Pediatric Radiology Advanced Modality Supervisor

Job Description

This positions includes a $10,000 sign on bonus and up to $5,000 in relocation assistance.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of all modality equipment, monitoring the quality of images and acting as liaison between technologists and radiologists/cardiologists to ensure highest quality is maintained at all times.
• Demonstrates care competencies that incorporate age specific guidelines, including N=Neonate, I=Infant, EC =Early Childhood, LC=Late Childhood, A=Adolescent, AD=Adult and ALL=all ages.
• Includes family/caregiver in patient care and provides effective education appropriate for the learning needs of patient and family.
• Effectively coordinates activities in modality, ensuring that patient flow is accomplished in an orderly and timely fashion.
• Manages technical and ancillary personnel by preparing schedules, completing performance appraisals, providing education, and providing timely feedback to direct reports on a regular basis by way of coaching and/or corrective action.
• Participates in achievement of organizational and department goals with a strong emphasis on service excellence and quality of care; actively participates in quality initiatives to meet quality goals and Joint Commission readiness targets.
• Completes administrative duties in a timely manner including tracking time and attendance, ensures tech review of orders is completed in a timely manner, monitors accuracy of documentation in radiology system, performs charge reconciliation and ensuring that staff and team lead mandatory education, credentialing, and annual competencies are completed in a timely manner.
• Maintains technical and ancillary personnel by preparing schedules, completing performance appraisals, providing education, and providing timely feedback to direct reports on a regular basis by way of coaching and/or corrective action.
• Participates in the achievement of departmental financial targets by monitoring supplies and expiration dates to prevent waste and monitoring staffing schedule according to patient volumes.
• Actively participates in all required system and departmental meetings.
• Actively participates in the American College of Radiology accreditation process (if applicable) and subsequent related maintenance/imaging quality reporting.
• Assists manager with development of staff by being available to teammates, acting as a resource to help complete complicated/complex tasks, providing on the job training to team and seeking out opportunities to become actively involved in staff workflow and development.
• Provides manager with feedback on staff performance, educational needs and workflow status.

Qualifications

• Five years of technical experience in X-ray, CT, MRI or US, and one year supervisory/management.
• One year of experience in supervision/leadership.
• One year of experience in pediatric imaging.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills, including demonstrated experience in working collaboratively with groups or teams and employees at all levels within an organization.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving ability.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Physical Requirements

• Standing: Continuous
• Sitting: Continuous
• Walking: Continuous
• Climbing stairs: Infrequent
• Working indoors: Continuous
• Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent
• Working from elevated areas: Frequent
• Kneeling: Infrequent
• Bending at the waist: Continuous
• Twisting at the waist: Frequent
• Squatting: Frequent
• Pinching operations: Frequent
• Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Reaching overhead: Frequent
• Reaching in all directions: Continuous
• Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous
• Full use of both legs: Continuous
• Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent
• Lifting & Force Requirements
• Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent
• Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent
• Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent
• Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent

Work Environment & Conditions

• Effective stress management: Continuous
• Rotating shifts: Frequent
• Overtime as required: Frequent
• Latex-safe environment: Continuous