Diagnostic Imaging Manager

Tenet Healthcare•Detroit, MI

About The Position

The Diagnostic Imaging Manager manages the day-to-day operations of the Diagnostic Imaging Department in collaboration with the assigned director. Areas may include General Radiology, CT, Mammography, Angiography, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and PET. The manager ensures services meet established standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, and supports departmental, hospital, and system initiatives. The role oversees staffing schedules and assignments, delegates and guides staff duties, and provides clinical support when required. It contributes to organizational structure and policy development, drafts or defines procedures and protocols with higher-management input, and revises them as needed. The manager monitors workflow and work quality, recommends personnel actions, and ensures timely performance appraisals. The manager supports quality improvement, regulatory inspections, and departmental reporting, including productivity and payroll reports. The role assists with process-improvement matrices, long-range goals, and budgets for areas of responsibility. It also represents Diagnostic Imaging on hospital committees and supports compliance with laws, government regulations, Joint Commission requirements, and DMC policies, as well as the DMC Code of Conduct and supplier-diversity objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a clinical healthcare discipline, science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certification or registration in at least one modality: General Radiology (ARRT), Nuclear Medicine (NMTCB), Ultrasound (ARDMS), or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ARMRIT).
Three to five years of progressively more responsible Diagnostic Imaging experience, including leadership experience.
Have or successfully complete American Heart Association Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider training by the end of the orientation period.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day operations of the Diagnostic Imaging Department in collaboration with the assigned director.
Ensure services are delivered in accordance with established standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Support departmental, hospital, and system initiatives.
Represent Diagnostic Imaging on hospital committees, meetings, and task forces.
Participate in staff in-services, continuous quality improvement efforts, and regulatory inspections as required.
Complete department productivity and payroll reports as assigned.
Oversee staffing schedules and assignments; delegate, oversee, and guide staff duties, providing clinical support when required.
Contribute to development and revision of organizational structure for functions or services.
Draft policy provisions and interpret department policies as directed.
Identify needs for procedures and protocols, draft or define them with higher-management input, and modify them as necessary.
Monitor workflow and work quality to ensure work is completed.
Initiate or recommend personnel actions, including hiring, termination, and discipline, and ensure timely performance appraisals.
Assist with process-improvement matrices and complete reports for managed areas.
Assist with long-range goal development and develop and monitor budgets for areas of responsibility and other assigned processes.
Support the DMC Code of Conduct and implement internal and external audit recommendations as directed.
Monitor activities for compliance with laws, government regulations, Joint Commission requirements, and DMC policies.
Ensure hospital departments achieve supplier-diversity objectives.