Interventional Radiology Lead -- Interventional Radiology -- Memorial Hospital

The Interventional Lead assumes responsibility for the daily operations of the Interventional section within the Department of Radiology. Works collaboratively with the interventional radiologist to achieve quality images and patient care services. Responsibilities include coordinating schedules, equipment/supply management, budgeting, technological innovations, quality assurance. The lead role is responsible for coordination and standardization of interventional services across all divisions of CAMC. The interventional lead is a leadership role yet also functions as a 90% working technologist in their specific modality.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Perform all daily responsibilities of an interventional technologist. • Responsible for inventory management, vendor correspondence, works closely with internal supply chain management adding new supplies with applicable pricing and staff education. • Assist manager in any capacity including payroll, WFM for scheduling and vacations, and day-to-day operations/ patient flow. • Evaluate new equipment and software for the CT or RT modality. • Interact with physicians, customers, and ensure that our program meets their needs. • Supervise staff to ensure the optimum in imaging procedures as indicated by repeat analysis image quality, audits and/or patient follow-up, proper procedures, proper techniques, and correct inaccuracies. • Identify peak flow times and census fluctuations within the department and support or redirect staff to cover specific crisis, to minimize patient wait time in queue and in procedure rooms. • Develop, maintain, and perform orientation-based/annual competencies for staff. • Provide input to the performance management process for interventional technologists/staff. • Act as educational/clinical and technical resource for the CT or RT modality. • Identify needs for new procedures and technology within the CT or RT modality. • Integrate the technology education program into the clinical environment of the Medical Imaging Department by assuring active participation of the technical staff as clinical instructors. • Make recommendations for preparation of budget to assure cost effective operations, monitored by supervisor. • Assure the quality of the imaging services and patient care through compliance with industry norm, applicable regulatory, institutional, departmental and section standards. • Cooperatively interact with medical staff and other departments to assure provision of quality of service, enhance customer relations and engage in crisis management and planner. • Assure optimum patient care and assess patient needs related to comfort, hygiene, and range of emotion and support. • Interact with health care professionals and support personnel, internal and external to Radiology to promote high quality, cost effective, efficient imaging/therapeutic services and patient care. • Ensure the quality of patient care, imaging/therapeutic services, and education by complying with institutional policies and procedures and regulatory guidelines and by participation in departmental quality assurance. • Demonstrate regard for dignity, respect and safety of all patients, family members, visitors, and hospital personnel as defined in the philosophy of the organization. • Maintain proper attendance and punctuality to ensure that the hospital is operated in an efficient and cost-effective manner. • Participate in meeting goals and objectives of the department. Promote and contribute positively to the teamwork of the department by volunteering to assist co-workers, contributing ideas and problem solving with co-workers. • Participate in planning and implementing change and maintaining and improving productivity through attendance and participation in staff meeting, committees, task forces, projects, and discussions. • Act as a resource for the department manager and assist the manager when applicable. • Provide direct oversight to the imaging department when assigned by the department manager. • Take an active role in process improvement. • Become acquainted with and understand productivity standards to ensure staffing levels are efficient and are flexed according to volume whenever possible. • Participates in continued education activities both during and outside normal working hours. • Maintain professional standards in conjunction with practice standards by societies such as ARRT/ASRT/SIRS • Facilitates accreditation processes as directed.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Patient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact) The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment or care as defined by the department’s identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in: 1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs; 2) knowledge of growth and development; and 3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients. Competency Statement Must demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency checklist. Common Duties and Responsibilities (Essential duties common to all positions) 1. Maintain and document all applicable required education. 2. Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations. 3. Comply with the company's attendance policy. 4. Participate in the continuous, quality improvement activities of the department and institution. 5. Perform work in a cost effective manner. 6. Perform work in accordance with all departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including but not limited to, overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations. 7. Perform work in alignment with the overall mission and strategic plan of the organization. 8. Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as applicable. 9. Perform related duties as assigned.

Education

• Formalized Training

Credentials

Work Schedule: Varies

Status: Full Time Regular

Location: Memorial Hospital

Location of Job: US:WV:Charleston

Talent Acquisition Specialist: Lisa C. Skidmore