Manager – ImagingRadiology
Seattle, WA - USA
Job Summary
Seattle Washington
Salary Range: $121900$183000
$10000 Sign-On Bonus
Relocation Assistance Up to $10000
An outstanding opportunity is available for an experienced Imaging/Radiology Manager to join a highly respected hospital organization in the Seattle area. This is a key operational leadership position overseeing a large multidisciplinary imaging team within a complex hospital-based environment.
We are seeking a proven imaging leader who has progressed beyond supervisory responsibilities and has direct experience managing employees conducting performance evaluations hiring and terminating staff and driving departmental performance.
The successful candidate will oversee approximately 40 employees across multiple imaging modalities and work closely with senior imaging leadership to advance clinical quality operational efficiency employee engagement and exceptional patient care.
The Imaging/Radiology Manager provides day-to-day operational and people leadership for a multidisciplinary diagnostic imaging department. This leader will be responsible for staffing performance management regulatory compliance quality productivity employee development and continuous improvement.
This position operates within a union environment and requires a leader who can successfully manage a diverse workforce while building strong relationships with staff physicians senior leadership and other clinical departments.
- Provide operational and administrative leadership for approximately 40 imaging employees across multiple modalities.
- Manage daily department operations while maintaining high standards for patient care safety quality and productivity.
- Directly supervise imaging professionals and provide ongoing coaching mentoring and performance management.
- Conduct annual performance evaluations and manage employee development and corrective action when necessary.
- Lead recruitment interviewing hiring onboarding retention and termination processes.
- Develop staffing plans and schedules to meet patient volumes and operational requirements.
- Collaborate with senior imaging leadership to establish departmental priorities and achieve organizational goals.
- Monitor departmental performance productivity quality metrics and patient experience.
- Ensure compliance with hospital policies regulatory requirements accreditation standards and professional imaging practices.
- Support continuous process improvement initiatives designed to improve efficiency quality and patient outcomes.
- Partner effectively with physicians technologists nursing leadership and other departments.
- Help manage departmental resources equipment budgets and financial performance.
- Successfully lead employees within a unionized healthcare environment.
- Graduate of an accredited diagnostic imaging program bachelors degree or four years of directly related experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of professional Imaging/Radiology experience as a:
- Radiologic Technologist
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Sonographer/Ultrasound Technologist
- Mammographer
- Minimum of 3 years of Imaging/Radiology management experience within the X-ray and/or Imaging environment.
- Hospital-based Imaging/Radiology experience required.
- Previous responsibility for direct reports annual performance evaluations hiring employee performance management and termination decisions.
- Experience managing multiple imaging modalities.
This position requires true manager-level leadership experience.
Candidates whose leadership background is limited exclusively to a Supervisor or Lead Technologist position without responsibility for hiring performance evaluations employee management and termination decisions will not meet the current requirements.
Strong candidates will have previously held titles such as:
- Radiology Manager
- Imaging Manager
- Diagnostic Imaging Manager
- Medical Imaging Manager
- Manager of Radiology Services
- Manager of Diagnostic Imaging
- Imaging Operations Manager
Candidates must possess an applicable professional credential which may include:
- Washington Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certificate
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)
- Radiologic Technologist Certification
- Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) certification
Nuclear Medicine experience is highly desirable and will receive strong consideration.
Additional preferred experience includes:
- Leadership responsibility for 30 employees
- Oversight of multiple imaging modalities
- Union workforce experience
- Budgeting and financial management
- Six Sigma or Lean process improvement
- Project management
- Staffing and productivity management
- Large hospital or health system experience
Were looking for an established Imaging/Radiology Manager who combines strong technical knowledge with demonstrated people leadership.
The strongest candidate will have:
- 5 years of Imaging/Radiology experience
- 3 years of true Imaging/Radiology management experience
- Hospital-based imaging leadership experience
- Nuclear Medicine experience
- Experience managing 3040 employees
- Multi-modality operational oversight
- Direct responsibility for hiring evaluations performance management and terminations
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Experience successfully leading teams through operational and organizational change
Base Salary: $121900$183000
Compensation is based on experience and qualifications.
The organization also offers:
- $10000 sign-on bonus
- First $5000 paid within the first two pay periods following the start date
- Remaining $5000 paid within two pay periods following completion of 12 months of employment
- Relocation assistance up to $10000 based on the candidates location at the time of offer
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Professional growth and leadership development opportunities
This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished Imaging/Radiology Manager who wants to take on meaningful leadership responsibility within a sophisticated hospital environment.
Youll oversee a substantial multidisciplinary imaging team partner closely with senior leadership and have the opportunity to influence quality operational performance employee engagement and the future direction of imaging services.
The Seattle area also offers an exceptional combination of professional opportunity and quality of life with access to a vibrant metropolitan community and some of the Pacific Northwests best outdoor recreation.
Qualified Imaging/Radiology Managers interested in learning more about this confidential leadership opportunity are encouraged to apply.