MGR Imaging

Overview

Manager of Imaging Services, Radiology Diagnostic

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day shift

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is an award-winning, certified, and accredited facility with 541 beds. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, Fort Sanders offers state-of-the art care that maximizes recovery from stroke. We are also the region’s leader in technology in areas such as bariatric surgery, robotic surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. Our door-to-balloon times for heart attack patients are below the national average, and our hip fracture center offers advanced diagnosis, surgery and recovery procedures for hip patients.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a member of Covenant Health (https://www.covenanthealth.com/) , a locally-owned, non-profit health system based in Knoxville, TN, with a “patient-focused” culture. It has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as its 2020 “Best-in-State-Employer” (https://www.covenanthealth.com/best-employers-in-tennessee-2020-forbes/) for Tennessee. The CEO of our company, Jim VanderSteeg, attends every new employee orientation and will ask you to sign our pledge of excellence to always put patients first, strive for excellence in everything we do, and make Covenant Health the first and best choice for patients in our region. As you’d expect, we offer our employees a robust benefits package (https://www.covenantcareers.com/benefits) , including: offering unmatched medical insurance, tuition reimbursement; student loan repayment assistance, certification bonuses; leadership and professional development programs; an employer-matched 401(k); and a generous Combined Time Off (CTO) program.

Position Summary:Responsible for the general direction of the daily operations for services provided by the departments of Imaging Services.

Recruiter: Kimberlin Woods || 865-374-5403 || kwoods8@COVHLTH.COM

Responsibilities

Functions in both a technical and support capacity when needed as defined by workload, staffing and customer needs.

Responsible for technical aspect of radiation safety as defined by Radioactive material License, Radiation Safety Officer and/or radiation physicist. Ensure active member of the Radiation Safety Committee.

Consultation with Medical Director regarding issues of protocol, technical process improvement and quality control.

Ensures appropriate preventative maintenance services and quality control testing are provided to maintain optimal equipment performance.

Ensures the timeliness and integrity of exam performance to include charges, interpretation, transcription, and report delivery both on and off campus.

Responsible for support functions associated with Imaging Services to include: clerical, transcription, and transportation.

Promote cultural change to develop and support the team approach to deliver patient care in the Clinical division.

Facilitate development of success measures, to include leadership, facilitator and team member implementation of long and short-term goals for department teams.

Develop, review and update department specific policies and procedures.

Monitor and maintain department compliance to meet all regulatory agency requirements.

Provide personnel management to include staff placement, discipline, interviewing and orientation in conjunction with the Director or VP.

Implement and assess individual/team performance appraisal and career ladder.

Assures daily operations are performed to include: staffing, interdisciplinary meetings, department statistics, payroll, charges, inventory.

Assess capital equipment/supply needs and make recommendations in collaboration with the Director or VP.

Acts as a liaison to patients and other customers to provide timely and accurate communication and problem resolution.

Acts as the primary contact of vendors for product evaluation and recommendation.

Determine and coordinate daily staffing ratios bases on workload and staff.

Participates in technical and philosophical growth and development.

Coordinates and affirms accuracy of department record keeping.

Collaborates with the Director to identify learning needs of staff, ensures participation and evaluation clinical competency.

Participates in development and implementation of education and in-service programs for staff, students and other departments.

Collaborates with others to determine product standardization as needed.

Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

Graduate of a JRCERT School of Radiological Technology, Nuclear Medicine Technology or Ultrasound Technology; bachelors degree preferred.

Minimum Experience:

Four (4) years line and two (2) years leadership experience in diagnostic radiology services or equivalent combination of education/leadership experience.

Licensure Requirement:

Any or all of the following: ARRT, CNMT, ARDMS, RDCS. CPR required.

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Job Title MGR Imaging

ID 4101955

Facility Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

Department Name RADIOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC