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Manager, Diagnostic Services, Breast Health
Primary Purpose
Responsible for management of assigned staff and other resources to ensure optimal services and safe patient care. Coordinates with other area managers to ensure common departmental goals are met. Acts as a liaison to physicians, administration, patients/families, and other disciplines for the department.
Minimum Specifications
Education
Must be a graduate of an accredited Radiologic Technology program.
•Must have an Associate Degree in a healthcare related field.
•Bachelor’s degree in a health care field or business administration is preferred.
Experience
•Must have eight (8) years of related healthcare experience, to include two years of leadership experience. May have an equivalent combination of education and experience to substitute for the experience requirements.
Certification/Registration/Licensure
Responsibilities
1. Responsible for quality management practices that deliver effective and efficient services and ensure
optimal patient outcomes. Collaborates with medical staff and administration to assess operations and
evaluate quality. Identifies and analyzes the design of jobs and work processes implementing
appropriate changes to improve effectiveness, productivity and efficiency, and patient access. Directs,
reviews, and evaluates performance improvement plans/projects, utilizing performance indicators to
track/trend outcomes. Organizes & facilitates maintenance of all quality initiatives within the
department.
2. Directs, reviews, and evaluates delays, medical record audits, and other practice feedback. Responds
to patient safety posts and investigations within established department expectations.
3. Responsible for the effective financial management of the assigned areas department, ensuring
appropriate use of department resources. Develops operating and capital budgets ensuring that
departments have the necessary funds to carry out established goals and objectives. Utilizes
benchmarks for cost utilization and staffing levels. Demonstrates ability to flex resources to changing
volume and acuity requirements. Correlates volume, revenue, and cost to meet operating
requirements for all service areas. Assures departments operate within allocated resources. Manages cost per unit of service within established annual departmental and/or organizational goals or expectations. Ensures data integrity and works with department leadership to ensure accurate coding and charge capture for all exams and supplies in patient care. Develops, implements, and evaluates detailed action plans to correct variances.
4. Selects, trains, supervises, motivates, and evaluates assigned staff to ensure maximum utilization of individual and group capabilities, while providing optimal service to internal and external customers.
Ensures assigned staff receives opportunities to further their knowledge. Effectively delegates responsibilities. Must meet department and/or organizational expectations for turnover and retention of staff. Identifies and utilizes strategies to meet/exceed employee growth and development, as well as ensure satisfaction and quality of work-life needs.
5. Serves as a liaison between the department and the information technology divisions coordinating and monitoring the implementation of various programs and systems such as the EMR and PACS to ensure the appropriate clinical operation and patient safety as requirements change. Coordinates
facilitates, and trends software upgrades and optimization of various systems impacting the department. Must participate in various user groups to ensure required clinical operations are maintained and supported. Oversees connectivity of department modality equipment to integrated technologies. Communicates changes and provides technical guidance to staff as needed. Troubleshoots system and equipment issues as needed.
6. Performs exams/procedures as needed. Accesses and handles selected medications with scope of licensure.
7. Identifies achievable initiatives to improve work processes and improve customer (internal as well as
external) satisfaction. Formally makes recommendations to leadership in writing with an implementation plan. Responsible for monitoring satisfaction results as appropriate to ensure the support of the overall goals of the department and the mission of Parkland. Meets or exceeds annual patient satisfaction goals established by leadership and Parkland.
8. Oversees purchase, maintenance, and repair of equipment across the system including
troubleshooting and vendor contact, as needed, to facilitate proper levels of operable equipment and
efficient workflow with the departments. Collaborates with clinical engineering to ensure that all
equipment is safe and maintained appropriately.
9. Cultivates and maintains positive working relationships with management, physicians, nurses, hospital
staff, students, and vendors in order to provide optimal patient care, and interdepartmental
cooperation, and improve effectiveness, productivity, and efficiency in support of overall Parkland and
department goals.
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