Director of Radiology

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day operations across CT, MRI, X-ray, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and Mammography, including scheduling capacity, staffing models, service recovery, and patient flow.
• Establish and monitor productivity and access metrics (e.g., turnaround time, utilization, patient wait time, add-on capacity, no-show rates, and quality outcomes).
• Standardize workflows, protocols, and best practices across sites; partner with radiologists and ordering providers on appropriateness and protocol optimization.
• Oversee imaging informatics and systems performance (PACS, modality worklists, dictation/reporting workflow, interfaces, downtime procedures), in partnership with IT and clinical leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience leading multi-modality imaging operations, including at least three (3) years in a management role.
• Demonstrated experience with regulatory readiness, quality/safety programs, accreditation support, budgeting, staffing productivity, and multi-site operations.
• Radiology credential (ARRT/CRT) or comparable imaging credential (e.g., ARDMS, NMTCB) preferred.
• Ensure imaging services operate in compliance with applicable California requirements, including facility permits, inspection readiness, documentation, and corrective action follow-through where applicable.
• Maintain oversight of required licensure/certification and permit compliance for imaging personnel, including California Radiologic Technologist (CRT) licenses, fluoroscopy permits (if applicable), and modality-specific certifications as required by law, accreditation, or payer standards.
• Implement controls for license verification at hire and ongoing renewal tracking, continuing education (CE) compliance, and audit-ready documentation.
• Ensure mammography services meet applicable requirements, including quality control, technologist qualifications, medical physicist support, equipment testing, record retention, reporting, and patient notification processes.
• Oversee readiness for mammography inspections and corrective action plans, including documentation governance and QA/QC program adherence.
• Ensure sustained readiness for accreditation and external standards applicable to imaging (e.g., ACR or other modality accreditation programs based on organizational participation and payer requirements).
• Maintain compliance readiness for CMS and payer program requirements as applicable, and for external surveys (e.g., Joint Commission) if applicable to organization/sites.
• Maintain a cadence of internal audits for modality QA/QC, documentation, policies, and compliance performance, with documented corrective actions and closure.
• CT: Protocol governance, contrast safety, radiation dose monitoring, and personnel competency requirements; ensure documentation and QC practices meet applicable standards.
• MRI: MRI safety program oversight (screening, zoning/access control, ferromagnetic safety practices, emergency procedures), staff training, and competency verification.
• X-ray / Radiography: Equipment QC, radiation safety practices, and technologist licensing/competency compliance.
• Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceutical handling processes, safety procedures, staff competency, and related documentation; coordinate with physicians and safety leadership as applicable.
• Ultrasound: Quality and competency standards, including credentialing/registry expectations (where required by organizational or payer standards) and image quality programs.

Governance, Policies, and Reporting

• Maintain and update imaging policies/procedures aligned to regulatory and accreditation standards (protocol management, QC/QA, safety, incident reporting, downtime, documentation standards).
• Provide routine executive reporting (monthly/quarterly) on imaging access, quality, safety, compliance readiness, and financial performance.
• Lead corrective action planning for identified findings and ensure sustainable closure with documented evidence.

About the Role

Join the RMC Family! Riverside Medical Clinic has been in the community since 1935, dedicated to providing comprehensive multi-specialty medical services in the greater Riverside region. Your passion, inspiration, and talents are valued, contributing to our mission of serving others and improving lives through quality healthcare.

Benefits

The Director of Radiology at Riverside Medical Clinic offers a challenging and rewarding work environment, growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries, and competitive compensation.

Pay

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Schedule

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