Description

Provides management and leadership for all administrative and technical operations of vascular ultrasound programs and services throughout the Swedish network across the system including First Hill, Cherry Hill, and Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah hospitals and Swedish Ambulatory care centers. Provides technical support for consideration and implementation of vascular ultrasound related diagnostic imaging modalities with the Swedish network including the development, and implementation of programs, policies and practices that assure regulatory and accreditation compliance for vascular diagnostic imaging and related activities including digital data archiving and management. The position is responsible for the daily operations and personnel at the Swedish Vascular Ultrasound Laboratory and contracted services at Cherry Hill, First Hill, Issaquah, Edmonds, Ballard and the Swedish ambulatory care centers.

• Works in collaboration with SHVI and SNI Administration and designated medical directors to provide leadership for the provision of vascular ultrasound and clinical neurophysiology services within the Swedish System. Provides direction to supervisory staff to insure the highest quality of both patient care and customer service.

• Sets goals for improving both patient care and customer service. Provides leadership to insure achievement of goals.

• Defines activities pertaining to the standardization of care delivery across all sites of service, identifying and implementing best practices.

• Initiates the development of new or modified departmental projects as necessary to meet operation, quality management and performance goals and objectives.

• Insures that all Accreditation for vascular ultrasound and clinical neurophysiology labs (IAC and ABRET) are met and maintained. Provides direction and guidance for any related accreditation activities throughout the Swedish network.

• In collaboration with CIS, actively participates in the ongoing design and development of all vascular ultrasound and clinical neurophysiology related computer applications, insuring functionality as well as adherence to regulatory requirements.

• Insures that all staffing and training needs for the assigned departments are met along with all HR policies, safety requirements, and regulatory stands (JC, CMS, etc.).

• Prepares, manages and monitors operating budgets for all assigned cost centers in order to achieve fiscal goals. Develop annual capital budget.

• Identifies, develops and directs implementation of innovative approaches to care delivery which positively affects the quality-cost balance.

• Monitor advances within the technical arena and identifies technology appropriate to maintain market leadership. Provides support for the purchase and implementation of such on a system-wide basis.

• Identifies and cultivates business development opportunities for vascular ultrasound and clinical neurophysiology services across the Swedish network.

• Develops and maintains collaborative working relationships with medical directors and other physicians to the end of improving unit and organizational performance.

• Initiates collaborative working relationships with other operational units at Swedish as well as community partners. Identify and develop opportunities for partnerships on a service level and philanthropy/funding pathway.

• Identifies needs and develops marketing activities for vascular ultrasound and clinical neurophysiology in order to maintain market leadership and achieve desired growth.

• Provide leadership in the development of SVHI and SNI technical development strategy.

• Pursues appropriate professional development to stay current on management practices and up to date on trends and successful strategies in vascular ultrasound and clinical neurophysiology. Models professionalism at all times, leading the department in a manner that results in positive employee performance and team spirit.

• Serves s member of SHVI and SNI management teams and carries out other duties as assigned by these administrations.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.

• National Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer from American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography upon hire.

• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire.

• 5 years acute care setting with and management experience in a health care organization comparable to Swedish.

• Work experience in in vascular ultrasound and clinical neurophysiology comparable to those offered by the Swedish Health System.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience in the field may be considered in lieu of Master’s Degree.

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

About the Team

Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Swedish Medical Group, a network of more than 128 primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Swedish, named a LinkedIn Top Company to grow your career, employs nearly 13,000 caregivers (all employees), including nearly 1,400 providers. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're committed to caring for the people in our region and beyond.

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

We are committed to cultural diversity and equal employment for all individuals. It is our policy to recruit, hire, promote, compensate, transfer, train, retain, terminate, and make all other employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including certain language use restrictions), ancestry, disability (mental and physical including HIV and AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, age, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, and military and veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status. We will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified caregiver or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.

We are a community where all people, regardless of differences, are welcome, secure, and valued. We value respect, appreciation, collaboration, diversity, and a shared commitment to serving our communities. We expect that all workforce members in our community will act in ways which reflect a commitment to and accountability for, racial and social justice and equality in the workplace. As such, we will maintain a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on any applicable legally protected status. We also expect that all workforce members will maintain a positive workplace free from any unacceptable conduct which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.

Requsition ID: 136292
Company: Swedish Jobs
Job Category: Diagnostic Imaging
Job Function: Clinical Care
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Career Track: Leadership
Department: 3903 SCH ADMINISTRATION
Address: WA Seattle 550 16th Ave
Pay Range: $58.55 - $96.13
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Swedish Health Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.