DHLN - Director Radiology

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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital in Mooresville, North Carolina. The smallest of the four Duke Health hospitals at 123-beds, it offers a comprehensive range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics, women's services, and surgical specialties.

Director - Radiology

Performs responsible administrative work in directing, planning, and organizing activities within Radiology Services.

• Administers and coordinates the functions of Radiology Services including Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology Support Services, MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, Vascular/Interventional, Ultrasound, Peripheral Vascular Imaging, Center for Women Mammography.
• Provides guidance and direction for managers, supervisors and team leads in carrying out their responsibilities to ensure an even flow of work assignments, personnel, and patients.
• Responsible for development, interpretation, dissemination and practice of departmental and corporate policies, procedures, regulations and information and all performance improvement planning.
• Ensures departmental policies and procedures are maintained and followed. Ensures department is in constant compliance with JCAHO, State and Federal regulatory agencies.
• Establishes, identifies, and ensures systems and standards that promote patient safety and safe practices for delivering patient care.
• Reviews department performance in relation to established goals, implements change to effect continual improvement in services provided, and ensures compliance with all internal and external standards as well as regulatory and legal requirements.
• Responsible for overall quality provided by established services and for following the highest standards.
• Develops quality improvement program and competency assessment initiatives. Reviews departmental operation for effectiveness with the use of computer printouts for labor distribution, revenue versus disbursements, productivity analysis and by departmental and administrative conferences.
• Directs, assists, and resolves problems encountered by division managers, supervisors and team leads in the development of objectives, physical facility, equipment and supply needs, personnel, organizational structure, work distribution and operational processes.
• Responsible for preparation of the annual budget, after evaluating trends and consulting with division supervisors, radiologist and the medical staff; and for overall department material needs, mechanical contractors, personnel, merit evaluation, new or modified equipment, and revenue increases as recommended to the administrative staff.
• Develops cost-effective programs to ensure budget is met. Coordinates departmental purchases and is responsible for stock level, storage and utilization.
• Takes remedial action to resolve or improve deficient operational conditions or problems, changes in work pattern, personnel and patients; discusses with chairman of Radiology Services problems initiated by the medical staff for corrective action; provides assistance in the recruitment of personnel and their selection and appointment; reviews and recommends merit increases, promotions, demotions, hiring and firing and reprimand practices.
• Conducts frequent inspection and observation of Radiology Services facilities and operations to determine the effectiveness of operations and to ensure compliance with rules and regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Meets and consults with the Chairman of Radiology Services concerning policies, procedures, patient care standards, facility utilization, operational matters and audits, and selection and termination of key technical personnel; assists in resolving related problems.
• Represents the department in daily, weekly, and monthly conferences and may represent the department chairman in other medical aspects, upon request.
• Meets and confers with other services concerning issues affecting Radiology Services.
• Works with Medical Staff, Nursing, and other healthcare professionals to resolve problems.
• Recommends action to administration regarding equipment modifications, new equipment and essential construction within the department, assists in the planning for all new facilities, and recommends facilities, equipment and personnel needs.
• Recommends short, intermediate and long term goals and objectives for departmental planning.
• Coordinates adequate clinical engineers service all diagnostic equipment, either through internal engineering services or contractual services, surveys preventive maintenance schedules and reports to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation.
• Responsible for working with the Radiation Safety Officer to ensure the…