Director Imaging

Responsibilities:

• Directs the organization and management of department operational and business activities.
• Supports the application of CC operating procedures and communicates with management to ensure understanding and compliance with policies/procedures.
• Directs the selection and placement of new employees, performance evaluations and corrective actions.
• Helps to interpret and communicate policies/procedures and communicates relevant changes.
• Develops and manages departmental operating budgets and educational funding activities and monitors cost variances. Identify and lead key department cost management initiatives to achieve qualified results.
• Develop strong understanding and co-lead in the direction/monitoring of the revenue cycle for the department professional billing and reimbursement and associated technical centers within departments.
• Manage operational areas and identify and drive improvement opportunities in key areas including, patient access, patient experience, service line cost management, quality management, employee engagement and other department functions that support the overall institute performance.
• Leads approximately one hundred employees and sixteen staff physicians in multiple sites including the Main Campus in Weston, Parkland and West Palm Beach.
• Maintains and executes an approximately Multi-million dollar operating expense budget.
• Assists in implementing strategic initiatives within the department including institute growth strategies, new practice acquisitions and marketing plans.
• If Applicable, abides by regulations that apply to State and National licenses.
• Provides current documentation showing continuing medical education, certification, and license as required.
• Develops agendas for monthly department meetings. Maintains BLS certification.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Master's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration or related field.
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills.

Certifications:

• Registered Radiology Technologist (RT) credentialed through The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) credentialed through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers preferred.

Complexity of Work:

• All employees are expected to meet the standards of performance outlined in the Organizational-Wide Competencies listed below as applied to the position: World Class Service Orientation: Includes attitude, behavior, interpersonal skill, and problem solving that enable an employee to respond to internal and external customer needs and expectations in a positive manner.
• Adaptability: Includes teamwork and flexibility needed to fulfill job responsibilities including adapting to changes in work environment and accepting supervisory feedback.
• Efficiency and Effectiveness: Includes quantity and quality of desired work, as well as organization skills necessary to perform successfully.
• Essential Job Requirements: Includes adherence to all relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines affecting the work environment, including maintenance of required competencies and communication skills.
• Supervisory Responsibilities (if applicable): Includes overall accountability for assigned work group relative to operational goals, personnel requirements, and budgetary constraints.
• Note: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification.
• This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of supervisors to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.

Work Experience:

• Five years progressively responsible related work experience, including supervisory experience.
• A Master's Degree.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires a mixture of moderate to heavy work as defined in the Employee Health Services Policy.
• Physical requirements include frequent walking, sitting and standing. Frequent use of the phone and computer.
• Frequent pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling and crouching.
• Mental Demands: Ability to work at a fast pace and to prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests and to work collaboratively with other members of the healthcare team; ability to ensure operational efficiency; ability to problem solve and make decisions; ability to exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with multiple requests and/or conflicting demands from multiple customers.
• Special Demands: Needs minimal sustained direction in assessing needs, carrying out departmental and professional responsibilities; self-starting and self-motivating; working hours may exceed eight hours per day and is based on what is needed to accomplish work at hand.
• Confidentiality: Has access to the medical record for the purpose of verifying orders in the charts or prescription and to sign off after exam completion. In addition, in this position the employee will be limit the PHI disclosed or requested to the amount reasonable necessary to achieve the purpose of the request.
• The disclosures or requests that occur on a routine or recurring basis include every patient's orders need to be verified prior to the exam.
• The employee makes these disclosures for the purpose of making sure that the correct exam is performed due to the doctors orders as well as signing off that the exam was completed of the request.
• The disclosures or requests that occur on a routine or recurring basis include Every Radiology patient.
• The employee makes these disclosures for the purpose of verifying orders in the charts or prescription and to sign.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.