Manager, Imaging - Sharp Metro Medical Campus

Sharp HealthCare•San Diego, CA

1d•$75 - $118

About The Position

Accountable for coordinating the ongoing development and productivity of Sharp Metro Imaging Departments and maintaining the quality of care and safety within the work units and/or its programs. Assists the Director with operational planning and provides daily work direction to achieve unit level of care and organizational objectives. Contributes to responsibility for budget and marketing development and maintains responsibility for achieving budgetary and marketing objectives. Supervises staff including hiring, coaching and counseling, and assuring performance appraisals are completed in a timely manner. Assures that productivity and quality are tracked and maintained. Collaborates with Director, with Interdisciplinary Team to standardize, update and/or maintain policies and procedures. Assures quality care and compliance with internal standards and regulatory and accreditation bodies. Collaborates with marketing and community care departments regarding the development, marketing, implementation and evaluation of programs as appropriate. Evaluates and plans for technological advancements to ensure highly competitive services. Assumes 24-hour responsibility and accountability for unit/units supervised. Participates as directed in the annual operational planning process. Executes priorities to ensure implementation of operation plan within the work unit or units. Promotes staff accountability and empowerment through formal and informal mechanisms.

Requirements

Satisfactory completion of formal training program in an AMA approved school and meets the requirements of an appropriate State and/or Federal mandated certification or equivalent.
3 Years clinical experience.
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) - CA Department of Public Health OR Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certification (MR)(ARRT) - ARRT OR ARMRIT Certification - American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists OR California Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMT) - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography -REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
2 Years management or leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Maintains quality patient care through use of clinical expertise, current procedure protocols and effective supervisory skills.
Participates in both radiology department and hospital performance improvement process.
Reviews and/or coordinates the review of quality variance reports for designated unit or units, identifies trends, and develops action plans for resolution.
Identifies and trends learning needs of staff and works with Imaging Specialists to assure needs are met.
Assures that approved procedure protocols and standards are implemented and evaluated, and updated.
Assures delivery of quality patient care that meets all accreditation and regulatory standards.
Reviews, revises, develops, and maintains safety policies and procedures related to department activities and work environment.
Reviews current operations and assesses appropriateness of and compliance with safety policies.
Works proactively with Biomed, Risk Management and others to ensure ongoing compliance.
Maintains operating unit or units within budgeted cost per UOS.
Develops achievable action plans when actual exceeds budgeted cost per UOS.
Contributes to the identification of and operationalizes cost reduction measures or identifies revenue enhancing opportunities.
Maintains unit and or units productivity at greater than 98% overall.
Participates in annual budget development.
Assures that staff performance appraisals are conducted in a timely manner.
Coaches, counsels and institutes developmental and corrective action plans as necessary.
Assures appropriate staff and skill mix for optimal unit functioning.
Assures that all pertinent information is provided to staff through staff meetings and other forms of formal and informal communication.
Enable staff to participate in scheduling and staffing.
Assure schedule is posted within designated time frame.
Assists staff to access services provided by Human Resources, EAP and EQD.
Maintains up-to-date employee records.
Develops, markets, and maintains highly competitive ambulatory services.
Effectively institutes change, supporting unit, level of care, and organizational goals.
Maintains a positive and productive relationship with the medical staff, peers, patients, families, directors, and senior administrator.
Identifies unit level of care, or organizational problems, develops and/or contributes to a plan to resolve problems.
Implements and/or assists with plans to achieve resolution.
Demonstrates effective team building.
Leads and/or participates on task forces for system integration.
Establishes and maintains a customer service approval factor of 95% or greater.
Consistently communicates in a positive and timely manner with staff members, Sharp employees, physicians, patients and visitors.
Handles problems in a professional and proactive manner.
Demonstrates teamwork, cooperation and responsiveness.
Trends patient satisfaction and implements action plans as necessary to achieve patient satisfaction.
Identifies and trends the needs of the customers served within SHC service line and implements action plans as necessary to achieve customer satisfaction.
Develops and achieves goals on a yearly basis.
Belongs to, attends and/or participates in professional related organizations.
Participates or attends formal conferences or seminars.
Participates in community advisory board, task force, or other activities.
Publish article in professional journal.
Public speaking.
Facility or departmental tour participation.
Represents department on system-wide committee.
Participates in preceptorship programs.