Job Description

University of Utah Job Description

Patient Sensitive
Job Title: Manager, MRI
Job Code: 1617	Grade/FLSA: UGR/Exempt
Updated By: Claudia Yazzie - 03/22/2023 12:28:33 pm

Job Summary

This position provides leadership and management for the organization's Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) team. This role serves to consult, advise, and recommend best practices within the specialty in an effort to improve the overall patient experience and reduce cost to both the patient and the organization. The incumbent manages the operations and strategic planning of human resources, patient services, and financial management for their assigned specialty area. The incumbent will coordinate and strategically align their team with the PROMISE standards set forth by organizational leadership and provide insight into a variety of patient experience outcomes, making recommendations for improving performance as it relates to the service line. This position will also collaborate with multiple levels of leadership across the organization to ensure continuity and quality of service. This position reports directly to the Senior Director of Clinical Radiology Operations. This position provides direct patient care and may be required to access and administer medications within their scope of practice and according to state law.

Qualifications

Required:

Current licensure to practice as a Radiologic Technologist in the State of Utah.

Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Registration with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT).

Bachelor's degree in a related field, or the equivalency.
Four (4) years of progressively more responsible management and strategic planning experience.

Preferred:

Master's degree in a related area, or equivalency.
Operations management experience in a health care setting.

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated vaccination requirements, or be approved for an exemption, prior to the first day of work. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Disclaimer

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Essential Functions

Job Specific Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Performs to required standards for job-specific responsibilities and technical competencies.

Talent Management

Hiring, training, developing and communicating with staff.

Financial Management

Responsible for developing, monitoring, and achieving budget goals.
Manages labor and non-labor expenses to budget or flex budget.
Manages revenue to budget to maximize potential revenue.

EPE/Service

Responsible for patient satisfaction scores within assigned area(s).
Responsible for upholding PROMISE standards of direct reports and team members.

Quality

Responsible to achieve quality goals for assigned area(s).
Manages and promotes continuous process improvements in assigned area(s)

Performance Management

Responsible to provide staff feedback on performance, including on-time appraisals and coaching.
Responsible to deal with conflicts in a proactive manner and to reach resolution in a timely manner.

Building Relationships

Forms positive relationships with staff, peers, and senior leadership to support the mission, vision, values, and performance standards of the organization.
Actively engages staff with updates and news as well as involving staff in decisions and work teams. Provides feedback and recognition when appropriate.

Problem Solving

Demonstrated leadership, human relations, and effective communication skills.
Knowledge of health care business operations and demonstrated operational planning skills.
Knowledge of budgeting practices, reporting analysis, and forecasting.
Knowledge of information technology, Epic, Business Objects, scheduler, and other efficiency tools.

Comments

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

This is a sedentary position in an office setting that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions

The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

Compensation

Job Description

Required:

Preferred: