Overview

This role is responsible for oversight of the Vascular Lab Department across The Vascular Care Group. This includes maintaining and implementing ultrasound workflows and protocols, monitoring and ensuring standards of quality are upheld, overseeing development of new sites, and training and supervision of ultrasound staff. All activities should be performed consistent with the Technical Director's education and training, and in accordance with facility policies and procedures and applicable professional standards. 

This role will report to the Clinical Oversight Committee and the Director of Clinical Operations. 

This is a full-time, exempt role. Travel and administrative tasks are expected to comprise approximately 75% of the role. 

Responsibilities

• Act as resource for all ultrasound activities for physician leadership and management
• Standardize and maintain best practices for the work performed by ultrasound staff across the practice including documented standards to maximize workflow efficiency and ensure staff safety
• Collaborate with physicians and technologists to ensure delivery of quality care, including performing systematic review of study quality and adherence to standards, reporting issues and resolution to physician leadership
• Hold quarterly (at minimum) departmental meetings to address challenges, share ideas, discuss areas of standardization, and provide mentorship
• Lead education efforts to ensure staff are well educated with respect to the latest care pathways, technologies, and advanced vascular care knowledge
• Develop and maintain written training procedures and oversee training of new RVTs as needed
• Optimize the effectiveness of the ultrasound equipment and associated software
• Optimize the efficiency of the documentation process into the practices EMR and PACS systems
• Manage and oversee platform-wide IAC accreditation efforts and enforce these standards across all sites
• Assist in the opening of new labs including leading credentialing efforts
• Work with leadership to identify and vet strategic expansion and development of vascular lab services and locations
• Provide coverage on an as-needed basis for sites with unexpected staff shortages
• Coordinate with ultrasound leads to train new hires in accordance with platform standards
• Perform site visits to all locations to maintain cohesiveness, build relationships, and address challenges and opportunities

Requirements

• Graduate of an ultrasound program or formal training program
• RVT or RVS preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years ultrasound technologist experience preferred
• Minimum of three (3) years experience as a lead ultrasound technologist in an outpatient environment preferred
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work and prosper in a team environment
• Willing to be available for local and/or regional assignments as needed
• Willing to learn and deliver new modalities, products and services as introduced

Compensation

Base salary: $115,000 per year. Additional milestone bonus compensation based on the practice/individual performance. Negotiable based on skills and experience.

Potential Future Need: 

As the largest vascular surgery group in Massachusetts and the fastest growing in New England, The Vascular Care Group anticipates expanding its team to meet the growing demand for vascular surgery services in the region. View our practice locations here.

About Us:

Join a well-established practice with multiple locations across Massachusetts and strong affiliations with major institutions. The Vascular Care Group leads as the largest vascular surgery group in Massachusetts and the fastest growing in New England. You'll join a team of highly experienced physicians recognized for medical excellence by their peers. We are part of a leading integrated health system that combines academic and community healthcare to provide exceptional, connected, and accessible care experiences across Massachusetts.

• Private practice group with strong hospital alignment.
• Excellent support, mentorship, and quality of life with a favorable call schedule.
• Partnership track offering competitive salary and benefits.
• Brand new, state-of-the-art office equipped with outpatient interventional capabilities, noninvasive vascular lab, and vein center.
• Opportunity to advance towards partnership and leadership roles.

Benefits of Practicing at The Vascular Care Group include:

• Strong, collaborative physician community.
• Option to participate in clinical research through Vascular Breakthroughs, our clinical research division, providing access to new technologies.
• Collaboration and sharing of best practices through practice-wide regular case conferences and a HIPAA-compliant communication platform.
• Quality assurance (QA) and clinical pathways.
• Opportunities for cross-functional work and collaboration with other clinical areas.
• Established patient referral network.
• Access to advanced data analytics for optimizing patient care.
• Robust support for practice management, staff recruitment and retention, billing and coding, equipment and supply purchasing, marketing, and public relations.
• Organization built on collaborative practices and community.

Interested applicants seeking consideration can email a Letter of Interest with CV to:

Adriana Dietlin, Physician Recruiter
The Vascular Care Group
ADietlin@mangrovemp.com
www.mangrovemp.com | www.thevascularcaregroup.com

The Vascular Care Group is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and provides a supportive environment for employees of all backgrounds, cultures, ages, lifestyles, and abilities.