Chief of Imaging Services

Providence is seeking a Chief of Imaging Services to serve as the senior enterprise leader accountable for the clinical, operational, financial, and workforce performance of diagnostic imaging services across all sites and modalities.

About the Role

This role will provide unified leadership and strategic direction for Diagnostic Imaging services, establishing system-wide governance, standardizing performance management, and strengthening quality, safety, access, and patient experience. Key responsibilities include aligning enabling functions such as analytics, informatics/PACS, workforce development, and vendor/JV management to support scale.

Key Performance Outcomes

• Improved patient access (time to appointment), reduced bottlenecks, and optimized capacity/utilization across sites and modalities
• Standardized enterprise performance management (KPIs/dashboards) with reduced unwarranted variation in productivity, quality, and experience
• Strengthened compliance and accreditation readiness across the imaging footprint
• A cohesive capital and equipment lifecycle strategy that improves service reliability and aligns investment to volume and clinical need

Responsibilities

• Imaging Operations: Capacity, throughput, utilization optimization; continuous performance improvement
• Governance: System-wide committees/operating rhythm; decision rights for strategy, capital, standards
• Regulatory Compliance: Accreditation, licensure/certification, ordering-provider compliance, imaging-specific monitoring
• Radiologist Partnerships: Practice alignment, professional services sustainability, performance monitoring
• Capital & Asset Lifecycle: Equipment strategy/standards, replacement planning, vendor performance/contract leverage
• Technology Enablement: PACS/VNA modernization, interoperability/image sharing, Epic imaging workflow optimization
• Analytics: Standardized operational and financial KPIs, dashboards, and decision support
• Workforce Development: Retention/engagement, pipelines, career pathways, staffing model guidance
• Patient Access & Scheduling: Centralized/standardized scheduling approaches and workflow standards
• JV Partnerships: Performance management, partner operating rhythm, growth opportunity evaluation

Scope of Modalities

• General Radiology / X-ray
• CT
• MRI
• Ultrasound / Sonography
• Mammography / Breast Imaging
• Nuclear Medicine & PET
• Interventional Radiology
• Imaging Support Functions
• Imaging Informatics / Systems Governance (PACS/VNA)

Note: Final scope and decision rights will be confirmed through the Clinical Imaging Services design work; non-imaging procedural areas (e.g., endoscopy) would be included only if explicitly assigned to Diagnostic Imaging governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, nursing, radiologic sciences, or related field (or equivalent)
• Master’s degree (MHA, MBA, MPH, MS) or equivalent advanced training (preferred)
• Progressive leadership experience in diagnostic imaging operations across multiple sites/modalities
• Demonstrated capability in enterprise performance management, change leadership, and standardization
• Experience with regulatory, accreditation, and compliance requirements for imaging services
• Proven financial acumen including capital planning, equipment lifecycle, and vendor/contract management
• Experience leading enterprise imaging informatics initiatives (PACS/VNA, image exchange, workflow optimization)
• Experience with JV partnerships, outsourced imaging arrangements, and professional services alignment (preferred)
• Lean/Six Sigma or comparable performance improvement training and demonstrated results (preferred)
• Ability to lead in a matrixed environment; effective partnering with physician leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard, and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics, and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices, and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $300,000 - $400,000 annually. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Benefits

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
• Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Life insurance and disability insurance
• Time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
• Voluntary benefits
• Well-being resources

Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Schedule

Full time, day shift, on-site at Swedish Metropolitan Park East-Seattle.