Radiology Coordinator

Job Details

Job Location:

Windber, PA 15963

Position Type:
Full Time

Travel Percentage:
None

Job Shift: Rotates All Shifts

This position is responsible for directly managing the assigned unit by determining work procedures and ensuring the unit complies with all operating policies and practices as well as regulatory requirements. Communication with appropriate personnel and timely report is also required as well as providing supervision to assigned unit personnel.

• Demonstrate leadership and professionalism
• Attend majority of required meetings annually assigned
• Attend trainings, in-services, meetings and conferences as necessary and as directed
• Communicate with staff creatively through verbal, written means
• Participate on assigned committees
• Ensure monthly staff meetings in collaboration with Director of Ancillary Operations
• Maintain clinical expertise
• Resolve problems as they arise
• Direct day to day operations of the Department
• Monitor operation of the department for effectiveness and resolve problems as they arise
• Oversee the activity of staff to ensure care is being provided according to established procedures
• Manage available resources including staff, equipment and supplies
• Ensure payroll submission is completed in a timely fashion
• Direct information technologies within the department
• Perform other duties as assigned or required
• Schedule and prepare staffing patterns for assigned employees to manage resources
• Maintain staffing schedules
• Adjust staffing in accordance to the patient volume and demands
• Monitor and contain overtime and active call expenditures
• Ensure guidelines are followed for staff requests, PTO time and vacations
• Prepare and monitor realistic operational, statistical and capital equipment budgets with the assistance of the Director of Ancillary Operations and the Vice President of Nursing
• Utilize historical data to prepare budgetary documents
• Assist in developing realistic operational and statistical budget
• Monitor budgeted amounts versus actual performance through end-of-month distributions reports and provide an explanation for variances
• Verify accurate and timely end-of-month supply distributions reports
• Research and evaluate equipment selection
• Keep inventory of equipment and maintain in working condition
• Evaluate the job performance of staff members with the Director of Ancillary Operations
• Ensure completion of scheduled performance appraisal forms for assigned employees by the required deadline
• Follow policies of Human Resources
• Provide continual assessment, reinforcement and documentation annually and when appropriate
• Determine measureable performance goals for staff
• Ensure maintenance of employee education files
• Collaborate with Director of Ancillary Operations
• Identify, interview and hire qualified personnel with the assistance of the Director and Vice President of Nursing
• Ensure new staff receive proper orientation following department guidelines
• Review essential job functions with the applicant
• Ask legal, open-ended questions that increase the likelihood of job match and validate qualifications
• Develop and follow department guidelines for orientation
• Ensure new staff receives proper orientation
• Ensure completion and submission of PAF, position control form, recruitment log, and MIS security form with appropriate signatures in a timely manner
• Collaborate with Director of Nursing on staffing needs
• Counseling, disciplining, discharging and resignation of employees with the assistance of the Director and Vice President of Nursing
• Properly document the employees performance along with corrective action which must be taken by the employee to improve and remain employed
• Seek feedback from the Human Resources Director and Director of Nursing prior to taking adverse employment actions
• Follow the Human Resources Department policies and procedures
• Ensure submission of term PAF, and MIS forms with appropriate signatures and in a timely manner
• Develop and review policies and procedures with the assistance of the Director and Vice President of Nursing
• Ensure that procedures and policies meet regulatory compliance requirements
• Develop and update procedures and policies that provide assistance to staff members and empower involvement when applicable
• Ensure staff is knowledgeable of updated policies
• Assist in planning education day
• Provide reports as required
• Provide statistics of Department
• Report department activities to selected committees within the hospital’s set reporting period
• Monitor patient outcomes
• Ensure development, completion and reporting of Quality Improvement activities
• Elevate radiology practices in the department
• Ensure quality improvement is being completed by departmental team
• Represent department on hospital quality committee
• Evaluate and revise department policies and procedures as necessary or per regulatory agency standards
• Provide annual competencies on department specific skills in collaboration with nursing education and Director and Vice President of Nursing
• Engage staff in committee and departmental…