Medical Imaging Director

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

Radiology-Support-Hosp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Care

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Diagnostic Imaging at Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix is busy, fast paced, and gives you the opportunity to do what you do best: Providing excellent care for patients.  Technologists here use state of the art digital imaging equipment to perform over 350 exams per day.  As the Director of Medical Imaging, you will have oversight of operations for Diagnostic Imaging services for Inpatients, Outpatients, and Patients in the Ortho/Spine Clinic and the Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package.

University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for the clinical care of patients with multi-system needs and diagnostic evaluations. This position provides leadership, direction and support for clinical services in the pursuit to achieve quality outcomes, reduce costs, and shape and interpret the standards required to ensure a high degree of patient, provider and employee satisfaction. This position may also have responsibilities for other facility specific patient outcomes.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Plans, directs and monitors clinical care. Provides advice, counsel, feedback and coordination to promote a collegiality between staff, providers and the leadership team.

2. Ensures that development of clinical care services leads to outcomes supportive of the facility and organization’s strategic plan. Design and implement processes to ensure regulatory and standards of safety are met and followed. Develops and implements new programs to bring new business.

3. Provides direction for process improvement activities, including the establishment of performance measures to attain optimal clinical, operational, financial and satisfaction outcomes. Directs the collection, analysis and presentation of data on utilization patterns and other program outcomes.

4. Directs personnel actions including recruiting, new hire actions, interviewing and selection of new staff, salary determinations, training, and personnel evaluations. Developments goals and objectives in accordance with company standards.

5. Manages the financial and capital resources for services by monitoring operating revenue and expenses, establishing and maintaining cost control programs and developing and implementing new or revised programs and/or services. Develops and implements strategies to work with all external customers to ensure appropriate reimbursement. Responsible for the procurement of new equipment as well as oversees the design and construction for new or replaced equipment.

6. Develops and oversees the department budget in conjunction with corporate goals and objectives. This position is accountable for meeting annual budgetary goals.

7. Assesses patient satisfaction in areas of responsibility; sets a high standard for staff and leadership to improve patient satisfaction.

8. May lead other clinical service/product lines in various facilities.

9. Facility wide responsibility for clinical services provided to patients in scope of responsibility. Responsible for department budget and operations; and participates/leads committees as assigned. Internal customers: All levels of medical imaging and nursing management and staff, medical staff, and all other members of the interdisciplinary health care members for the purpose of integrating services, improving patient care, ensuring effective communication systems and facilitating decision making in clinical practice and business related issues. External Customers: regulatory and health agencies, patients and family members, healthcare agencies/providers, community/professional organizations.
 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or related field or equivalent experience typically achieved with 5 – 7 years in relevant healthcare operations and prior leadership experience.

Must have considerable experience with appropriate patient population in the area of responsibility. Must possess demonstrated flexibility in responding to the needs of multiple constituencies with a service-oriented philosophy. Must also possess demonstrated skill in problem analysis, project management, contract negotiation, conflict resolution and oral/written presentation. Requires strong working knowledge of clinical area or areas of responsibility.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree in health care or related field. Additional related education and/or experience preferred. BLS certification, national certification and licensure by state regulatory agency if applicable.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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