Quality Assurance Manager, MRI
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
SummaryOversees and facilitates the MGB Radiology quality assurance program for the respective modality across the MGB enterprise. The QA manager will govern the modality QA specialists in establishing developing assessing implementing and monitoring all imaging quality to ensure consistent standardized high-quality imaging is delivered appropriately to the right patient at the right time and according to their individual needs across every imaging location. The QA manager collaborates with site leaders to implement actions regarding quality concerns.
Does this position require Patient Care Yes
Essential Functions
-Responsible for developing creating implementing and sustaining standardized reporting templates exam protocols procedures and practices across the enterprise.
-Responsible for building/hiring modality QA specialists; participates in new hire interviews for all modality QA specialists positions; supervises and mentors staff; oversees corrective action as needed within areas of oversight; assigns work evaluates performance and ensures ongoing competency; oversees the implementation of work schedules (to include off-hours work as needed to support operations); oversees payroll manages time off requests etc.; performs performance evaluations; Ensures QA specialists are compliant and competencies are completed to be a scanning sonographer; ensures adequate time is allotted for specialists to scan.
-In collaboration with local leaders facilitates and oversees the process for the American College of Radiology (ACR) initial and renewal accreditation on all applicable sonography equipment across the enterprise; maintains equipment quality assurance to meet additional third-party agency requirements including but not limited to: The Joint Commission (TJC) Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) Department of Public Health (DPH) etc.
-Partnering with local leaders modality experts medical/service chiefs Director of QA and US operations Vice Chair of Professional Integration and Vice Chair of Technical Integration to facilitate ongoing enterprise protocol standardization efforts; collaborates with staff radiologists department leadership modality leadership physicists and QA Specialists to ensure imaging protocols image quality and safety are optimized across the system. The QA Manager collaborates with vendors to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative statistical data to identify and resolve technical issues or inefficiencies.
-Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly reporting on identified metrics (as required) and ad-hoc requests as needed to ensure continuous quality across the enterprise.
-Reviews and Manages supply/expense budgets for administrative support to cost centers. Provides input for areas where administrative expenses reside outside of immediate cost centers of oversight. Aligning imaging procedures through quality assurance will reduce the redundancy of work resulting in cost management.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors Degree Medical Imaging preferred or Associates Degree Medical Imaging required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No
Licenses and Credentials
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ARRT-MR - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) required
Experience
Relevant work experience in respective modality 5-7 years required
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Interpersonal Skills sufficient to interact effectively with patients patient families departmental staff leadership medical staff and other hospital personnel; present a positive and professional appearance and attitude; demonstrate flexibility and willingness to adapt to diverse roles as a departmental team member.
- The QA manager must use independent judgment ingenuity and initiative under pressure in various situations. Must possess analytical abilities necessary to effectively utilize advanced knowledge of imaging processes assist in developing practices protocols and procedures ensure compliance and evaluate equipment familiarity with quality standards and processes to follow federal state and local regulations.
- Ability to adapt to changing paces (stressful situations) within the department. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to review systems identify quality issues and propose solutions to correct quality errors.
- Possess a basic understanding of DICOM Networks Image distribution and regulatory requirements related to the modality.
- Ability to adapt to multiple work environments and flexibility to work from numerous locations possibly multiple locations within a given week across the enterprise.
- Must be aware of hazards within the department (i.e. ionizing radiation MRI safety zones etc.) and adhere to safety standards established by MGB and affiliates and regulatory agencies ensuring staff are also knowledgeable and comply with policies associated with department hazards.
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8EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Quality Assurance
- FDA Regulations
- Food Industry
- Food Safety Experience
- ISO 9001
- Quality Systems
- Food Processing
- Quality Control
- Quality Management
- QA/QC
- Selenium
- HACCP
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