Chief, Diagnostic Imaging & Enterprise Performance

Providence Health & Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Health & Services seeks a Chief of Imaging Services to lead enterprise imaging across all sites, ensuring unified strategy, governance, and standardized performance while allowing local customization. The role oversees capital planning, regulatory readiness, and partnerships with radiologists and JV vendors.

You will drive analytics, informatics, workforce development, and patient access improvements across modalities, including CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, and more.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business, nursing, radiologic sciences, or related field (or equivalent)
• Master's degree (MHA, MBA, MPH, MS) or equivalent advanced training (preferred)
• Experience leading enterprise imaging informatics initiatives (PACS/VNA, image exchange, workflow optimization)
• Experience with JV partnerships, outsourced imaging arrangements, and professional services alignment (preferred)
• Lean/Six Sigma or comparable performance improvement training and demonstrated results (preferred)
• Progressive leadership experience in diagnostic imaging operations across multiple sites/modalities
• Demonstrated capability in enterprise performance management, change leadership, and standardization
• Experience with regulatory, accreditation, and compliance requirements for imaging services
• Proven financial acumen including capital planning, equipment lifecycle, and vendor/contract management
• Ability to lead in a matrixed environment; effective partnering with physician leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Imaging Operations: Capacity, throughput, utilization optimization; continuous performance improvement
• Governance: System-wide committees/operating rhythm; decision rights for strategy, capital, standards
• Regulatory Compliance: Accreditation, licensure/certification, ordering-provider compliance, imaging-specific monitoring
• Radiologist Partnerships: Practice alignment, professional services sustainability, performance monitoring
• Capital & Asset Lifecycle: Equipment strategy/standards, replacement planning, vendor performance/contract leverage
• Technology Enablement: PACS/VNA modernization, interoperability/image sharing, Epic imaging workflow optimization
• Analytics: Standardized operational and financial KPIs, dashboards, and decision support
• Workforce Development: Retention/engagement, pipelines, career pathways, staffing model guidance
• Patient Access & Scheduling: Centralized/standardized scheduling approaches and workflow standards
• JV Partnerships: Performance management, partner operating rhythm, growth opportunity evaluation

Skills

Leadership

Diagnostic Imaging

Regulatory Compliance

Financial Acumen

Change Leadership

Cross-Functional

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Providence Health & Services seeks a Chief of Imaging Services to lead enterprise imaging across all sites, ensuring unified strategy, governance, and standardized performance while allowing local customization. The role oversees capital planning, regulatory readiness, and partnerships with radiologists and JV vendors.

You will drive analytics, informatics, workforce development, and patient access improvements across modalities, including CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, and more.