training and quality control for direct reports.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required
- Registered sonographer with the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
- American Heart Association BLS
- Five (5) years of combined clinical experience in diagnostic medical and vascular sonography.
- Two (2) years of leadership experience in a healthcare setting
Preferred
- Diversified clinical experience to include Musculoskeletal, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Vascular and Diagnostic Medical sonography.
Essential Job Functions:
In addition to the essential functions of the job listed below, employees must have on-time completion of all required education as assigned per DNV requirements, Bozeman Health policy, and other registry requirements.
- Assists the imaging manager with broad operations to ensure the provision of comprehensive departmental services in compliance with all regulatory agencies and hospital requirements.
- Ensures a collaborative departmental approach to long-range strategic operational planning, care and service design and development of organizational policies, which reflect the mission of the organization.
- Coordinates and oversees the organization-wide departmental services. Continuously assesses, measures and improves departmental performance.
- Demonstrates responsible management of all departmental resources.
- Demonstrates clinical/technical and managerial competency. Ensures staff professional needs are met.
- Leads, teaches, inspires and consistently demonstrates hospital behavioral standards
- Participates in all organizational annual operating plan initiatives and quality improvement processes
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong leadership managerial skills; ability to plan, delegate, monitor and improve work performance
- Demonstrates sound judgment, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
- Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity, and maintains confidentiality
- Performs essential job functions successfully in a busy and stressful environment
- Learns current and new computer applications and office equipment utilized at Bozeman Health
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Analyzes, organizes, and prioritizes work while meeting multiple deadlines
Schedule Requirements
- This role requires regular and sustained attendance.
- The position may necessitate working beyond a standard 40-hour workweek, including weekends and after-hours shifts.
- On-call work may be required to respond promptly to organizational, patient, or employee needs.
Physical Requirements
Lifting (Repeatedly – 50 pounds): Exerting force occasionally and/or using a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects or people.
Sitting (Occasionally): Maintaining a sitting posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
Standing (Repeatedly): Maintaining a standing posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
Walking (Repeatedly): Walking and moving around within the work area requires good balance and coordination.
Climbing (Rarely): Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like using feet and legs; may also use hands and arms.
Twisting/Bending/Stooping (Repeatedly): Twisting, bending, and stooping require flexibility and a wide range of motion in the spine and joints.
Reaching Above Shoulder Level (Repeatedly): Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects as necessary above the shoulder, requiring strength and stability.
Pushing/Pulling (Repeatedly): Using the upper extremities to press or exert force against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
Fine-Finger Movements (Continuously): Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than using the whole hand as in handling.
Vision (Continuously): Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures and to read computer screens, printed materials, and handwritten materials.
Cognitive Skills (Continuously): Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.
*Frequency Key: Continuously (100% - 67% of the time), Repeatedly (66% - 33% of the time), Occasionally (32% - 4% of the time), Rarely (3% - 1% of the time), Never (0%).
Exposures
Tasks include frequent exposure to:
- bloodborne pathogens, such as blood, bodily fluids, or tissues.
- radiation in settings where medical imaging procedures are performed.
- various chemicals, medications, and hazardous products used in healthcare settings. Job tasks may involve handling pharmaceuticals, disinfectants, and other substances.
- infectious diseases due to contact with patients in areas that may have contagious illnesses.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job classification. They are not to be construed as a contract of any type nor an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.
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