Lead Radiographer-Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center

Job in Pequannock, Morris County, New Jersey, 07440, USA

Listing for: Atlantic Health System

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-25

Job specializations:

Healthcare
Healthcare Consultant, Healthcare Management

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 130000 USD Yearly USD 90000.00 130000.00 YEAR

Position: Lead Radiographer-Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center-Full Time: Mon-Fri 7a-3p
Location: Pequannock

Responsible for providing expert cross-sectional imaging procedures within your department, ensuring colleagues deliver a high level of service and quality care to both patients and consultants. Since it is a lead role, some level of guidance to the subordinates is also required.

Principal Accountabilities:

Performs Radiographs on all patient types at Chilton Medical Center.

Oversees all administrative aspects of the Radiology Department in the absence of the day Lead Radiographer / Manager of Radiology

Works closely with the Hospital Nursing Supervisor on any operational issues with arise within all Medical Imaging

Exercises the discretion to change imaging protocols if necessary to better demonstrate pathologies in complex clinical cases.

Responsible for the quality of the examinations performed in the department using judgement to improve quality and to recognize technical problems with imaging and ensure they are rectified.

Authorizes and performs highly complex specialist imaging procedures, provides direct patient care and a high quality diagnostic service in order to assist in the management of patients referred from clinicians.

Uses experience and clinical knowledge to alert clinicians locally to abnormalities/pathologies demonstrated which require immediate medical attention/ additional imaging.

Acts as the coordinator for the transfer of complex clinical cases requiring imaging from both within the hospital and the regional hospitals served, ensuring the multidisciplinary team including medical and nursing staff are available to support these cases (e.g. spinal cord injuries/pediatric cases).

Acting as a point of specialist advice for patient enquiries regarding their referral.

Works in accordance with IR(ME)
R 2000 regulations , MHRA guidelines 2015 and local rules, policies and procedures.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

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