Supervisor, MRI Imaging Services Ops

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Works under minimal supervision to be responsible for performing a full range of technical expertise on modality specific imaging equipment including imaging procedures, exam protocols, accreditation, operation, and facilitation of equipment maintenance.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Radiology or related field.
• (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT accredited by the American Heart Association for Healthcare (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Upon Hire
• (ARRT) AMER REG OF RAD TECH Vocation specialty registered licensure as applicable; ARRT Upon Hire
• (ARDMS) AMER REGIS DIAG MED SONO Vocation specialty registered licensure as applicable; ARDMS Upon Hire
• (CNMT) CERT NUCLEAR MED TECH Vocation specialty registered licensure as applicable; CNMT Upon Hire
• Vocation specialty registered licensure as applicable; TMB Medical Radiologic Technologist Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 years of experience in medical imaging preferred.
• 3 years of experience in a leadership role preferred
• For Nuclear Medicine modality candidates, five (5) years of experience in Nuclear, Molecular, and Computed Tomography imaging strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates conscious effort to be good stewards of hospital resources to ensure UTSW financial goals are met.
• Provide quotes from vendors for operational and/or capital budgets.
• Ensures proper billing and coding of modality specific exams through charge reconciliations and order/CPT code deep dive reviews.
• Attends departmental and modality specific meetings.
• Secures required regulatory licensure for equipment (e.g., ACR, ICAVL, etc.).
• Actively participates in all hospital regulatory compliance duties and audits.
• Provides/creates competency on advanced equipment training for technologists.
• Coordinates continuity of patient care to the varying locations.
• Provides escalation and add on assistance with scheduling modality exams.
• Coordinates with imaging leadership for staff scheduling, coverage, and payroll accuracy.
• Provides technical input for employee evaluations, appraisals, and course corrective actions.
• Input provided for new hires, promotion, discipline and other administrative tasks for technologists.
• Establishes employee exam competency standards and assists in 180 day competency assessments.
• Teaches at new hire orientation.
• Teaches/oversees student and resident rotations in modality as applicable.
• Provides education and training to technologists in the utilization of new equipment features or techniques.
• Oversees training and development of technologists by providing guidance and direction relative to technical performance (readily available to travel to all facilities as needed).
• Implements clinical protocols and establishes back up mechanisms on equipment to ensure continuity at all sites.
• Acts as a liaison between technologists and radiologists for technical inquiries and resolves primordials with follow up email to the technologists and leadership for trends.
• Assists leadership with staff compliance for clinical and operational protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Provides timely access to equipment, supplies, and logistical support to the Bio Medical and Physicists departments.
• Functions as a technical leader/expert in appropriate modality.
• Facilitates regular in-service training.
• Assists with the implementation of new programs related to modality (software, research, educational).
• Troubleshoots exam exceptions in PACS and Epic.
• Available for assistance during scheduled downtime procedures.
• Works with imaging department process improvement projects.
• Demonstrates general working knowledge of all imaging equipment within modality.
• Assists the physicians/committees/staff with building and maintaining protocols and insuring recorded outputs (radiation doses, etc.) per state/federal regulations.
• Maintains continuity of protocols on modality machines across campus.
• Secures and maintains modality accreditation by working with physicists, radiologists, and management as needed.
• Functions as liaison between regulatory inspectors and management during annual inspections.
• Investigates and addresses radiation doses (as applicable) utilizing dose recording software.
• Responsible for the oversight of the preparation, maintenance, and accuracy of accreditation reports, database records, and logs.
• Facilitates/follow-up with repairs and maintenance as needed on equipment and supplies.
• Monitors and ensures QC/QA compliance with all relevant laws, state and federal regulations, licensing and accreditation requirements, hospital and departmental standards for safety, infection control and equipment performance.
• Systematically reviews technologists' studies and coordinates additional training to maintain quality.
• Coordinates new equipment demos during the equipment selection and purchasing process.
• Provides input for outcomes and event reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree