Manager - Diagnostic Imaging

About the Location

Nestled on the Central California Coast, Adventist Health Sierra Vista is a 162-bed acute care facility that has provided care to the community since 1959. The hospital includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a county-designated trauma center. San Luis Obispo offers a lively community with charming downtown areas, comfortable coastal weather, and idyllic views. It is a fifteen-minute drive from the serenity of Avila Beach, known for natural hot springs, and Pismo Beach, known for sand dunes and eucalyptus trees.

About the Role

Manages the daily operations of the diagnostic imaging department, including patient services, personnel, scheduling, finance, and equipment. Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, standards, and protocols. Supervises and directs the activities of assigned personnel using professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all technical operations of the diagnostic imaging department.
• Ensures timely processing of all patients while prioritizing emergent procedures, minimizing patient waits, and optimizing turn-around times.
• Monitors and directs the Radiology Information System (RIS) and the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
• Ensures the integrity of patient medical images and data while adhering to HIPAA and other patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations.
• Supervises diagnostic imaging personnel, including recruiting and hiring, orientation, training and development, scheduling, and regular performance evaluation.
• Ensures optimum levels of staffing in accordance with hospital productivity targets.
• Conducts regular staff meetings and manages departmental committees and projects as directed.
• Manages quality assurance and evaluates new business opportunities and management approaches.
• Recommends improved medical imaging protocols and designs and implements performance improvement programs as needed.
• Ensures compliance with Joint Commission and local, state, and federal regulations, standards, and protocols.
• Assists in strategic resource planning and develops, implements, and oversees department salary, operation, and capital budgets.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance, evaluating and comparing possible courses-of-action, and making decisions/recommendations after considering the various possibilities.
• Researches and recommends new technologies and equipment to increase departmental productivity.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
• Master's Degree: Preferred
• Five years' registered technologist experience: Preferred
• One year's leadership experience: Preferred

Qualifications

• Certification or licensure in one of the following areas: ARRT(R), ARRT(CT), ARRT(MRI), ARRT(M), or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with ARDMS, or Certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist: Required

Pay

The estimated base pay for this position is $132,384 to $198,577. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions.

Schedule

• Full time
• Day Shift
• 8-hour shifts