Adventist Health

Faith-based nonprofit integrated health system

Multi-Site Director - Diagnostic Imaging, Inpatient

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Luis Obispo, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and related experience is required.
Seven years of diagnostic imaging experience are required.
Five years of leadership experience are required.
A Radiologic Technologist (RT) license in the state of practice is required.
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists—Radiography (ARRT-R) certification is required.

Responsibilities

Oversee the diagnostic imaging department across multiple sites, providing vision, leadership, and administrative and operational direction for staffing, strategic planning, budgeting, patient care, and technology.
Ensure compliance with hospital guidelines and regulatory agencies.
Recruit, train, coach, supervise, and direct assigned staff using independent judgment.
Standardize processes, systems, and protocols across the network where clinically and operationally relevant.
Supervise diagnostic imaging personnel, including recruiting, hiring, orientation, training and development, scheduling, and regular performance evaluation.
Ensure optimum staffing levels in accordance with productivity targets and provide clinical staff supervision.
Collaborate with the leadership team on hospital strategic planning to support department and organizational growth.
Manage and direct imaging modalities within the radiology discipline and implement strategies for radiological and diagnostic imaging services, including nuclear medicine, MRI, radiology, CT, ultrasound, and mammography.
Develop, implement, and oversee department salary, operating, and capital budgets.
Work with internal and external customers, physicians, patients, and hospital departments to support customer satisfaction.
Use experience, judgment, and current practice standards to accomplish goals and ensure compliance with regulatory and certifying standards.
Monitor patient satisfaction and ensure patient care and imaging services meet safety, risk management, and accreditation requirements.
Ensure patient records are maintained in accordance with HIPAA and other confidentiality requirements.
Oversee medical imaging IT systems and equipment maintenance and functioning, and ensure compliance with radiation safety practices and regulations.
Develop, communicate, and monitor department policies and procedures.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

A Master's Degree is preferred.
A modality-based advanced certification is preferred.

Nestled on the Central California Coast, Adventist Health Sierra Vista has been providing care to our community since 1959. Our 162-bed acute care facility includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and county designated trauma center. San Luis Obispo offers the excitement of a lively community while being a fifteen-minute drive from the serenity of Avila Beach, known for their natural hot springs, and Pismo Beach, known for their sand dunes and eucalyptus trees. Featuring a charming downtown, comfortable coastal weather, idyllic views, and an active lifestyle San Luis Obispo offers much to be had.

Job Summary:

Oversees the diagnostic imaging department for multiple sites, providing vision, leadership and administrative and operational direction for staffing, strategic planning, budgeting, patient care and technology. Ensures compliance with hospital guidelines and regulatory agencies at all times. Exercises independent judgment when recruiting, training, coaching, supervising and responsibly directing assigned staff. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned personnel using both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
Master's Degree: Preferred
Seven years' diagnostic imaging experience: Required
Five years' leadership experience: Required

Licenses/Certifications:

Radiologic Tech (RT) in the state of practice: Required
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists â€" Radiography (ARRT-R): Required
Modality based advanced certification: Preferred

Essential Functions:

Ensures processes/systems/protocols are standardized across the network whenever clinically and operationally relevant. Supervises diagnostic imaging personnel, including recruiting, hiring, orientation, training and development, scheduling and regular performance evaluation. Ensures optimum levels of staffing in accordance with productivity targets. Responsible for clinical staff supervision.
Actively collaborates with the leadership team involved with hospital strategic planning to support the department and overall organizational growth. Responsible for overall management and direction of imaging modalities within the radiology discipline. Directs and implements management strategies for the provision of Radiological and Diagnostic Imaging Services, such as nuclear medicine, MRI, radiology, CT, ultrasound and mammography. Responsible for clinical staff supervision.
Develops, implements and oversees department salary, operation and capital budgets. Works collaboratively with all internal and external customers, physicians, patients, and hospital departments to ensure customer satisfaction. Utilizes experience, judgment and current practice standards to develop and accomplish goals while ensuring compliance with regulatory and certifying standards.
Routinely monitors patient satisfaction. Ensures that patient care and imaging services meet safety and risk management standards in addition to local, state and federal accreditation regulations. Confirms that patient records and files are maintained in adherence to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other patient confidentiality guidelines and regulations.
Oversees Medical Imaging IT systems, ensures proper maintenance and functioning of all Medical Imaging equipment and confirms that the department is in compliance with radiation safety practices and regulations. Develops, communicates and monitors department policies and procedures.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.

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Pay Range: The estimated base pay for this position is $153,251 to $229,877. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

About the Company

Adventist Health

Faith-based nonprofit integrated health system

Adventist Health is a faith-based nonprofit health system with more than 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care hospitals, primarily on the West Coast and in Hawaii. It provides a full range of health services—from primary and specialty care to hospital-based treatments and wellness programs—delivered across an integrated network of clinics, hospitals, and care facilities. Revenue comes from patient services, insurance reimbursements, and government programs, and earnings are reinvested back into communities to improve health outcomes and expand access to care. The organization differentiates itself through its nonprofit, faith-based model and by reinvesting earnings into community health, along with its broad, integrated network that covers preventive, primary, specialty, and acute care. Its goal is to improve health outcomes for the communities it serves and to expand access to high-quality care.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $210K
Headquarters: Roseville, CA
Founded: Not listed

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