Diagnostic Imaging Tech Lead

100% FTE, first shift position.

About the role

Under general direction of the Supervisor or Manager, the Diagnostic Imaging Technologist Lead provides guidance and direction to assigned staff and assists with coordinating operations of an assigned modality (which could include Ultrasound, Echocardiology, MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, Cath Lab, etc.). Sets priorities, assigns tasks, trains, directs daily work flow, maximizes efficiency, and serves as a positive role model to improve department performance. In addition, the Lead performs assigned technologist duties.

Responsibilities

• Provides direction to department staff, makes, coordinates, and monitors daily work assignments.
• Assists with establishing work schedules and acts as a resource.
• Coordinates departmental operations, including but not limited to:
  • Monitors workflow and expedites work completion; assures that deadlines are met.
  • Notifies supervisor of backlogs; assists management with establishing and adjusting priorities.
  • Assists management in development of operating policies and procedures.
  • Assures the department operates efficiently in the absence of the supervisor or manager.
• Prepares patient and independently performs diagnostic exams & procedures for assigned modality:
  • Identifies patients properly using prescribed method.
  • Verifies patient clinical history prior to exam.
  • Assesses patient condition and selects appropriate instrumentation for the exam.
• Coordinates and optimizes customer service and workflow.
• Sets up exam rooms, ensuring all necessary equipment and supplies are ready.
• Inventories supplies and linens. Restocks rooms as needed.
• Cleans and tidies exam rooms, patient holding rooms, wait rooms, etc.
• Coordinates inventory control and supply ordering for assigned unit.

Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of formal radiologic technology training program in an AMA approved school.
• Registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
• One year of experience in applicable modality OR a minimum of 6 months of technical experience in the applicable modality AND previous leadership experience.
• Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
• Certified by the State of Washington as a Radiologic Technologist.
• For leads in mammography, certified by ARRT as a Mammography Technologist.

About UW Medicine

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals. All across UW Medicine, employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored.

Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Pay

Pay Range Minimum: $55.19 hourly
Pay Range Maximum: $86.37 hourly

Benefits

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/.

Schedule

• First shift
• Regular position
• 100% FTE

Union/Bargaining Unit: SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional