Lead MRI Tech - Days

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. VUMC is committed to an environment where individuals thrive, expertise is valued, and abilities are challenged, aiming to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Vanderbilt Health is a major center for patient referrals throughout the Mid-South, known for leadership in medical science and dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion. The organization is the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with over 28,000 employees across various clinical, research, and supporting roles. It operates multiple hospitals and hundreds of outpatient clinics, offering specialized services like a Level 1 Trauma Center, Transplant Center, National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more. VUMC consistently ranks among the nation's best hospitals. The Lead MRI Tech coordinates with the Supervisor Radiology and/or Manager Radiology to ensure adequate resources are available for timely and quality exams, meeting department quality and safety standards. This role may involve assigning personnel on a shift to specific jobs and adjusting assignments as exam volume demands. The Lead MRI Tech plays a key pivotal direct clinical support role to a manager, supervisor, or director within the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) department.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved discipline specific program
• LIC-American Registry of Radiologic Technologists - Licensure-Others
• 3 years of relevant work experience
• Advanced Anatomy & Physiology Knowledge
• People Management (Novice) including conducting performance reviews, effectively delegating tasks, coaching subordinates, demonstrating team building techniques, providing leadership through personal example, involving subordinates in decisions, and demonstrating self-reliance and resourcefulness.
• Advanced Patient Documentation skills
• Advanced Compliance knowledge
• Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
• Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
• Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
• Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
• Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
• Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
• Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
• Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
• Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
• Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
• Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
• Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
• Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
• Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a shift lead or key pivotal direct clinical support role for all levels of the MRI Technologists.
• Reviews radiology exam requests and patient identification to ensure safe, appropriate and cost effective imaging.
• Applies broad range of skills to ensure advanced exams are completed timely and meets quality and compliance standards.
• Coordinates with the Supervisor Radiology and Manager Radiology to ensure adequate staffing model is maintained for shift.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new staff.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees