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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Houston, TX
Houston, Texas

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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

A quaternary care facility that is home of the Texas Heart Institute, aworld-class cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962by Denton A. Cooley, MD--consistently ranked as one of the nation's best inCardiovascular Services & Heart Surgery.

Thefirst hospital in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet hospital forNursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving theaward four consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke's is home to three freestandingcommunity emergency centers (Holcombe, Pearland, and San Felipe) offering adultand pediatric care--treating more than 51,000 patients annually. The hospitalholds a collaborative partnership with Baylor College of Medicine andaffiliations with The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TheUniversity of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston), Houston Baptist University, andPrairie View A&M University.

Position Summary

Plans,manage, supervise and coordinate the administrative and technical operationsfor the Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology and PatientTransportation. This includes financial management, personnel management andoperational activities at and OMT imaging services. Collaborate with themanagers at the Community Emergency Centers and Kirby Glen to ensure imagingstandards are maintained and regulatory compliance is consistently achieved.Responsible for overall facets of budgeting, capital acquisition, recruitment,staffing, purchasing, inventory control, equipment maintenance and servicecontract management. Responsible for staff development, performance improvementand quality initiatives for all of Radiology Services. Will be responsible forthe development and implementation of an overall strategic business plan forthe Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology. This strategy will beinclusive of the following services and programs: Marketing, BusinessDevelopment, Outcomes Management, Utilization Management, PerformanceImprovement, Information Systems, and Billing and Collections.

Education:

Master'sDegree

Minimum Experience:

Five(5) years leadership experience

Minimum Knowledge,Skills, and Abilities:

Musthave the capability to deal effectively and ethically with all staff in thehospital environment and must demonstrate exceptional managerial competence.Memberships in professional organizations on a local, state, and national levelare desirable.

PositionResponsibilities:

1. Responsiblefor the daily operation of Radiology & Transportation with coordination ofservices between all depts. & affiliate sites.

2. Identifiesoperational issues; recommends & Directs changes to provide effectivesolutions.

3. Developsshort/long term plans; Oversees space & resource allocation & setsdept. priorities.

4. Overseesquality programs & processes, Ensures all safety/regulatory requirementsare maintained. Leads hospital-wide compliance of Radiology standards &Works closely with hospital Radiation Safety Office.

5. Developsstandardized practices, equipment purchases & improvement opportunities. Incoordination with hospital management team, Leads strategic planning formedical imaging initiatives & new technology.

6. Ensurescompliance of hospital & dept. policies and procedures. Reviews,Establishes & modifies dept. policies as required.

7. Prepares& defends annual operating & capital budgets for Radiology &Transportation. Accountable for financial performance of all assigned costcenters.

8. Identifiescost saving & revenue producing opportunities & Leads implementation ofplans.

9. Responsiblefor staffing & human resource management. Adheres to staffing model relatedto position control, new hires, promotions, transfers & separations.Responsible for staff development, performance evaluations & correctiveaction.

10. Leadscustomer service program in Radiology & Transportation.

11. Buildsstrong working relationships with physicians & Works collaboratively toaddress imaging service needs.

12. Researches,evaluates, recommends new imaging equipment & ancillary support equipment.Participates in all facets of implementation & construction required toreplace imaging equipment.

13. Responsiblefor the effective & timely repair, maintenance, safety & optimaloperating conditions of all Radiology equipment. Enforces a QC process toensure high quality diagnostic procedures.