Physician - Cardiology - Non-Invasive jobs in Paramus, NJ

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Supervisor in Westwood, NJ.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here: 

People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people: 

• Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more. 

Your team is bigger than your department: 

• Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.
• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect. 

Responsibilities

• Provides planning and leadership to Noninvasive Cardiovascular Services and EEG by developing staffing plans and technical staff education.
• Achieves and maintains Joint Commission Chest Pain Certification and ICAEL Echocardiography Accreditation.
• Maintains effective communication with medical staff, administrative staff, nursing staff and other team members.
• Assists in the development and revision of department policies and procedures ascertaining that Joint Commission, local, state and federal accrediting and licensing bodies’ requirements are met.
• Assists the organization in incorporating the guiding principles into its cardiovascular practice.
• Performs diagnostic procedures commensurate with the level of education and/or licensure.
• Assists in the Quality Assurance / Improvement Program of Cardiovascular, Telemetry, and EEG Services.
• Shares on call responsibilities with management personnel as necessary.
• Participates in all inspections and surveys of the department.
• Collaborates with the physician group diagnostic center where echocardiograms and stress testing are performed. E.g., meetings with practice leaders and physicians of the group.
• Assists in human resources activities such as interviewing, hiring, training, counseling, scheduling, verifying payroll and employee performance.
• Coordinates patient care activities ascertaining the delivery of patient care is provided in a personalized, professional, quality manner and is compliant with the accrediting and regulatory agencies. Ascertains that the delivery of patient care and billing are compliant with the accrediting and regulatory agencies.
• Orders medical and office supplies, ensuring that patient care is uninterrupted.
• Ascertains that patient charges and/or credits are entered correctly by performing daily audits.
• Performs quality control on equipment and resolves issues or notifies the biomedical department immediately of any potential malfunction or hazard of equipment.
• Objectively evaluates the performance of direct reports. Makes recommendations for promotion, disciplinary action or discharge. Consults with Human Resources personnel as appropriate.
• Participates in the hiring process assuring “buy-in” to organizational mission and values.
• Possesses a thorough working knowledge of the hospital computer systems and is able to perform all systems functions necessary to achieve timely patient care.
• Maintains current knowledge of cardiology philosophies, models, procedures and innovations, trends in healthcare and standards of care.
• Adheres to the standards identified in the hospital’s organizational and managerial competencies.
• Any other duty that may be assigned.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent. 
• Graduate of an accredited school of Cardiovascular Technology
• Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT) or Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) (or equivalent). 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification. BLS must be current at all times during employment.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Two (2) to five (5) years of experience as a supervisor