Ultrasound Manager

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.

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.