Overview
USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.
Responsibilities
Provides daily supervision and leadership for mammography technologists and assigned support staff. Coordinates staffing and schedules to ensure appropriate coverage based on patient volumes and operational needs. Participates in interviewing, hiring, on boarding, orientation, training, coaching, and performance evaluations. Provides ongoing feedback and addresses performance, attendance, behavioral, and competency concerns according to hospital policy. Promotes teamwork, professionalism, accountability, and a positive work environment. Conducts staff meetings and communicates departmental and organizational updates. Ensures staff maintain required licenses, certifications, competencies, continuing education, and mammography-specific qualifications. Assists with staff development and succession planning. Oversees daily mammography operations to ensure safe, timely, and efficient patient care. Maintains clinical competency and provides direct patient care when needed. Monitors patient scheduling, workflow, wait times, productivity, and access to services. Coordinates screening and diagnostic mammography services and assists with breast procedures as applicable. Ensures appropriate patient identification, documentation, positioning, image quality, and radiation safety practices. Works with radiologists and staff to resolve clinical and operational issues. Promotes and exceptional patient experience with particular attention to privacy, dignity, communication, and patient anxiety associated with breast imaging. Ensures ongoing compliance with Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requirements. Supports preparation for and successful completion of FDA/MQSA inspections and ACR accreditation. Maintains required regulatory documentation and ensures records are current and readily available for inspection. Ensures mammography personnel meet required initial and continuing experience requirements. Monitors equipment quality control activities and ensures required testing and documentation are completed within established time frames. Collaborates with medical physicists, radiologists, vendors, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology leadership regarding equipment performance and corrective action. Participates in mammography quality assurance and quality improvement activities. Supports collection and review of required mammography outcome data and audit information. Identifies compliance concerns and implements corrective action when deficiencies are identified. Maintains readiness for regulatory surveys and inspections at all times. Promotes a culture of safety and high reliability. Ensures compliance with radiation safety, infection prevention, patient identification, medication safety when applicable, and hospital safety standards. Reviews safety events, near misses, patient complaints, and operational concerns related to mammography. Participates in root cause analysis and development of corrective action plans when appropriate. Encourages staff to report safety concerns and opportunities for improvement. Monitors compliance with established policies, procedures, and standardized work. Assists Radiology leadership with development and management of the mammography operating and capital budgets. Monitors productivity, staffing utilization, overtime, supplies, and other departmental expenses. Assists with equipment planning, replacement, maintenance, and capital requests. Evaluates opportunities to improve efficiency, patient access, throughput, and resource utilization. Participates in development and monitoring of departmental performance metrics. Assists with implementation of new technology, equipment, services, and workflow improvements. Maintains effective working relationships with radiologists, breast surgeons, referring providers, nursing, pathology, oncology, administration, and other departments involved in breast care. Serves as a resource for staff regarding mammography procedures, regulatory requirements, workflow, and departmental policies. Collaborates with Radiology leadership on departmental goals and strategic initiatives. Participates in hospital committees, leadership meetings, quality initiatives, and other activities as assigned. Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards Regular and prompt attendance Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required Related duties as assigned
Additional Information
Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent, successful completion of an approved course in radiologic technology, and 5 years of experience conducting routine diagnostic procedures, 3 of which were in an advanced modality as applicable Required Bachelor's Degree in Radiologic Technology may substitute for up to one year of experience in conducting routine diagnostic procedures Preferred BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required Registry with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in Diagnostic Radiology Upon Hire Required Advanced registry highly preferred for advanced modalities and may be required for certain modalities Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills. HighStrong leadership and interpersonal skills. High
- Knowledge of mammography regulatory and accreditation requirements. HighKnowledge of mammography regulatory and accreditation requirements. High
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced hospital environment. HighAbility to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced hospital environment. High
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities. HighStrong problem-solving and decision-making abilities. High
- Effective written and verbal communication skills. HighEffective written and verbal communication skills. High
- Ability to coach, develop, and hold staff accountable. HighAbility to coach, develop, and hold staff accountable. High
- Knowledge of quality improvement and patient safety principles. HighKnowledge of quality improvement and patient safety principles. High
- Ability to analyze operational and quality data and implement improvement strategies. HighAbility to analyze operational and quality data and implement improvement strategies. High
- Proficiency with electronic medical records, RIS/PACS, mammography reporting systems, and other applicable technology. HighProficiency with electronic medical records, RIS/PACS, mammography reporting systems, and other applicable technology. High
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer – minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
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