Job Description

University of Utah Job Description

Job Summary

This position provides leadership and management for the organization's Nuclear Medicine 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

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

Comments

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.