Imaging Supervisor

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.; Town of Oconomowoc (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Paid Time Off

Educational Assistance

Retirement plans with employer match

Job summary

Advocate Health in Wisconsin seeks a Radiology Operations Leader to oversee imaging services across clinics in Waukesha/Jefferson and Washington Counties. You will lead staffing, QA programs, safety, and policy implementation to ensure high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities include budgeting, capital acquisitions, staff development, and ensuring compliance with Joint Commission and NRC standards while fostering a collaborative environment with radiologists and technologists.

Qualifications

• Excellent human relations, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Maintains proper staffing levels, including the development and maintenance of productivity and quality standards.
• Recommends, develops, implements, and maintains QA and Performance Improvement programs with focus on costs, patient care, and safety.
• Maintains communication with managers, technologists, radiologists and other departments to optimize patient flow and care.
• Provides policy interpretation, education and implementation; monitors room utilization and directs staff.
• Establishes an in-service program for Radiologic Technologists.
• Plans and maintains technical and system changes that are cost-effective for patient care.
• Investigates complaints and responds promptly to suggestions and concerns.
• Participates in budget processes and manages within allocations.
• Leads capital acquisitions, ensures supply of operating materials cost-effectively.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, local laws and NRC/TJC standards in Radiology.
• Performs HR duties including coaching, performance reviews, hiring and corrective actions.
• Upholds Code of Ethical Conduct and organizational policies.

Job description

Schedule Details/Additional Information

This position will provide leadership oversight for imaging services across Aurora Medical Group clinics in Waukesha/Jefferson Counties and Washington County.

Department

36302 AMC Summit - Radiology Support

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

This position will provide leadership oversight for imaging services across Aurora Medical Group clinics in Waukesha/Jefferson Counties and Washington County.

Pay Range

$47.50 - $71.25

Major Responsibilities

• Maintains proper staffing levels, including the development and maintenance of productivity and quality standards.
• Recommends, develops, implements, and maintains Quality Assurance (QA) and Performance Improvement programs, which include evaluation of costs, patient care, and radiation or patient safety in all areas of responsibility.
• Maintains a direct line of communication with the Manager, Group Leaders, Technologists, Radiologists, and other hospital departments to assure the optimum in patient flow and patient care.
• Serves as a resource for interpretation, education and implementation of policies and procedures. Monitors room utilization and provides work direction to technical nursing staff as necessary.
• Establishes and maintains an extensive in-service program for Radiologic Technologists.
• Plans, organizes, establishes and maintains technical and system changes and improvements that are cost effective and benefit patient care.
• Investigates patient, family, physician, nursing, and/or hospital staff complaints and responds to suggestions and complaints in a timely manner.
• Participates in the budget process and is responsible for operating within budgetary allocations.
• Initiates, participates, and assists in the research, purchase, and implementation of capital acquisitions. Maintains an adequate supply of operating materials in a cost-effective manner.
• Responsible for adhering to all federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the technical and clinical practice of Radiology. Responsible for the adherence to all the Joint Commission (TJC) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) standards governing the technical and clinical practice of Radiology.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completes performance reviews and overall staff morale. Recommends hiring, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the 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 requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, And/or Certification Required

• Registered Technologist (RT) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), or
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist certification (CNMT) issued by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB), or
• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer issued by the American Registry for Medical Sonography (ARDMS) or Radiation Therapy (RT) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

Education Required

• Associate's Degree in Radiologic Technology, or
• Associate's Degree in Radiation Therapy or related field. or
• Associate’s Degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Experience Required

• Typically requires 3 years of experience in a recognized imaging modality required, with proven technical knowledge of assigned modality, with experience as a lead or senior level staff.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Excellent human relations, communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Must be able to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Must be able to stand, lift, squat, bend, and twist throughout the majority of the workday.
• Must wear protective clothing (i.e., lead aprons, isolation gowns, protective eyewear) when necessary.
• Will be exposed to radiation and film processing chemicals.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment To You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.