Director, Medical Imaging

Job title:

Director, Medical Imaging

Company

National Jewish Health

Job description

Summary

Position Summary

Provides operational leadership and management for The Institute for Advanced Biomedical Imaging. Directs and manages the Imaging staff, department budget and ensures quality patient care delivery in coordination with hospital strategic goals. Collaborates with the Chief Operating Officer, medical director(s), medical staff, clinical services administrative team, and staff on issues related to the management of care to ensure quality patient care delivery.

Essential Duties * Manages and develops an effective staff: providing effective communication, leadership, guidance and resources. Determines staff qualifications and competency: recruits, interviews, selects, hires, trains, orients, mentors, evaluates, coaches, counsels, disciplines, and rewards. Establishes and monitors staff safety and regulatory compliance.

• Prepares the department’s annual operating budget and monitors expenses and cost reduction strategies. Manages overall department budget including personnel, revenue and operational expenses.
• Directs and assesses capital budget needs. Plans and evaluates in coordination with the Medical Director and incorporates multiyear capital budget planning.
• Participates with clinical departments and helps resolve issues and workflow problems related to the management and delivery of quality patient care.
• Collaborates with ancillary service departments to deliver joint imaging services as needed.
• Monitors and reconciles financial and clinical information systems to determine correct patient charges, orders and diagnostic imaging interpretive reports.
• Collaborates with the Radiology Medical Director on identifying, addressing and problem solving operational, quality assurance and control issues.
• Ensures Imaging compliance by regulatory entities including; state, federal, ACR, Joint Commission and other related agencies as required.
• Collaborates with the IST Department to maintain proper functionality of imaging related information systems and provides continuous feedback for ongoing issues and future planning.
• Monitors and implements all imaging equipment maintenance schedules and repairs as required.

Competencies * Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.

• Building a Successful Team: Using appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team, align vision with shared values, manage change and encourage innovation.
• Building Strategic Relationships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
• Business Acumen: Using economic, financial, market, and industry data to understand and improve business results; using one’s understanding of major business functions, industry trends, and own organization’s position to contribute to effective business strategies and tactics.
• Creativity and Innovation: Applies creative problem-solving skills to develop solutions to problems; recognizes and demonstrates the value in taking “smart” risks and learning from mistakes; develops multiple alternatives and understands the feasibility of each; effectively shares and implements his/her ideas. Generates innovative solutions in work situations; tries different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
• Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Managing Conflict: Dealing effectively with others in an antagonistic situation; using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people. Addresses conflicts by focusing on the issues at hand to develop effective solutions when disputes or disagreements occur; helps others resolve conflicts by providing impartial mediation when needed.
• Patient Relations: Meeting patient and patient family needs; taking responsibility for a patient’s safety, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes; using appropriate interpersonal techniques to resolve difficult patient situations and regain patient confidence.
• Talent Management for Leaders: Clearly establishes and communicates expectations and accountabilities; monitors and evaluates performance; provides effective feedback and coaching; identifies development needs and helps employees address them to achieve optimal performance.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility

Direct supervision of 5 employees, indirect 27.

Travel

Occasional

Core Values * Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.

• Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
• Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
• Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
• Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the institution.
• Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications * Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field required, Master’s degree preferred.

• Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years experience as a Diagnostic Radiology/or CT Technologist, including a minimum of 2 years in a supervisory role required.
• Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Current A.R.R.T. (American Society of Radiologic Technologists) certification required.

Salary Range: $130,000 – $160,000

Benefits
At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset.
With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

• Medical Plans, Dental Plans and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• FSA and HSA
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance and AD&D
• Voluntary Benefits, like Accident Insurance, Critical Care and Hospital Indemnity
• Paid Time Off Accruals
• Wellness Program
• Legal Plan

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Expected salary

$130000 – 160000 per year

Location

Denver, CO

Job date

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 08:58:50 GMT

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