Medical Imaging Specialist IV

Kaiser Permanente

$101K — $130K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum one year of leadership experience in a relevant field.
  • Associates degree in Anatomy, Biology, or related field with four years of radiologic technology experience, or five years of relevant experience.
  • Radiologic Technologist Certification required upon hire.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Perform radiologic examinations prioritizing patient safety and comfort.
  • Lead critical review of clinical orders and patient assessments for imaging.
  • Customize and implement patient privacy protocols and address concerns.
  • Propose and implement enhancements to department operations for improved service quality.
  • Provide education and mentoring to junior personnel and foster teamwork.

Benefits

  • Flexible working location options.
  • Comprehensive education and training opportunities.
  • Emphasis on patient safety and well-being.
  • Support for continuous self-development and learning.
  • Encouragement of a compassionate patient care atmosphere.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:
Follows appropriate protocols when performing radiologic/fluoroscopic examinations through the thorough assessment of a patients clinical history, ensuring patients are received and doubled identified, and identifying factors that will result in optimum imaging for each patient, while also providing mentoring and training more junior personnel. Fosters an individualized and compassionate patient care atmosphere by delivering comprehensive education to patients on relevant procedures, customizing and overseeing the implementation of appropriate protocols for patient privacy and safety, and addressing patient questions/concerns while providing training and support to more junior personnel. Prioritizes patient and employee safety by overseeing the implementation of all internal and external safety-related regulations, policies, and procedures, while monitoring and ensuring the accuracy and appropriateness of safety measures and instructions. Participates in the day-to-day operations of the department by preparing and ensuring the preparation of departmental supplies and disposables for use in assigned areas while proposing opportunities for advancing access, service quality, and efficiency.
Essential Responsibilities:
  • Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
  • Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
  • Contributes to an individualized and compassionate patient care atmosphere by: delivering comprehensive education to patients on relevant procedures, facilitating patient cooperation through effective communication and mentoring personnel; customizing and overseeing the implementation of appropriate policies for maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality; addressing and leading the handling of routine and escalated patient questions/concerns for service recovery, while providing training and support to junior personnel; and consistently monitoring and ensuring patient well-being and comfort during examination, proactively addressing any issues.
  • Participates in the day-to-day operations of the department by: managing and ensuring the preparation of departmental supplies and disposables for use in assigned areas; and actively proposing and implementing enhancements to advance access, service quality, and efficiency through technical innovation and daily operations.
  • Prioritizes patient and employee safety by: overseeing the implementation of comprehensive internal and external safety-related regulations, policies, and procedures (e.g., National Patient Safety Goals, As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) Principles); consistently monitoring and ensuring the accuracy and appropriateness of safety measures and instructions provided to patients, family members, and hospital staff as required; ensuring the thorough implementation and enforcement of rules, regulations, and standards to improve quality of care, streamline operations, and mitigate risk within their team or department; and proactively escalating and managing equipment malfunctions, accidents, and/or unsafe conditions to appropriate personnel.
  • Follows appropriate protocols when performing radiologic/fluoroscopic examinations by: leading the critical review of orders and a thorough assessment of a patients clinical history with the exam to be performed to screen for contraindications; independently receiving and double identifying patients using appropriate criteria prior to performing the study ordered, while mentoring and training junior personnel; ensuring data entry into the Radiology Information System (RIS) is accurate and addressing any discrepancies; leveraging a highly advanced understanding of the features and performance capabilities of the general radiology, fluoroscopy, and portable imaging systems; adapting and innovating strategies when selecting the technical factors that will result in optimum imaging for each patient; validating and ensuring the precision and successful transmission of required images to the Diagnostic Imaging Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) for Radiologist interpretation; and coordinating the efficient dismissal of patients for transport at the end of the procedure, providing assistance as needed.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)
  • Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Business Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cross-Group Collaboration
  • Decision Making
  • Dependability
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
  • Drives Results
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Health Care Industry
  • Influencing Others
  • Integrity
  • Learning Agility
  • Organizational Savvy
  • Problem Solving
  • Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
  • Teamwork
  • Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)
  • Acts with Compassion
  • American College of Radiology (ACR) Accreditation/American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)/State Regulations
  • Computer Literacy
  • Confidentiality
  • Employee and Physician Safety
  • Health Information Systems
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Leverages Technology
  • Medical Imaging Technology and Databases
  • Medical Terminology
  • Patient Safety
  • Radiology and Imaging Practice Knowledge
  • Radiology and Imaging Regulation Knowledge
  • Relationship Building
  • Safety Management
  • Service Focus
  • Written Communication

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Minimum one (1) year of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
  • Associates degree in Anatomy, Physiology, Biology, radiological science, Healthcare Administration, or a directly related field AND minimum four (4) years of radiologic technology experience, or experience in a directly related field OR minimum five (5) years of radiologic technology experience, or experience in a directly related field.
  • Radiologic Technologist Certification required at hire
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.


Primary Location: Colorado,Denver,Franklin Medical Offices
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Working Hours Start: 12:00 AM
Working Hours End: 11:59 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-CO-02|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Franklin Medical Offices - Med Ofc Admin - Radiology - 1608
Pay Range: $101100 - $130790 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time
Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

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