Mammography Manager

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 103,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health – Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, seeks a Mammography Manager to lead the Breast Imaging Center under the Executive Director, ensuring efficient, compliant operations.

The role includes staff leadership, budgeting, QA, policy development, and coordination with accreditation bodies; you may perform mammography tech duties as needed and oversee workflow, scheduling, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or 1-3 years’ formal training in Radiologic Technology.
• “5-7 years of progressively more responsible job-related experience.”
• “Performance of quality control techniques for mammography under ACR/MQSA guidelines.”
• “ARRT (American Registry of Radiologic Technology) registration.”
• “Mammography certification.”

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership for Breast Imaging Center staff and communicates goals.
• Monitors financial performance; prepares budgets and ensures data accuracy.
• Ensures compliance with accrediting and regulatory agencies and improves processes.
• Manages procurement, equipment Justifications, and supply/inventory control.
• Performs Mammography Technologist duties and ensures QA and proper reporting.

Skills

Leadership & staff management

Financial management

Quality control & compliance

Staff training

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Associate degree in Radiologic Technology

ARRT registration

Mammography certification

Formal training in Radiologic Technology (1-3 yrs)

Tools

Radiology Information System

Charge/billing system

Mammography equipment & QA tools

Job description

MedStar Health is looking for a Mammography Manager to join our team at Medstar Washington Hospital Center!

Under the general direction of the Executive Director, the manager is responsible for management of all aspects of technical and administrative operations of the Breast Imaging Center. Coordinates/oversees workflow to maximize efficiency and productivity and minimize any delays to the patient. Ensures the outreach programs comply with ACR/MQSA. Works with the coordinator of the Capital Breast Care Center in establishing guidelines for patient care and ensures compliance with ACR/MQSA.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses".

Primary Duties:

• Provides leadership, coordination, and support for Breast Imaging Center staff. Develops and communicates goals and objectives to work group(s). Performs department personnel management functions including hiring/firing, performance appraisal, work assignments, and coaching/counseling. Sets and ensures compliance with standards for conduct of work.
• Monitors and manages financial performance; justifies variances; prepares budgets for the area. Assists in maintaining charge and billing system and ensures accuracy of data entries. Assures a high quality of mammography and customer services; maintains standards in compliance with the requirements of accrediting and regulatory agencies. Directs the development of information and technical systems or processes to meet department objectives and customer requirements.
• Approves policies and procedures and assures employee compliance with all policies and procedures. Assures effective intra and interdepartmental communication; provides operational updates and financial reports to the Executive Director as required. Identifies performance improvement opportunities and implements performance improvements. Assures that problems and customer complaints are effectively resolved, and follow-up has occurred.
• Manages procurement functions including equipment justifications, purchasing, contract review, and supply /inventory control. Ensures that department operations are conducted safely and in accordance with all hospital and governing bodies’ rules/regulations.
• Performs duties of a Mammography Technologist including: Schedules and prepares patients for examinations and reviews patient records for appropriate history and orders; Performs all quality control techniques to ensure consistency in imaging; Films images and delivers films to radiologist for STAT readings; Prepares reports and maintains records of exams performed using the radiology department computer system. Reconciles all errors found on these reports and verifies that all exams meet quality assurance standards and are accurate; Completes all required information system functions to assure proper patient information, billing, exam, and other necessary functions; Ensures compliance with ACR/MQSA for mammography; Trains staff to complete required functions on the Radiology Information System and maintains proper use of the system by all personnel; and Monitors the technical accuracy of films. Directs retakes. Demonstrates proper operation of new/existing equipment

Qualifications:

• Associate degree or 1-3 years’ formal training in Radiologic Technology.
• 5-7 years of progressively more responsible job-related experience.
• Performance of quality control techniques for mammography under ACR/MQSA guidelines.
• ARRT (American Registry of Radiologic Technology) registration.
• Mammography certification.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $102,606.00 - USD $196,996.00 /Yr.