Ultrasound Technologist Lead

2 months ago


Katy, Texas, United States Memorial Hermann Health System Full time
Job Summary

As a Lead Ultrasound Technologist, you will play a critical role in delivering high-quality patient care and leading a team of imaging technologists in the Imaging Services department of Memorial Hermann Health System.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide expert care to patients from multiple services/specialties, and for complex diagnoses.
  • Monitor and maintain responsibility for department's high-quality patient care by matching patient needs with departmental resources.
  • Exhibit strong leadership skills, including the willingness and ability to hold department staff accountable for customer relations, risk reduction, and process improvement initiatives.
  • Direct and evaluate departmental throughput; delegate or provide backup assistance.
  • Make daily assignments for all departmental personnel.
  • Ensure safe care to patients and adhere to and develop evidence-based practice procedures, policies, and standards of care.
  • Act as a liaison between departmental staff, medical personnel, patients, and family members.
  • Promote staff professional growth and development, serving as a mentor, coach, and preceptor to less experienced staff.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with other clinical coordinators or team leads in the department.
  • Develop policies and procedures for all areas within the department.
Requirements
  • Five (5) years of prior experience as an imaging technologist in an acute hospital setting.
  • Demonstrated excellent technical skills with the ability to perform imaging on patients of all ages with all types of conditions.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in all aspects of department operations.
  • Ability to lift and/or maneuver patients in conjunction with others in order to perform job functions.
  • Principal Accountabilities:
    • Authorized to plan, coordinate, and direct all activities between diagnostic testing and nursing staff, emergency/critical care, and primary physicians.
    • Directs and evaluates departmental throughput; delegates or provides backup assistance.
    • Makes daily assignments for all departmental personnel.
    • Has thorough understanding of care required for all services provided in the department, identifies and utilizes available resources to resolve any problems.
    • Ensures safe care to patients and adheres to and develops evidence-based practice procedures, policies, and standards of care.
    • Acts as a liaison between departmental staff, medical personnel, patients, and family members.
    • Promotes staff professional growth and development, serving as a mentor, coach, and preceptor to less experienced staff.
    • Coordinates and collaborates with other clinical coordinators or team leads in the department.
    • Develops policies and procedures for all areas within the department.
Leadership Responsibilities
  • Possesses professional and interpersonal communication skills and uses constructive, respectful tones and modes of communication, regardless of the situation.
  • Has the ability and willingness to coach, teach, and mentor staff, clinically and professionally.
  • Exhibits verbal and non-verbal support of administrative and departmental quality, customer relations, clinical policies, and improvement initiatives and expectations.
  • Provides shift direction during implementation of process changes.
  • Interacts with internal and external customers using exemplary customer satisfaction techniques and requires the same of staff members.
  • Represents departmental leadership in a positive light.
  • Provides guidance and support for staff.
  • Role-modeling teamwork.
  • Provides input to the Manager/Director regarding staff performance and educational needs.
  • Participates in quality and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Attends staff meetings and other required leadership meetings.
  • Facilitates staff meetings and agenda items.
  • Participates in creating schedules for technologists to ensure department's full coverage.
Education and Certifications
  • Graduate of an accredited school of Radiologic Technology.
  • Certified in Basic or Advanced Life Support, required.
  • Registered Radiology Technologist by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT-R), required.
  • Registered CT Technologist by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT-CT), required.
  • Registered MRI Technologist by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT-MR), required.
  • Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT-N); or Certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB), required.
  • Registered Mammography Technologist by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT-M), required.
  • Registered Vascular Sonographer by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT-VS); or Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers; or Registered Vascular Specialist (RVS) by Cardiovascular Credentialing International; or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International; or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International; or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS), required.


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