Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Medical Imaging Manager – Outpatient Orthopedics Office – Latham, NY - Full Time

If you are looking for a Management position in Medical Imaging in a busy Orthopedics, this could be your opportunity.  Here at St. Peter's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places.  This position is located at 1182 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham, NY.   

Position Highlights:

• Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
• Advancement:  Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development
• Work Life Balance: Monday- Friday – Office Hours

What you will do:

The Medical Imaging Manager will be responsible for daily operations of all areas, which include staff competencies, timely evaluations, staff satisfaction/engagement, and operating and capital budgets. Consistently analyze processes and implement the changes necessary to ensure maximum efficiency and excellent patient and colleague experience. Develops and implements department objectives in collaboration with staff; supports quality performance through frequent encouragement and recognition of contribution and efforts

Responsibilities:

• Ensures overall department goals related to productivity, quality of care, resource management, and customer satisfaction are achieved. 

• Maintains open and positive communication with staff, physicians, and other departments. 

• Consistently represents the organization in a positive and professional manner to community and professional contacts, while promoting professionalism and acting as a role model 

• Counsels and monitors performance of staff; conducts performance appraisals; promotes staff development; fosters teamwork within the department. 

• Works to attain staff compliance with objectives and the implementation of procedures and policies. 

• Utilizing critical thinking skills, develops and monitors quality improvement initiatives to enhance/streamline current procedures/processes. 

• Conducts interviews for prospective employees; works with the Human Resources Department in recruiting/hiring new personnel. 

• Participates in meetings and on committees as requested; attends hospital and department meetings and in-services. 

• Monitors the physical environment of the department. 

• Manages and coordinates the activities of the Department with other areas of the department and hospital to ensure and maintain patient care. 

• Responsible for the management of work assignments, schedules, coverage, and orientation of the technologists. 

• Participates in the purchase/maintenance of equipment and contracts/meetings with vendors. 

• Participates in preparing the Department operating and capital budgets. 

• Directs and monitors the Quality Assurance programs in the Imaging Department. 

• Keeps abreast of current trends, new equipment/procedures and communicates department needs to Director in a timely manner. 

• Serves as first point of contact for issues that arise, handling them with professionalism and integrity, elevating them to Director as necessary.  

• Participate in growth of market share. 

• Maintains confidentiality regarding all patient/personnel information. 
• Participates in planning and implementation of departmental objectives and goals, designed to foster an atmosphere of teamwork and commitment to patient care and staff development/retention.
• Enhances employee engagement and success within the Medical Imaging Department.
• Develop short and long-range plans that support the mission of the organization

• Assures quality and safety standards are consistently achieved while providing leadership in risk management, patient safety and legal issues.
• Develop operational structure for Imaging Department. Determine competencies of department/service staff and volunteers.

• Recruits and retains the highest quality staff assuring orientation, training, continuing education, and annual competencies are in place to deliver quality care and services.
• Creates a work climate that empowers staff and values individual contributions.  Promotes a healthy, trusting, and positive wor