Medical Imaging Manager

Responsibilities

• Maintains open and positive communication with staff, physicians, and other departments.
• Counsels and monitors performance of staff; conducts performance appraisals; promotes staff development; fosters teamwork within the department.
• Works to attain staff compliance with objectives and the implementation of procedures and policies.
• Utilizing critical thinking skills, develops and monitors quality improvement initiatives to enhance/streamline current procedures/processes.
• Conducts interviews for prospective employees; works with the Human Resources Department in recruiting/hiring new personnel.
• Participates in meetings and on committees as requested; attends hospital and department meetings and in-services.
• Monitors the physical environment of the department.
• Manages and coordinates the activities of the Department with other areas of the department and hospital to ensure and maintain patient care.
• Responsible for the management of work assignments, schedules, coverage, and orientation of the technologists.
• Participates in the purchase/maintenance of equipment and contracts/meetings with vendors.
• Participates in preparing the Department operating and capital budgets.
• Directs and monitors the Quality Assurance programs in the Imaging Department.
• Keeps abreast of current trends, new equipment/procedures and communicates department needs to Director in a timely manner.
• Serves as first point of contact for issues that arise, handling them with professionalism and integrity, elevating them to Director as necessary.
• Participate in growth of market share.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding all patient/personnel information.
• Participates in planning and implementation of departmental objectives and goals, designed to foster an atmosphere of teamwork and commitment to patient care and staff development/retention.
• Enhances employee engagement and success within the Medical Imaging Department.
• Develops short and long-range plans that support the mission of the organization.
• Affirms quality and safety standards are consistently achieved while providing leadership in risk management, patient safety and legal issues.
• Determines competencies of department/service staff and volunteers.
• Recruits and retains the highest quality staff assuring orientation, training, continuing education, and annual competencies are in place to deliver quality care and services.
• Creates a work climate that empowers staff and values individual contributions.
• Promotes a healthy, trusting, and positive work environment and develops effective intra-and inter-departmental teams.
• Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships.
• Approaches conflict in a constructive manner.
• Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
• Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management

Qualifications

• AAS in Radiologic Technology required, Bachelor’s preferred
• NYS License, ARRT, BLS required
• 5+ years of clinical experience
• 3+ year of progressive management experience preferred