Manager, Cardiology Testing

Overview

Manager, Cardiac Testing/Imaging - Lisle - Cardiology

• Full-Time, 40 hours/week
• Hours:
  
  Monday-Friday; 8:00-5:00pm
• Location:
  
  Lisle
• Travel:
  Required as needed;
  Supports all Cardiology Testing departments

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits that include healthcare navigation assistance.
• Access to a mental health benefit at no cost.
• Employer provided life and disability insurance.
• $5,250 Tuition Reimbursement per year.
• Immediate 401(k) match.
• 40 hours paid volunteer time off.
• A culture committed to community engagement and social impact.
• Up to 12 weeks parental leave at 100% pay and a financial benefit for adoption and surrogacy for non-physician team members once eligibility requirements are met.

1) Leads daily operations across all Cardiology Testing/Imaging locations to deliver consistent readiness, safety, quality, and patient experience (20%)

• Oversees daily operational readiness: staffing coverage, schedule execution, equipment uptime, room utilization, and supply availability.
• Ensures timely resolution of operational barriers and escalations; supports supervisors in managing complex issues.
• Maintains consistent service recovery expectations and patient communication standards across sites.

2) Drives performance in volume, utilization, and capacity through scheduling optimization and throughput improvement (20%)

• Ensures efficient capacity planning and schedule management across modalities to maximize completed studies and reduce avoidable downtime.
• Partners with supervisors/leads to identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to patient flow, turn times, and throughput.
• Implements a standard operating cadence to review performance and execute action plans.

3) Leads staffing models, coverage, and productivity across geographies (20%)

• Accountable for staff productivity and staffing effectiveness, including flex coverage, staffing ratios, PTO planning, and real-time adjustments based on demand.
• Directly manages 3 supervisors; coaches performance, builds leader capability, and ensures consistent expectations across all sites.
• Provides indirect leadership to leads to ensure strong execution, training, and daily operational discipline.

4) Standardizes quality and clinical-operational workflows; ensures accreditation/regulatory readiness across all applicable requirements (20%)

• Standardizes quality practices, audit/monitoring routines, and corrective action processes to ensure consistent high-quality testing/imaging delivery across locations.
• Ensures teams maintain readiness for all applicable accreditation and regulatory requirements; partners with quality/safety and imaging leadership to address gaps and sustain compliance.
• Ensures workflow alignment across modalities including:
  Echo, Nuclear, PET/CT, CT/cCTA, Stress Testing, Vascular, Holter/Device, and other cardiology testing services.

5) Oversees maintenance, repairs, service contracts, and supports buildouts/expansion readiness (20%)

• Oversees equipment uptime and operational continuity across all locations, including coordination of maintenance, repairs, vendor support, and service responsiveness.
• Provides operational oversight and coordination of service contracts (in partnership with Imaging/Procurement as applicable), ensuring renewals, performance expectations, and issue escalation are managed effectively.
• Supports operational readiness for buildouts, expansions, and new service growth
  , including workflow design, staffing readiness, go-live planning, throughput modeling, and stabilization support post-launch.

• Scope:
  All Cardiology Testing/Imaging locations across Chicagoland
• Direct reports: 3 Supervisors
• Indirect leadership:
  Leads (site/modality leads)
• Accountability: volume, utilization, capacity, productivity, quality standardization, accreditation/regulatory readiness, equipment uptime/service coordination, operational readiness for growth/expansion, patient experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Licensure/Certification:
  Required — appropriate imaging/testing credential(s) relevant to scope (e.g., RT(R),…