MRI Team Leader

Geisinger; Wyoming (WY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare from day one

Vision and dental

Domestic partner benefits

Job summary

Geisinger Wyoming Valley is seeking an MRI Team Leader to act as the modality technical expert and a working supervisor, performing clinically while coordinating the team and ensuring patient care, safety, and adherence to imaging protocols.

The role involves supervising delivery of patient care in imaging, maintaining staff competency, coordinating training, ensuring ALARA and ACR guidelines, and collaborating with modality and operations managers to support quality and safety.

Qualifications

• ARRT certification and MR credentials required.
• Graduate of Radiologic Technology specialty program; Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 2 years leadership experience; 3+ years imaging experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise delivery of patient care and imaging functions within assigned locations.
• Provide day-to-day supervision for an assigned radiology modality including patient safety and quality.
• Maintain staff competency, training coordination, policy adherence, equipment and supply management.
• Ensure procedures are performed by qualified staff per ALARA and ACR guidelines.
• Collaborate with lead technologists to solve problems and improve safety, quality, and teamwork.
• Coordinate ACCR accreditation for assigned locations and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Staff training

Patient safety

Quality control

Radiology coordination

ALARA guidelines

Education

Radiologic Technology Specialty Training

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ARRT(R)

ARMRIT

Job description

Location:

Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

The MRI Team Leader serves as the modality technical expert for assigned modality and/or imaging location. The Team Leader is a “working supervisor” and is expected to perform clinically, coordinate the work of the team, and supervise the delivery of patient care. While the Team Leader’s primary responsibility is coordination of patient care, the supervisory responsibilities include oversight of patient safety, process improvement, quality, consistency and standardization of imaging protocols, staff competencies & training, policy adherence, equipment, staff schedules, and supply management. Works closely with modality manager and/or operations manager to provide administrative leadership assistance.

Job Duties:

• Coordinates and supervises the delivery of patient care and imaging functions within assigned locations.
• Works within the Scope of Practice of his/her specialty.
• Team Leaders maintains technical competency
• Provides day-to-day supervision for an assigned radiology modality to include patient safety, process improvement, quality, standardization, validation of staff competency, training coordination, policy adherence, equipment and supply management.
• Ensures that all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are performed by qualified and competent staff, are of the highest quality achievable and follow the radiation safety principles of ALARA, ACR Guidelines for imaging practices, and ACR Guidelines for MRI Safety, if applicable.
• Works directly with lead technologists and front line staff to solve problems and reduce barriers to success.
• Works collaboratively with others to ensure a high level departmental safety, quality, and teamwork.
• Responsible for the clinical functions and processes for assigned Radiology area.
• Responsible for managing/coordinating ACR accreditation of assigned locations, if applicable.
• Has knowledge of and ensures compliance with all regulatory and accrediting requirements for assigned section including American College Radiology, Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, Joint Commission, Department of Health, NRC, Department of Environmental Protection.
• Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details:

The following certifications are required upon hire:

ARRT(R)

and

ARRT(MR) or ARMRIT

In lieu of a Bachelor's Degree, 4 additional years of medical imaging experience will be accepted.

Education:

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Radiologic Technology (Required), Bachelor's Degree- (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years-Leadership (Required), Minimum of 3 years-Imaging (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Certified MRI Technologist - American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (ARMRIT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist RT(R)(MR) - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), Radiography (R) - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

Skills:

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES:

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.