Non Invasive Cardiovascular Services Manager

Join St. Francis–Emory Healthcare, a 376-bed community-connected hospital in Columbus, GA, that blends cutting-edge care with hometown purpose. As part of the ScionHealth network, St. Francis has been recognized and awarded multiple high-performing honors by U.S. News & World Report, and received multiple disease-specific certifications from the Joint Commission, and was a rated Top Large Hospital in Georgia. St. Francis also delivers advanced heart, orthopedic, and women’s care services. At St. Francis, you will experience a culture of excellence where your work directly shapes the health of our community.

Job Summary

• The Manager of Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Services manages the daily operations, staff, clinical quality, and accreditation activities of echocardiography, vascular testing, and other assigned non-invasive cardiovascular departments. Reporting to the Director of Cardiovascular Services, collaborates with medical directors, interpreting physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to provide safe, timely, and reliable diagnostic services. Maintains operational accreditation readiness, leads auditing and quality control activities, and ensures corrective actions improve testing quality, documentation, patient safety, and service performance.

Essential Functions

• Manages assigned echocardiography, vascular, and non-invasive cardiovascular services, including patient flow, scheduling, staffing, coverage, and service access across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Leads recruitment, selection, orientation, scheduling, performance evaluation, coaching, and corrective action for assigned staff; aligns assignments with credentials, demonstrated competency, patient needs, and available resources.
• Maintains accreditation of assigned operations, including Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) accreditation where applicable; tracks standards, renewal deadlines, required submissions, and ongoing compliance obligations.
• Coordinates accreditation applications, reaccreditation, case selection, supporting documentation, site reviews, and responses to findings with medical directors and designated technical leaders; maintains complete, retrievable evidence of compliance.
• Develops and implements an audit program covering study acquisition, image and measurement quality, protocol adherence, documentation, report completeness, turnaround times, and communication of urgent or critical findings.
• Leads the quality improvement program with medical directors and interpreting physicians; coordinates case review, interpretation variability review, diagnostic correlation, discrepancy tracking, and documented quality meetings as applicable to each testing area.
• Analyzes audit results, quality indicators, incidents, and patient concerns; assigns corrective actions, provides targeted education, verifies effectiveness through follow-up review, and escalates unresolved risks to the Director.
• Oversees equipment quality control, preventive maintenance, performance checks, service records, and downtime response; ensures defective equipment is removed from service and coordinates repair or replacement with appropriate support teams.
• Develops, standardizes, and updates examination protocols, procedures, and workflow in collaboration with medical directors; implements approved changes consistent with professional standards, service scope, and equipment capabilities.
• Validates and monitors staff credentials, continuing education, and initial and ongoing competencies; maintains supporting records and coordinates education to address technical performance or compliance gaps.
• Monitors compliance with patient identification, infection prevention, procedure preparation, emergency readiness, privacy, and safe patient handling practices; ensures role-appropriate supervision and escalation of changes in patient condition.
• Manages departmental productivity, supply use, operating expenses, and budget performance; recommends staffing, equipment, and service improvements and works with revenue cycle partners to resolve documentation and charge capture issues.
• Serves as a technical resource and performs assigned echocardiographic, vascular, or other non-invasive studies within current credentials and validated competency; assists staff with complex examinations and quality troubleshooting.
• Reports operational performance, accreditation status, quality trends, and improvement results to the Director and appropriate committees; collaborates on departmental goals, service planning, and implementation of organizational initiatives.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Knowledge of cardiac and vascular anatomy, physiology, pathology, non-invasive testing methods, and diagnostic image acquisition standards.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards, survey readiness, technical personnel qualifications, and maintenance of compliance documentation.
• Skill in evaluating study quality, conducting audits, interpreting quality data, identifying causes of deficiencies, and validating corrective actions.
• Knowledge of equipment quality control, preventive maintenance, patient safety, infection prevention, and emergency readiness practices.
• Ability to lead and develop staff, validate competencies, manage performance, and coordinate staffing across multiple diagnostic services.
• Skill in operational planning, budgeting, productivity management, and process improvement.
• Ability to collaborate with physicians, clinical teams, and support departments and communicate findings and priorities clearly.
• Proficiency with ultrasound systems, electronic health records, reporting applications, and tools used to track accreditation, audits, and operational performance.

Education

• Associate’s Degree or higher in Diagnostic Medical Sonography or a related clinical field (Preferred)

Licenses/Certifications

• ARDCS - Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer through ARDMS Upon Hire (Required) Or
• RCS - Registered Cardiac Sonographer through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) Upon Hire (Required)
• RVT - Registered Vascular Technologist through ARDMS Upon Hire (Required) Or
• RVS - Registered Vascular Sonographer through CCI Upon Hire (Required) Or
• (VS) or Vascular Technology - Vascular Sonography Registered Technologist in Vascular Sonography [R.T.(VS)] through ARRT Upon Hire (Required)
• Other: Current state license or other authorization required before performing regulated duties in state of practice Upon Hire (Required)
• BLS - Basic Life Support from AHA or other approved program Upon Hire or within facility-specified time frame (Required)

• When formally designated as an accreditation Technical Director, must meet and maintain the accrediting body’s current qualifications for each designated testing area before assuming those responsibilities. within Facility-Specified time frame Required

Experience

• 2+ years cardiovascular diagnostic testing experience that includes echocardiography and vascular sonography (Required)
• 1+ years supervisory, lead, or comparable experience coordinating staff and departmental operations (Preferred)
• Prior Experience supporting laboratory accreditation or reaccreditation and conducting clinical audits, quality control, or quality improvement activities (Preferred)

Additional Qualifications Clarification

• When formally designated as an accreditation Technical Director, must meet and maintain the accrediting body’s current qualifications for each designated testing area before assuming those responsibilities. (Required proficiency)