Chief of Imaging Services

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

Job summary

Providence seeks a Chief of Imaging Services to lead clinical, operational, financial, and workforce performance across diagnostic imaging sites and modalities. You will establish system-wide governance and drive standardized performance management while preserving necessary local customization.

The role emphasizes quality, safety, access, and patient experience with strong partnerships between analytics, informatics, workforce development, and capital planning.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Imaging Operations: capacity, throughput, utilization optimization and continuous improvement.
• Governance: system-wide committees and decision rights for strategy, capital and standards.
• Regulatory Compliance: accreditation, licensure, and imaging-specific monitoring.

Skills

Imaging informatics leadership

JV partnerships

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-site ops leadership

Performance management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

PACS/VNA

Job description

Role

• Provide unified leadership and strategic direction for Diagnostic Imaging services
• Establish system-wide governance and clear decision rights for strategy, standards, and capital
• Standardize performance management and reduce unwarranted variation while preserving necessary local customization
• Strengthen quality, safety, access, and patient experience through common clinical and operational capabilities
• Align enabling functions (analytics, informatics/PACS, workforce development, vendor/JV management) to support scale

The

Description

The Opportunity

Role

The Chief of Imaging Services is envisioned as the senior enterprise leader accountable for the clinical, operational, financial, and workforce performance of diagnostic imaging services across all sites and modalities. This role is intended to:

• Provide unified leadership and strategic direction for Diagnostic Imaging services
• Establish system-wide governance and clear decision rights for strategy, standards, and capital
• Standardize performance management and reduce unwarranted variation while preserving necessary local customization
• Strengthen quality, safety, access, and patient experience through common clinical and operational capabilities
• Align enabling functions (analytics, informatics/PACS, workforce development, vendor/JV management) to support scale

Key Performance Outcomes

• Improved patient access (time to appointment), reduced bottlenecks, and optimized capacity/utilization across sites and modalities
• Standardized enterprise performance management (KPIs/dashboards) with reduced unwarranted variation in productivity, quality, and experience
• Strengthened compliance and accreditation readiness across the imaging footprint
• A cohesive capital and equipment lifecycle strategy that improves service reliability and aligns investment to volume and clinical need

Essential Functions

• 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

Scope of Modalities

• General Radiology / X-ray
• CT
• MRI
• Ultrasound / Sonography
• Mammography / Breast Imaging
• Nuclear Medicine & PET
• Interventional Radiology
• Imaging Support Functions
• Imaging Informatics / Systems Governance (PACS/VNA)

Note : Final scope and decision rights will be confirmed through the Clinical Imaging Services design work; non-imaging procedural areas (e.g., endoscopy) would be included only if explicitly assigned to Diagnostic Imaging governance.

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

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Requsition ID: 444389

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Clinical Administration

Job Function: Clinical Support

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Leadership

Department: 4015 SS OPS MGMT SW

Address: WA Seattle 1730 Minor Ave

Work Location: Swedish Metropolitan Park East-Seattle

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $300K - $400K

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.