Director of Diagnostic Imaging

AMN Healthcare Leadership Solutions | B.E. Smith; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, MT seeks a Director of Diagnostic Imaging to lead the imaging department across MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound and nuclear medicine, driving strategic growth and operational excellence.

This role oversees 60–70 FTEs and partners with radiologists, clinicians and leadership to deliver high-quality patient care. The successful candidate will balance daily management with long-term planning, build talent pipelines, and advance capacity planning, workflow optimization and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience leading diagnostic imaging teams or departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the imaging department.
• Oversee 60–70 FTEs and ensure high‑quality imaging services across modalities.
• Lead capacity planning, staffing, scheduling, throughput and workflow optimization.
• Build relationships with local educational programs to develop talent pipelines.
• Collaborate with radiologists and clinicians to drive service growth and partnerships.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Operations management

Staff development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

Director of Diagnostic Imaging

StartDate: ASAP

Support St. Peter\u2019s Health in becoming the gold standard of healthcare in Montana as the new Director of Diagnostic Imaging!

The Position

• The Director of Diagnostic Imaging will provide strategic and operational leadership for a comprehensive imaging department supporting patients across a broad range of services and care settings.


• The Director will oversee approximately 60–70 FTEs, this leader will ensure high-quality, efficient, patient-centered imaging services while supporting the organization’s continued growth.


• The department includes 3 MRI units, 3 CT scanners, 12 X-ray rooms, 6 ultrasound units, nuclear medicine, mammography, PET, and C-arm capabilities. This leader will help ensure the department remains positioned to meet evolving clinical and operational needs.


• Provide day-to-day leadership of imaging operations, including staffing, scheduling, patient throughput, resource utilization, and workflow optimization. The Director will maintain a highly functional operation while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and ensure imaging capacity keeps pace with organizational growth.


• This leader will be responsible for building relationships with local educational programs and developing future talent pipelines will be important to maintaining adequate staffing across specialized modalities such as MRI, CT, and ultrasound.


• The Director will partner closely with rRadiologists, providers and interventional radiologists, as well as physicians and interdisciplinary leaders throughout the organization. Success in this role will require a relationship-focused leader who can foster collaboration, communicate effectively, and build strong partnerships across clinical teams.


• Lead strategic planning for dDiagnostic Iimaging, including capacity planning, technology assessment, service development, and opportunities to expand imaging services into additional clinic locations.


• The ideal candidate will be a collaborative, relationship-driven imaging leader with strong operational and strategic capabilities who can balance the demands of daily department management with long-term planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required.


• AART and/or NMTCB certification is required.

The Organization

• St. Peter\u2019s Hospital is a sole provider, not–for–profit, licensed 124-bed healthcare facility in Helena, Montana.


• The organization provides healthcare services to nearly 100,000 residents of surrounding counties.


• Established in 1883, St. Peter\u2019s partners with its patients, community, and medical staff to provide exceptional and compassionate health care.


• The organization is comprised of approximately 1,700 employees and 110 physicians representing about 30 different specialties.

The Community

• Montana\u2019s capital city, Helena, is nestled between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.


• Established in 1864, this charming modern city has managed to retain its history, providing residents and visitors a taste of the Old West.


• The area has over 75 miles of trails that originate in the historic downtown area, offering a first-class mountain biking or hiking experience.


• Downtown Helena, the state\u2019s only outdoor walking mall, offers a variety of events, shopping, dining, lodging and entertainment in buildings dating back to the late 19th century.

About the Company

At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable. Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, Cardiac Cath Lab, Radio, Image, Imaging