Overview
Manager, Imaging Services, Cardiology
Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift
Position Summary:
Responsible for the general direction of the daily operations for services provided by the departments of Imaging Services.
Responsibilities
- Functions in both a technical and support capacity when needed as defined by workload, staffing and customer needs.
- Responsible for technical aspect of radiation safety as defined by Radioactive material License, Radiation Safety Officer and/or radiation physicist. Ensure active member of the Radiation Safety Committee.
- Consultation with Medical Director regarding issues of protocol, technical process improvement and quality control.
- Ensures appropriate preventative maintenance services and quality control testing are provided to maintain optimal equipment performance.
- Ensures the timeliness and integrity of exam performance to include charges, interpretation, transcription, and report delivery both on and off campus.
- Responsible for support functions associated with Imaging Services to include: clerical, transcription, and transportation.
- Promote cultural change to develop and support the team approach to deliver patient care in the Clinical division.
- Facilitate development of success measures, to include leadership, facilitator and team member implementation of long and short-term goals for department teams.
- Develop, review and update department specific policies and procedures.
- Monitor and maintain department compliance to meet all regulatory agency requirements.
- Provide personnel management to include staff placement, discipline, interviewing and orientation in conjunction with the Director or VP.
- Implement and assess individual/team performance appraisal and career ladder.
- Assures daily operations are performed to include: staffing, interdisciplinary meetings, department statistics, payroll, charges, inventory.
- Assess capital equipment/supply needs and make recommendations in collaboration with the Director or VP.
- Acts as a liaison to patients and other customers to provide timely and accurate communication and problem resolution.
- Acts as the primary contact of vendors for product evaluation and recommendation.
- Determine and coordinate daily staffing ratios bases on workload and staff.
- Participates in technical and philosophical growth and development.
- Coordinates and affirms accuracy of department record keeping.
- Collaborates with the Director to identify learning needs of staff, ensures participation and evaluation clinical competency.
- Participates in development and implementation of education and in-service programs for staff, students and other departments.
- Collaborates with others to determine product standardization as needed.
- Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
Graduate of a JRCERT School of Radiological Technology, Nuclear Medicine Technology or Ultrasound Technology; bachelor's degree preferred.
Minimum Experience:
Four (4) years line and two (2) years leadership experience in diagnostic radiology services or equivalent combination of education/leadership experience.
Licensure Requirement:
Any or all of the following: ARRT, CNMT, ARDMS, ARMRIT, RDCS. CPR required.
