Associate Vice President Imaging

Schuylkill•Allentown, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Serve as an operational leader with direct accountability to the VP Imaging and primary client accountability to the regional VP Operations and Hospital President(s). This role is the senior imaging leader on the hospital leadership team, leading imaging growth strategy and overseeing inpatient and outpatient imaging locations and modalities within an assigned region or specialty. The position is onsite in Allentown and primarily follows standard business hours, with flexibility to support operational needs across the Lehigh region and leadership coverage for critical issues, emergent operational needs, and major system events.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or a healthcare field.
Five years of imaging leadership experience.
One of the following credentials: RT—Registered Technologist Radiology (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists); CNMT—Certified Nuclear Medical Technologist (Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board); or RDMS—Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography).
Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds.
Frequent sitting and standing and frequent keyboard use.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business or a healthcare field.
Ten years of imaging modalities experience.
Five years of leadership experience at a large medical center.
CRA—Certified Radiology Administrator (Radiology Administration Certification Commission), required upon hire if pursued as the listed preferred qualification.

Responsibilities

Develop strategy and operational direction for daily operations across inpatient and outpatient imaging locations in the region, working with the VP Imaging and regional leadership.
Serve as the primary imaging lead with indirect reporting and client accountability to Hospital VP Operations, regional Hospital President, and other campus Presidents.
Attend leadership meetings and daily huddles as indicated by campus leaders.
Recommend the organizational structure needed to support regional operations in collaboration with joint venture leadership.
Directly manage location managers and supervisors and work through matrix reporting with joint venture leadership across the system.
Oversee clinical activities and daily operations across the region to ensure safe and effective patient care.
Optimize access and capacity utilization across the region.
Develop annual budgets, approve goals and objectives, and implement action plans to meet cost and financial performance targets.
Collaborate with campus leadership, clinical engineering, and the VP Imaging on annual and long-range regional capital budgets.
Collaborate with imaging and finance leadership to develop business plans for expansion needed to accommodate growth.
Ensure systems support reliability, quality, radiation safety, and compliance with applicable federal and state imaging regulations.
Identify and analyze patient experience trends and lead efforts to improve consumer loyalty.
Provide leadership coverage for critical issues, emergent operational needs, and major system events.