Imaging Manager

Vail Health Hospital•Vail, CO

2d•$118,269 - $168,958

About The Position

The Imaging Manager provides operational and people leadership for hospital-based and outpatient Imaging services, ensuring safe, high-quality, efficient, and patient-centered care across locations and modalities. In partnership with the Director of Imaging, the manager advances workforce effectiveness, quality and regulatory compliance, operational improvement, and strategic initiatives while fostering professionalism, engagement, continuous improvement, and shared accountability. The role directly leads Imaging Supervisors, developing their leadership capability, setting clear expectations, driving accountability, and supporting them in addressing performance, behavioral, and operational concerns. The manager collaborates with staff and organizational partners on daily operations, workforce planning, quality improvement, accreditation, education, equipment and workflow initiatives, and research-related imaging requirements.

Requirements

At least 3 years of related experience, including demonstrated leadership responsibilities.
ARRT, CNMT, or ARDMS certification required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
Must be HIPAA compliant.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of related experience.
Previous formal supervisory or management experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day departmental operations with Imaging Supervisors, Leads, and clinical staff across imaging locations and modalities.
Supervise assigned Imaging Supervisors and provide guidance, coaching, support, accountability, and leadership development.
Support staffing strategies, recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, labor expense monitoring, and employee retention in collaboration with departmental leadership and Human Resources.
Support employee engagement, professional development, succession planning, leadership development, and retention programs.
Foster professionalism, respect, continuous improvement, shared accountability, and employee development; embody Vail Health’s IDEAS Leadership Competencies.
Manage people and performance in tandem with Imaging Supervisors by setting expectations, providing feedback, addressing concerns, and engaging in courageous conversations when needed.
Lead departmental projects, strategic initiatives, process improvement, Epic optimization, equipment implementation, and operational enhancements.
Support imaging workflow oversight, accreditation tracking, policy maintenance, operational audits, documentation, and quality assurance.
Coordinate accreditation activities and ensure ongoing compliance with Joint Commission, ACR, and applicable local, state, federal, and other regulatory requirements; oversee readiness efforts and address compliance concerns with leadership.
Oversee quality improvement initiatives, Kaizen activities, workflow redesign, and continuous improvement programs.
Assist with developing, implementing, disseminating, communicating, and monitoring departmental policies, procedures, workflows, standards, and best practices.
Maintain departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality assurance, safety, environmental standards, infection control standards, and organizational expectations.
Collaborate with operational leaders, physicians, IT, EMR teams, Clinical Engineering, vendors, and other departments on imaging operations, equipment functionality, workflow optimization, and organizational initiatives.
Oversee educational activities, in-service programs, competency initiatives, and continuing education efforts.
Coordinate imaging operational requirements for research and support processes for clinical research activities, protocol management, and related workflow oversight.
Maintain constructive and collaborative communication with patients, families, physicians, leaders, co-workers, vendors, and other healthcare team members.
Role-model Just Culture and Organizational Values and maintain HIPAA compliance.