Radiology Manager

1 week ago

Brownsville, United States DHR Health Full time

DHR Health - US:TX:Brownsville - Days

Summary:

FLSA STATUS: ☒ Exempt ☐ Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Radiology Manager will assist Radiology Administration team with the operational, financial and personnel activities of the Radiology Department and Imaging Centers. The Radiology Manager will also assist with the compliance of all JCAHO standards, help maintain section competencies and confirm credentials stay current and up to date. The Manager will actively participate with Performance Improvement projects and communicate necessary information to staff members.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Graduate of an accredited radiology program.
  • Current state certification (TDH) required.
  • Current American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT) general certification required.
  • BLS certification preferred.
  • Must be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
  • Secretarial experience and organizational skills are necessary.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English required. Spanish preferred.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians.
  • Hospital experience preferred
  • Computer knowledge required
  • Minimum Four-Six (4-6) years' experience in an acute care hospital as Radiologic Technologist.
  • Demonstrates accuracy and the ability to follow established procedures closely.
  • Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
  • Requires working with frequent interruptions.
  • Must project a professional image.
  • Requires critical thinking, good communication, and strong organizational skills.
JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
  • Minimum Four-Six (4-6) years' experience in an acute care hospital as Radiologic Technologist.
  • Three (3) years' experience as a supervisor/manager
  • Able to demonstrate competent levels of various radiological modalities.
  • Registered in at least one (1) additional modality preferred (i.e. CT, MRI, IR, NM, US)
  • Demonstrates accuracy and the ability to follow established procedures closely.
  • Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
  • Requires working with frequent interruptions.
  • Must project a professional image.
  • Must have excellent customer service skills.
  • Requires critical thinking, good communication, and strong organizational skills.
Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Promotes the facility mission, vision, and values by effectively communicating them to others.
  • Considers mission, vision, and values in developing services, standards, and practices.
  • Provides leadership, direction, coordination, and administration to the Radiology department.
  • Leads by example to motivate employees (servant leadership).
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure the delivery of quality services.
  • Provide support to patients and staff by mediating and resolving any issues between care providers, radiology staff, medical staff, and patients.
  • Coordinate daily and/or weekly staff huddles to address and resolve any issues that impact service provision
  • Oversee day-to-day operations on the staff floor, including review of patient schedules for accuracy and timeliness of procedures.
  • Provides radiology services by directing and coordinating radiology and diagnostic imaging procedures; overseeing staff in the operation of imaging equipment in all modalities, including but not limited to x-ray (XR), fluoroscopy (FL), computerized tomography (CT), ultrasound (US), mammography (MG), nuclear medicine (NM), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  • Assists Radiology leadership and serves as a community liaison for imaging outreach and community events.
  • Assist in meeting budgetary targets by contributing to cost savings in operating costs (i.e. reducing overtime, cost savings initiatives).
  • Conducts daily review of patient schedules for conflicts with orders for appropriateness criteria to meet compliance requirements (i.e. CMS OP Measures).
  • Participates in department measures and contributes to improving balanced scorecard outcomes.
  • Assists in the management of staffing hours and reduction of overtime hours.
  • Able to perform the necessary functions on the facility's computer system.
  • Accountable for ordering departmental supplies as necessary.
  • Oversee and mentor radiology students and staff by assigning and scheduling clinical rounds and training.
  • Recommends changes in department policies and procedures to upper management.
  • Maintain Texas Department of Health (TDH), American College of Radiology (ACR), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Joint Commission (JC) standards, including cleanliness of work and procedural areas, logs are complete, and equipment is in functional order.
  • Represent and participate in appropriate hospital committee activities.
  • Actively participates in performance improvement activities.
  • Maintains employee files according to state, federal, HIPAA, Joint Commission, ACR, and department guidelines and policies.
  • Responsible for maintaining employee compliance, including reminding staff and obtaining copies of licenses and credentials, employee health requirements, and hospital-issued continuing education requirements.
  • Oversee and assist with equipment downtime and service work order updates with radiology administration to minimize downtime.
  • Assist with employee performance evaluations.
  • Responsible for the annual performance of N-95 fit testing and collaborating with Employee Health for other employee compliance requirements.
  • Actively rounds through all hospitals and imaging facilities for facility and compliance audits including equipment quality control logs and other regulatory measures.
  • Processes and approves PTO requests submitted by staff.
  • Responsible for staff and on-call schedules.
  • Responsible for providing weekly reports and updates to radiology administration.


Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES:

(Chain-of-command)

1. Assistant Director of Radiology → 2. Director of Radiology → 3.VP of Imaging Services

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):

A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.

Yes

Kneeling

Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.

Yes

Walking

Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.

Yes

Standing/Squatting

Yes

Straight pulling

Yes

Sitting

Yes

Pulling hand over hand

Yes

Pushing

Yes

Repeated bending

Yes

Stooping/Bending

Yes

Reaching above shoulder

Yes

Climbing Stairs

Yes

Simple grasping

Yes

Climbing Ladders

No

Dual simultaneous grasping

Yes

Depth Perceptions needed

Yes

Ability to see

Yes

Identify Colors

Yes

Operating office equipment

Yes

Twisting

Yes

Operating mechanical equipment

Yes

Crawling

No

Ability to read and write

Yes

Ability to Count

Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid

Yes

Operating Personal Vehicle

Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication

Yes

Other: Ability to deal with stress

Yes

OSHA Category

III

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.

If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.

Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

Transfer/Hire Date Effective: ________________________.

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