Executive Director, Imaging Services

Providence Health & Services; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 82,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Career growth and advancement

Job summary

Providence Health & Services is seeking an Executive Director, Imaging Services to lead imaging across acute care hospitals, outpatient centers, and affiliated sites. You will partner with system and division leaders to drive performance improvements, service line strategies, and patient-focused outcomes.

You will oversee operational plans, budgets, and capital needs while promoting standardization, quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across imaging modalities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Master's degree in Business or Healthcare-related field (preferred).
• Graduate of an ACR Certified Radiologic Technology Training Program (preferred).
• Twelve (12) years of job-related experience.
• Ten (10) or more years of progressive leadership and management experience.
• Three (3) years of clinical operations and direct patient care experience in diagnostic imaging (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops a high-performing imaging leadership team.
• Ensures safe, patient-centered imaging services aligned with mission and values.
• Provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership for Providence imaging services.
• Travels between Providence facilities to standardize and improve imaging services.
• Oversees staffing, budgeting, and capital planning for imaging operations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Change management

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree (preferred)

ACR Radiologic Technology Training (preferred)

Job description

Description

Calling All Esteemed Leaders!

We are seeking candidates for each of the following locations:

• Renton, WA
• Spokane, WA
• Portland, OR
• Irvine, CA

Qualified applicants must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the above locations.

Are you a visionary healthcare operations leader with a passion for advancing imaging services across a complex healthcare environment? Do you excel at aligning strategy, operations, and clinical excellence while leading high-performing teams through growth and transformation? If you thrive in a collaborative setting where innovation, quality, and patient-centered care are paramount, we invite you to explore this exceptional leadership opportunity.

The Role

The Executive Director, Imaging Services, serves as the division's key administrative leader, overseeing imaging services and integrating acute and ambulatory operations to support Providence patients across the continuum of care. This position partners with system and division leaders to drive performance improvement initiatives and advance strategic priorities.

In partnership with the System Imaging Leader, the Executive Director provides strategic, financial, and operational oversight for imaging services across the division, including multiple service areas and hospitals. Key priorities include executing divisional and system goals that advance Clinical Shared Services strategy and imaging service initiatives.

This role requires sound judgment in complex political, regulatory, and economic environments while maintaining alignment with organizational strategy. The Executive Director leads the development and management of an integrated matrix business model and business plans that support divisional and system priorities.

The position also requires strong financial and operational leadership, effective relationship-building with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality, affordable, and effective imaging services.

What You'll Do

Leadership & Team Development

• Leads, manages, develops, and retains a high-performing team while actively supporting and incorporating the Mission and core values into daily activities.
• Treats all others with respect and demonstrates excellence, justice, and compassion in daily work and relationships with others.
• Directs multidisciplinary imaging teams and support staff, fostering accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Develops individual objectives consistent with the Providence Health System's Management System and measures and reports on individual objectives quarterly.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Maintains confidentiality of all information related to patients, medical staff, employees, and, as appropriate, other organizational information.
• Ensures safe, reliable, patient-centered imaging services that reflect Providence's Mission, values, and commitment to compassionate care.
• Develops and maintains standards for quality, safety, regulatory compliance, and service excellence across all imaging operations.
• Drives performance improvement efforts that optimize throughput, scheduling, access, patient satisfaction, and care delivery outcomes.
• Maintains current working knowledge and awareness of future changes to rules, regulations, and compliance requirements related to Diagnostic Imaging operations for The Joint Commission (TJC), the American College of Radiology (ACR), and applicable state and regulatory bodies.
• Meets regularly with Medical Directors to review and evaluate departmental operations, relationships with the medical staff, and coordination of departmental services with various hospital programs and departments to ensure the departmental environment is conducive to the safe and high-quality practice of Diagnostic Imaging.

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership for Providence imaging services across acute care hospitals, outpatient imaging centers, and affiliated sites.
• Leads the development and execution of service line strategies that advance access, growth, patient experience, quality, and operational excellence.
• Partners with physician, clinical, nursing, and executive leaders to align imaging operations with organizational priorities and ministry goals.
• Travels, as required, between Providence facilities to evaluate opportunities to standardize and improve services.
• Designs, implements, and monitors operational plans, performance metrics, and improvement initiatives across imaging modalities and sites.
• Supports the development and implementation of new programs, services, technologies, and policies to meet strategic and community needs.
• Collaborates in long-range planning for facility, equipment, and service expansion to support current and future imaging demands.
• Promotes integration and standardization of imaging practices, workflows, and service delivery across Providence divisions.
• Serves as a key operational leader and advisor on imaging services, translating organizational strategy into measurable results.
• Participates in imaging councils, executive committees, technical, and other project workgroups.

Financial & Resource Management

• Oversees staffing, labor management, and human resource planning to ensure efficient, effective, and sustainable operations.
• Manages fiscal and material resources, including budgeting, capital planning, productivity, and stewardship of departmental assets.
• Monitors financial, productivity, access, and quality indicators, using data to guide decisions and improve performance.

What You'll Bring

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Master's Degree in Business or Healthcare-related field (preferred).
• Graduate of an ACR Certified Radiologic Technology Training Program (preferred).

Experience & Expertise

• Twelve (12) years of job-related experience.
• Ten (10) or more years of progressive leadership and management experience.
• Experience with operational improvement, throughput optimization, and Lean methodologies.
• Experience managing complex operations, staffing models, and clinical workflows in high-acuity settings.
• Seven (7) years overseeing multimodality imaging facilities in an integrated health system with in-depth knowledge of clinical and business operations specific to imaging services (preferred).
• Three (3) years of clinical operations and direct patient care experience in diagnostic imaging (preferred).
• Knowledge of healthcare information technology and patient care workflows.

Professional & Leadership Capabilities

• Strategic leadership and systems thinking.
• Adaptability in fast-changing environments.
• Strong clinical judgment and radiology expertise.
• Change management and process improvement.
• Workforce planning and team development.
• Financial and analytical acumen.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to build high-performing teams and a culture of accountability.
• Patient-centered leadership with a commitment to safety and quality.
• Emotional intelligence and collaboration.
• Ability to navigate matrixed organizations.
• Ability to lead complex organizations through transformational change.

Why Join Us?

• Strategic Leadership Opportunity: Serve as the division's key administrative leader for imaging services, providing strategic, financial, and operational oversight across multiple service areas, hospitals, and care settings.
• Collaborative Leadership Environment: Partner with system, division, physician, clinical, nursing, and executive leaders to advance Clinical Shared Services strategy and imaging initiatives.
• Broad Operational Impact: Lead efforts that strengthen access, quality, patient experience, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and service delivery across the continuum of care.
• Mission-Driven Organization: Join a health system committed to delivering high-quality, affordable, and compassionate care while serving patients and communities across the region.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

Salary Range by location:

Irvine, CA

Min: $85.56, Max: $152.95

Portland, OR and Renton, WA

Min: $82.08, Max: $146.73

Spokane, WA

Min: $73.04, Max: $130.57

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.

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.

About the Team

Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.

Requsition ID: 448982

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Diagnostic Imaging

Job Function: Clinical Care

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Leadership

Department: 4007 SS NORTH DIV ADMIN

Address: WA Renton 1801 Lind Ave SW

Work Location: Providence Valley Office Park-Renton

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $See posting - $See posting

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.