Associate Vice President Imaging

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Pennsburg, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Serve as the operational leader for imaging, with direct accountability to the VP Imaging and primary client accountability to the regional VP Operations and Hospital President(s). The role is the senior imaging leadership position on the hospital leadership team and leads imaging growth strategy while overseeing inpatient and outpatient imaging locations and modalities within an assigned region or specialty. The Associate Vice President Imaging directs regional daily operations and clinical activities, supports safe and effective patient care, and works with regional and campus leaders on organizational structure, access, capacity, financial performance, capital planning, and business plans for expansion. The role ensures reliable quality, radiation safety, and regulatory compliance, and leads efforts to improve patient experience and consumer loyalty.

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 through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists; CNMT—Certified Nuclear Medical Technologist through the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board; or RDMS—Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

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 through the Radiology Administration Certification Commission, upon hire.

Responsibilities

Develop strategy and operational direction for daily operations across inpatient and outpatient imaging locations in assigned regions, in partnership 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 needed.
Recommend organizational structures 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.
Oversee clinical activities and daily operations across assigned regions to ensure safe and effective patient care.
Optimize access and capacity utilization across assigned regions.
Develop annual budgets, approve goals and objectives, and implement action plans to meet budget and financial performance targets.
Collaborate with campus leadership, clinical engineering, and the VP Imaging on annual and long-range regional capital budgets.
Work with imaging and finance leadership to develop business plans for expansion to accommodate growth.
Ensure systems support reliable quality, radiation safety, and compliance with applicable federal and state imaging regulations.
Analyze patient experience trends and lead improvements to consumer loyalty.
Provide leadership coverage for critical issues, emergent operational needs, and major system events.