Interim Diagnostic Imaging Director

Sweetwater Care; Colorado; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Travel reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Sweetwater Care is seeking an Interim or Traveling Imaging Director to oversee imaging departments nationwide, ensuring high-quality, accurate imaging services for diagnosis and treatment.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate operations across modalities, ensure regulatory compliance, and optimize processes while maintaining chargemaster accuracy and leveraging HIS/RIS/PACS systems.

Qualifications

• Imaging Services knowledge through education and experience.
• Imaging certifications are required (ARRT/ARDMS/CNMT).
• Leadership experience in hospital or ambulatory imaging settings.
• Strong management, collaboration, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate imaging department operations across all modalities.
• Lead staff and engage physicians, patients, and radiologists.
• Develop strategic plans for quality care and cost-effective services.
• Improve systems and patient care processes across the continuum.
• Ensure chargemaster accuracy and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Healthcare administration

Education

Degree in healthcare administration or related healthcare/management field

Imaging certifications ARRT/ARDMS/CNMT

Tools

HIS

RIS

PACS

Job description

JOIN OUR FULLSHIFT STAFFING TEAM!

Ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime? Join us as we journey through the landscapes of healthcare, making a meaningful impact one patient at a time. As an Interim or Traveling Imaging Director, you will embark on an exciting journey, managing the operations of imaging departments across the country for the diagnosis and treatment of patients’ medical conditions. Your role will be instrumental in ensuring accurate and high-quality imaging services are provided as efficiently as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate technical and administrative activities and personnel of the Imaging Department across all imaging modalities
• Act as a liaison between the physicians, patients, staff, radiologists, and other professional health care staff
• Work with the Imaging Managers, Administration and Medical Staff to develop strategic plans for providing quality care and cost-effective services aligned with federal, state, and local regulations
• Recommend and evaluate processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care
• Maintain a working knowledge of the departmental chargemaster; ensure accuracy of chargemaster associated with imaging procedures to appropriately charge for services
• Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate computer software programs & systems (HIS, RIS, PACS, etc.) and can appropriately use the system(s)
• Ensure department is in compliance with regulatory agencies and state health department and correspond with state and national public health departments as appropriate
• Maintain confidential information acquired concerning personal, financial and medical information on personnel and patients
• Provide leadership through coaching and counsel, performance monitoring and constructive feedback, and create a positive work environment by regularly engaging in activities that promote employee engagement
• Represent the Imaging Department at hospital leadership meetings and interdepartmental meetings
• Apply the profession’s code of ethics in all aspects of practice
• Perform additional tasks as required

Qualifications:

• Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of Imaging Services through equivalent combination of education and experience
• Imaging related professional certification required, i.e., ARRT (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists), ARDMS, CNMT
• Degree in healthcare administration or related healthcare/management field required
• At least 1 year of work experience consisting of leadership and Imaging clinical roles as well as experience at a hospital/ambulatory imaging system
• Exceptional leadership, management and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to skillfully counsel, collaborate and negotiate; inspire and build confidence in others; create alliances; obtain support and respect from diverse groups and foster an understanding and commitment to the ministry
• Ability to adapt style and approach to match the needs of varying teams, individuals and situations
• Extensive knowledge and experience leading and managing complex organizational change and performance improvement
• Advanced analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills to serve as an advisory role in inspiring and initiating innovative ideas, determining strategies without guidelines, fostering innovative approaches to situations/processes/issues
• Demonstrated proficiency and expertise to identify, evaluate and articulate operational opportunities, risks, business needs/gaps, and understand customer/stakeholder interests

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package
• Housing stipend or provided accommodation
• Travel reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to broaden your clinical expertise

Disclaimer:

FullShift Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.