Receive 17% weekday nights, 26% weekend nights, or 15% weekend day shift differentials!

Department: Radiology - MRI

FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Rotating

Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Radiology Department Director, coordinate operations and supervise staff assigned to Radiology MRI. Oversee administrative, fiscal and human resources management activities within assigned area. Provide direct patient care services as required. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies, procedures, and regulations. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:
* SUPERVISION - Develop efficient organizational structure. Supervise employees and select, terminate, train, educate, correct deficiencies, perform appraisals, issue discipline, counsel, schedule work assignments; encourage staff teamwork and growth initiatives
* BUDGET - Develop and administer the division's annual budget; monitor and approve expenditures
* ASSIGNMENT - Designate shift and schedule assignments; assign duties in accordance with the plan of care, patient needs, and within the scope of staff qualifications and licensure/certification/registry
* PATIENT CARE - Provide direct patient care services to inpatient and outpatient; participate in on-call services as required; assign and monitor shift responsibilities
* MONITOR - Monitor image quality to ensure accuracy; provide direct patient care services as required
* POLICY & PROCEDURE - Participate in the development and implementation of policies and procedures; identify and recommend areas of improvement; prepare and maintain a variety of reports; analyze and interpret reports as required
* COMPLIANCE - Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and University Hospitals' policies and procedures
* QUALITY - Participate in continuous quality improvement activities by evaluating patient care systems that may include standards, protocols, and documentation
* MAINTENANCE - Perform routine preventive maintenance procedures on equipment, ensure equipment is cleaned daily; maintain awareness of and compliance with responsibilities, operating procedures and safety regulations
* COORDINATION - Serve as liaison for assigned area; coordinate activities in collaboration with other staff professionals, division, departments, and organizations
* ROLE MODEL - Act as a clinical resource and role model for department personnel; demonstrate the UNMH Standards of Performance
* RELATED WORK - Perform related duties and responsibilities as required
* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
* PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
* PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
* PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
* PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Education:
Essential:
* Program Graduate
Nonessential:
* Bachelor's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Comm on Allied Health (AMA), or Accredited ED Program
Nonessential:
* Related Discipline

Experience:
Essential:
3 years directly related experience

Nonessential:
5 years directly related experience

Credentials:
Essential:
* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
* MRI Certification by ARRT or equivelant
* Intermediate Life Support Certification w/in 6 months
* NM Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Program Lic NMMIRTP
Nonessential:
* Quality Assurance Registry by ARRT

Physical Conditions:
Very Heavy Work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Heavy Work.

Working conditions:
Essential:
* Med Haz: Mod exposure to chemicals/dangerous equip/materials
* Required to work in an MRI environment
* May perform subordinate tasks in high census/vol
* May be required or is required to perform on-call duties
* May work rotating shifts, holidays and weekends