Manager - Radiology & Imaging Services Seattle WA Job Listing at Kaiser Permanente in Seattle, WA (Job ID 3672543-2024-06-10)

Description

Job Summary:
The Imaging Manager is leadership for a large multidisciplinary department (typically CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine,
Ultrasound, Mammography, X-ray; often Dexa or Fluoroscopy; potentially Interventional and other applicable imaging modalities) with > 35 headcount in a Level III Medical Office Building. The Imaging Manager is responsible for all operations. Greater than 60% of employees will report to the Imaging Manager.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manages operations:
  
  
  
  • Responsible for FTE and NPE Budgets, responsible for approving PTO through TORT, responsible for securing backfill through Stafferlink, responsible for approving and/or entering supply orders in OneLink, manages unsigned studies report, manages PACS exceptions, manages unended exams, conducts monthly staff meetings.
  
  
  • Cascades regional and departmental messages to employees.
  
  
  • Responsible for researching and resolving member concerns.
  
  
  • Partners with internal customers (Ambulatory, Pediatrics, ACC, Specialties, Pain Clinic, Orthopedics) to improve workflows/resolve issues.
  
  
  
  


• Manages employees:
  
  
  
  • Responsible for 60-75% of departments employees, responsible for total performance reviews.
  
  
  • Manages performance in partnership.
  
  
  • Responsible for development of employees.
  
  
  • Responsible for submitting FMLA for impacted employees.
  
  
  • Partners with IDM for impacted employees
  
  
  
  


• Manages equipment:
  
  
  
  • Oversees equipment failures.
  
  
  • Messages leadership/call center of equipment failures impacting patient care.
  
  
  • Manages appropriate documentation of equipment failures.
  
  
  
  


• Manages resources/access:
  
  
  
  • Identifies trends in exam/patient needs by monitoring volumes and access reports.
  
  
  • Drafts and submits business cases to Director and drafts and submits capital cases.
  
  
  
  

• Minimum five (5) years of experience as a radiologic technologist, sonographer/ultrasound technologist, mammographer, or nuclear medicine technologist.


• Minimum three (3) years of experience as a radiology supervisor (having had direct reports, responsible for annual reviews, responsible for hiring and terminating employees).

• Graduate of an accredited diagnostic imaging program or Bachelors Degree or four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.


• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

• Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certificate (Washington) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Certificate OR Radiologic Technologist Certification OR Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certificate from Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board

• Work experience demonstrating knowledge of hospital regulatory requirements, hospital accreditation and imaging accreditations, managed care and health care delivery systems.


• Demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, develop and engage staff, monitor performance standards, deliver results, and hold staff accountable.


• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.


• Able to prioritize and effectively anticipate and respond to issues as they arise.


• Effective communication, collaboration and change management skills.


• Financial management skills.

• Masters Degree or six (6) years of experience in a directly related field.


• Registration in multiple disciplines.


• Medical Office Buildings may be open 24 hours a day and/or 7 days per week.


• Employees call in to their manager 2 hours before the beginning of shift requiring managers to be available by phone currently as early as 5a.m.


• Evening shift & overnight shift can call into on call supervisor/manager beginning at 5p.m.


• Managers are required to participate in on call rotation. The frequency is determined by the number of managers in the rotation.


• The rotation requires 24 hrs./7 days per week regionwide support.


• Computer Skills; Microsoft Office.