Manager MRI

Department Overview

Under the general direction of both the Senior and Assistant Director of Diagnostic Imaging, the Manager of MRI is responsible for the daily leadership and operations management for the department and all locations where MR services are performed. While the range of duties and responsibilities is broad and varied, the position’s major responsibilities are managing all day-to-day operations including the delivery of care, human resource management, capital and operational budgeting, equipment oversight, financial management, MR Safety and all PI activities. Scope of management responsibility includes oversight and direct responsibility for a total of 9 MRI Systems with a combined total of 40 FTE; performing 43,000 exams and generating $107M in Gross Revenues with an Operational Budget of over $7M.

 

The Manager is a positive, effective member of the Diagnostic Imaging Department’s senior management team, fostering a customer/patient focused perspective and ensuring a strong commitment to organizational service standards. The individual maintains collaborative multi-disciplinary relationships within and outside of the organization. Serves as an important member of the Department’s Senior Management team to address and resolve broad management/administrative issues such as planning for future programs and services, procedure coding and revenue capture, cost monitoring and control, patient scheduling, patient and staff safety, workflows, operational monitoring, regulatory compliance, public relations and the overall timeliness and quality of services provided to customers in assigned sections and across the department. The Manager consults and collaborates with other members of OHSU leadership to ensure the effective integration of strategic objectives, performance management, PI and technological performance. This manager role is active within their respective modality and demonstrated by active participation in national and/or regional committee and/or presenting at industry related meeting.

Function/Duties of Position

Management of Staff and Service

• Orient applicants and/or new employees on the overall job requirements, policies and work procedures. 
• Interview and hire qualified job applicants. 
• Counsel employees on unsatisfactory performance and/or work behavior.
• Responsible for staff retention, which includes ongoing staff monitoring and counseling employees at risk of ending their appointments
• Administer formal disciplinary action, up to and including discharge
• Prepare formal performance evaluations and/or GROW conversations, discuss performance results with employees, Medical Section Chief(s), and Director.
• Delegate work duties and responsibilities.
• Approve time off and work schedules to ensure proper staff coverage.
• Maintain time records and submit proper information to the payroll department. 
• Work in conjunction with Radiologist leaders and OHSU management and staff to develop materials used to teach the technological staff
• Coordinate training of new staff technologists, maintain staff competency and coordinate the training necessary to keep technical staff current with the latest technological advances. 
• Ensure completion of annual competencies. Maintain training records
• Ensures department services are expediently delivered through effective organization of staff and workflow.
• Resolves problems and communicates in a positive and effective manner with all staff, patients and visitors.
• Oversees and ensures staff schedules are available according to schedule
• Provide regular staff meetings and ensure written meeting minutes/summaries are maintained.

Staff Competency, Image Performance and Management

• Ensures quality images are provided with accuracy, efficiency and timely follow through of exams.
• Maintains level of technical knowledge and ability to provide scanning assistance in MRI as necessary. 
• Ensures imaging equipment and work areas are neat and clean to meet compliance with all related regulatory standards 
• Demonstrates technical expertise to create and manage complex imaging protocols, and may include or delegate to technical staff. 
• Demonstrates an understanding of specific normal anatomy and abnormal pathology to aid in the diagnosis of disease.  Must be able to decide on the completeness and quality of the patient’s studies when working independently of a Radiologist
• Demonstrates knowledge on patient positioning for MRI examinations with a high regard for patient safety, care and comfort. Demonstrates understanding of appropriate selection of coil, technology and protocol for specific examinations.
• Serves as MRI Safety Officer inclusive of holding national credential demonstr