Supervisor, Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging, Theranostics

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Works under minimal supervision and is responsible for providing a full range of technical expertise on modality-specific imaging equipment, including imaging procedures, exam protocols, accreditation, equipment operation, and coordination of equipment maintenance. The role provides technical leadership and supports staff scheduling, training, competency development, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and continuity of patient care across facilities. It also works with physicians, radiologists, physicists, biomedical teams, and imaging leadership to maintain imaging protocols, equipment performance, and quality standards.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Radiology or a related field.
• Upon hire, current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Upon hire, applicable vocational specialty registration/licensure: ARRT, ARDMS, CNMT, or Texas Medical Radiologic Technologist licensure.
• Ability to adapt and remain flexible in a high-volume facility.
• Ability to build high-functioning teams across interdepartmental modalities.
• Ability to develop creative workflow alternatives and suggestions.
• Expertise in modality applications, procedures, protocols, and training.
• Ability to recognize artifacts and unusual or special problems outside normal scanning routines.
• Ability to interact with stakeholders in accordance with PACT standards.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years of experience in medical imaging.
• Three years of experience in a leadership role.
• For Nuclear Medicine modality candidates, five years of experience in Nuclear, Molecular, and Computed Tomography imaging is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide vendor quotes for operational and capital budgets and help ensure responsible use of hospital resources.
• Ensure appropriate billing and coding for modality-specific exams through charge reconciliation and order/CPT code reviews.
• Attend departmental and modality-specific meetings; secure required equipment regulatory licensure; and participate in compliance activities and audits.
• Create and provide competency training for technologists on advanced equipment.
• Coordinate continuity of patient care across locations and assist with escalation and add-on exam scheduling.
• Coordinate staff scheduling, coverage, and payroll accuracy with imaging leadership.
• Provide technical input for employee evaluations, appraisals, corrective actions, hiring, promotion, discipline, and other administrative activities.
• Establish employee exam competency standards and assist with 180-day competency assessments; teach at new-hire orientation.
• Teach or oversee student and resident modality rotations as applicable, and train technologists on new equipment features and techniques.
• Guide and develop technologists’ technical performance, traveling to facilities as needed.
• Implement clinical protocols and equipment backup mechanisms across sites; liaise between technologists and radiologists on technical inquiries and follow up on issues and trends.
• Support staff compliance with clinical and operational protocols, policies, and procedures, and provide equipment, supplies, and logistical support to biomedical and physics departments.
• Serve as a modality technical leader, facilitate in-service training, and assist with modality-related software, research, and educational programs.
• Troubleshoot exam exceptions in PACS and Epic, assist during scheduled downtime, and participate in imaging process-improvement projects.
• Assist physicians, committees, and staff with building and maintaining protocols and ensuring recorded outputs, including radiation doses, meet applicable regulations.
• Maintain protocol consistency across modality equipment and secure and maintain modality accreditation in coordination with physicists, radiologists, and management.
• Act as liaison between regulatory inspectors and management during annual inspections; investigate radiation doses using dose-recording software as applicable.
• Oversee preparation, maintenance, and accuracy of accreditation reports, database records, and logs.
• Coordinate equipment and supply repairs and maintenance; monitor QC/QA compliance with applicable laws, regulations, licensing, accreditation, hospital standards, and departmental standards for safety, infection control, and equipment performance.
• Systematically review technologists’ studies and coordinate additional training to maintain quality.
• Coordinate demonstrations of new equipment during selection and purchasing, and provide input for outcomes and event reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage.
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare with no copay.
• Paid time off available day one.
• Retirement programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
• Paid parental leave.
• Wellness programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer.
• Competitive benefits package including healthcare and paid holidays; on-site childcare is also mentioned.

What This Job Offers

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