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Job Description
The Department of Radiology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Medical Radiography Assistant Director / Ultrasound Manager.
Job Summary
The successful candidate will provide clinical, technical, and operational leadership for assigned diagnostic imaging services, ensuring safe, efficient, high-quality, patient-centered care. The incumbent will oversee daily operations, personnel, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, performance improvement, and resource management. As Ultrasound Manager, the incumbent will also provide specialty-specific technical oversight and perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations as needed.
Key Responsibilities & Duties
- Assist in directing, coordinating, and evaluating daily operations of assigned diagnostic imaging services.
- Supervise, schedule, train, and evaluate technical and support personnel; coordinate staffing assignments and departmental workflow.
- Ensure compliance with institutional policies, professional standards, patient safety requirements, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards, including The Joint Commission and the New York State Department of Health.
- Oversee departmental quality assurance, quality control, and performance improvement activities.
- Monitor productivity, patient volumes, workflow, staffing utilization, and operational performance; prepare statistical and management reports.
- Assist with budgeting, resource allocation, equipment planning, procurement, inventory, and supply management.
- Develop, implement, and maintain departmental policies, procedures, and operational protocols.
- Collaborate with radiologists, physicians, nursing staff, hospital leadership, and other departments to coordinate patient care and resolve operational issues.
- Support staff orientation, continuing education, professional development, and implementation of new imaging procedures and technologies.
- Promote professional communication, excellent customer service, and a patient-centered environment.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Department-Specific Additional Key Responsibilities & Duties – Ultrasound Services
- Perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations requiring independent technical judgment, including obtaining and reviewing pertinent patient histories and clinical information.
- Ensure ultrasound examinations follow established clinical protocols, professional standards, and applicable patient safety requirements.
- Assess ultrasound image quality, equipment performance, and adherence to specialty-specific technical and quality control standards.
- Provide clinical instruction and technical guidance to student sonographers, medical students, and other personnel participating in ultrasound clinical rotations.
- Apply specialized ultrasound expertise to resolve technical challenges and support implementation of new examination techniques and protocols.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressively responsible clinical experience in diagnostic ultrasound imaging within a hospital or comparable healthcare setting.
- Current certification through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).
- Demonstrated technical proficiency in diagnostic ultrasound imaging, including patient assessment, image acquisition, and application of established examination protocols.
- Demonstrated knowledge of diagnostic imaging procedures, equipment, patient safety, quality assurance, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate diagnostic imaging operations, personnel assignments, and departmental workflow.
- Strong organizational, leadership, interpersona, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Radiologic Sciences, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Management, or a closely related field.
- 3+ years of supervisory or management experience in a hospital-based diagnostic ultrasound imaging department.
- Experience with ultrasound-specific quality control, image quality assessment, and equipment performance monitoring.
- Experience providing clinical instruction and technical training to sonographers and students.
- Experience with departmental budgeting, staff scheduling, productivity monitoring, and resource management.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections, accreditation activities, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Proficiency with Radiology Information Systems (RIS), Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), and related healthcare information systems.
About Us
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].
