Diagnostic Imaging Director

Job Description

This senior operational leadership role oversees Radiology services across Essentia Health’s East Region, including St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, Essentia Health-Virginia, Essentia Health-Moose Lake, Essentia Health-Sandstone, and affiliated clinics. Partnering closely with the Radiology Section Chair and hospital, clinic, and medical leadership, you will lead the operational, financial, and people performance of a comprehensive imaging program spanning CT, MRI, Interventional Radiology, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, Ultrasound, General X-ray, and DEXA services.

St Josephs Medical Center

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• Bachelor’s degree in Radiologic Technology, Business, Health Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Lead the operations, financial performance, and quality of Radiology services across multiple hospital and clinic sites in the East Region.
• Partner closely with the Radiology Section Chair and with hospital, clinic, and medical leaders to align imaging services with system priorities and clinical strategy.
• Own financial planning, budgeting, and productivity for the imaging service line, with accountability for volume, financial, patient experience, and employee engagement targets.
• Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of imaging managers and front-line leaders across multiple sites, building clarity around scope, decision rights, and outcomes.
• Oversee technical management of imaging modalities and equipment, including capital planning, lifecycle replacement, and new service development.
• Drive process improvement and operational efficiency across sites, identifying opportunities to standardize and elevate the care experience.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, accreditation, and safety standards governing diagnostic imaging.
• Develop and maintain policies and procedures supporting safe, efficient, and high-quality imaging services.
• Provide strategic and operational consultation to other East Region facilities on imaging program development.

• 10+ years of supervisory or management experience in a healthcare setting.
• Demonstrated success leading operational, financial, and people performance across multiple sites or service lines.
• Experience managing financial planning, budgeting, and productivity targets for a hospital service line.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to build trust across medical, operational, and corporate leadership.
• Demonstrated success leading change and building accountability into teams undergoing structural shifts.

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, or related discipline.
• Current working knowledge of CT, Interventional Radiology, General Radiology, Mammography, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, and Ultrasound procedures and equipment.
• Background in radiologic technology or clinical imaging operations.
• Experience leading service-line operations spanning rural and urban facilities in a regional health system.
• Comfort being a thought partner to physician leaders and senior operations executives.
• Background in capital equipment planning, workflow design, or capacity management for imaging.

• This role is based eph’s Medical Center in Brainerd, MN or Essentia Health-Virginia in Virginia, MN, with regular travel across East Region sites (Brainerd, Virginia, Moose Lake, Sandstone, and affiliated clinics).
• Candidates located in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, or South Dakota are strongly preferred.
• Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to a state where Essentia Health is authorized to employ.
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