Assistant Modality Manager AOMC - Mammography

Cayuga Medical Center

2d•$90,600 - $122,300

About The Position

The Assistant Modality Manager combines clinical expertise with frontline supervisory duties. Reporting directly to the Imaging Modality Manager, this individual divides time between performing diagnostic imaging procedures and coordinating daily staff workflows, schedules, and quality-control metrics. The role supports enterprise-wide protocol standardization, manages clinical inventory, promotes regulatory readiness, and addresses patient-experience concerns and technical troubleshooting to maintain daily operations across health system locations. The position provides clinical and technical support in the assigned imaging modality, coordinates staffing and workflow, coaches and mentors technologists, and leads hands-on orientation and competency documentation for new hires and cross-training staff. It also monitors documentation and safety records for regulatory readiness, manages clinical supplies, and serves as a frontline escalation point for patient, scheduling, and interdepartmental issues. The assistant provides supervisory coverage for the Modality Manager when needed and conducts formal performance reviews for technologists assigned to the designated local site. The role reports to the Imaging Modality Manager. The listed annual pay range is $90,600–$122,300, plus benefits.

Requirements

Imaging certification in the modality to be managed: CRT, RDMS, AART-Advanced Registries, CNMT, or ARMRIT.
At least five years of technical experience, or equivalent experience.
Ability to move up to 25 pounds occasionally.
Ability to remain at a workstation and move around the workspace as needed to complete job tasks, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Strong recall, reasoning, problem-solving, hearing, clear speaking, legible writing, reading, and logical-thinking skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple priorities and frequent, intense customer interactions, and adapt to frequent change.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in clinical Radiation Science or a closely related field from an accredited program, or a master’s degree in health administration or a closely related field from an accredited program.
Three years of progressively more responsible supervisory or management experience in the area(s) to be managed.

Responsibilities

Perform advanced diagnostic or therapeutic procedures in the assigned modality while maintaining technical quality and following ALARA or ACR safety standards.
Operate imaging systems, monitor equipment performance, assist with daily and weekly quality-control logging, and serve as the primary on-site contact for service engineers.
Coordinate daily staffing assignments and adjust coverage for call-ins or increases in volume; manage room turnover to support efficient workflow.
Provide direct coaching, real-time technical guidance, and peer mentoring to staff technologists, and provide supervisory coverage for the Modality Manager in their absence.
Lead practical clinical orientation for new hires and cross-training staff, and document required modality-specific competencies.
Monitor documentation, contrast screening logs, and safety checklists to maintain inspection readiness for the Joint Commission and Department of Health.
Manage on-site clinical supply inventory, track stock levels to prevent shortages or waste, and identify localized cost-saving opportunities.
Resolve frontline patient-experience issues, provider scheduling conflicts, and interdepartmental delays.
Manage localized day-to-day operations and conduct formal performance reviews for clinical technologists permanently assigned to the designated satellite or local site.
Escalate complex personnel issues and cross-facility operational bottlenecks to the Modality Manager.
Travel between facilities as needed.