MRI Supervisor (Inpatient)-Full Time Days

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Performs leadership functions that support the goals of Mary Washington Hospital and the mission, vision, and values of Mary Washington Healthcare.
• Oversees operations and manages section’s resources to assure efficient and effective performance of services provided.
• Assists Radiology management in developing, administering, and monitoring the departmental budget to ensure cost-effective operations within authorized budget allocations.
• Demonstrates a high degree of knowledge and understanding of the section being managed.
• Oversees scheduling and imaging of patients to ensure smooth daily operations and quality services.
• Demonstrates clinical competency on an annual basis as evidenced by completion of a Competency Based Orientation Tool for Clinical Associates in MRI.
• Performs MRI examinations and provides direct patient care as needed.
• Orients, supervises, and evaluates the performance of the MRI staff to ensure safe and effective operations.
• Conducts staff meetings at least monthly to communicate information, discuss safety/quality issues, and monitor continued understanding and compliance with MWH and departmental policies.
• Develops and empowers section’s Associates to the benefit of the Associate and the department.
• Effectively interacts with students, consistently providing supervision and instruction.
• Is supportive of the MWH School of Radiologic Technology and the MRI cross-training program.
• Assists with the development, revision, and enforcement of departmental policies, procedures, protocols, and standards to ensure quality care, efficiency, and procedural compliance.
• Initiates performance improvement activities for the MRI Section utilizing a FOCUS PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) approach to improvement.
• Serves as a liaison between staff, physicians, other healthcare providers, and customers.
• Establishes effective work relationships and maintains effective communications with all customers.
• Evaluates and resolves customer satisfaction and quality/performance issues in a timely manner.
• Creates an environment that promotes customer service excellence.
• With the Physician Director for MRI, conducts subject research, evaluates, recommends, and implements new programs, services, technologies, and operations tools.
• Maintains competency in the use of iSite PACs, syngo, Soarian, and other information and image management systems and serves as a resource to staff regarding the functionality of these systems.
• Participates in Radiology Administrator on call and modality specific on call rotation.

Qualifications

• ARRT registered in Radiologic Technology; MRI registered.
• One to two years supervisory experience preferred.
• Five years relevant experience required.
• Bachelors Degree in health care related field preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.