MRI Supervisor - Atrium Health Cabarrus Radiology FT Days

Job Details

Shift hours: Mon-Fri, 8a-4:30p

This position is Sign-on Bonus eligible.  In addition to the sign-on bonus, new teammates at Atrium Health are eligible for robust benefits packages, paid time off, and opportunities for career advancement.

Interested in being considered? Please apply, and a Talent acquisition team member will contact you regarding the next steps via email or phone. Feel free to share this opportunity with others that may be interested as well and visit our careers page: https://careers.atriumhealth.org/search/radiology-services/jobs 

Atrium Health Cabarrus is a regional 457-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Concord, NC.  More than 4,200 hospital employees provide services through an extensive inpatient and outpatient network, including Jeff Gordon Children's Center, Hayes Family Center and Batte Cancer Center, part of Atrium Health's Levine Cancer Institute.

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Job Summary
Plans, directs, and supervises the technical aspects of their assigned specialty and within their assigned division regarding all services and programs rendered resulting in a uniform systemized department.

Essential Functions

• Supervises activities of the assigned area and provides adequate coverage of all scanners or work assignments daily. Supervision includes monitoring of the staff’s productivity levels, accuracy of exam protocols to include all required data parameters and measurements while ensuring appropriate care and monitoring.
• Coordinates and organizes patient or work task flow thru the assigned department, prioritizing procedures and shifting workloads as needed.
• Ensures adequate patient care is provided as it relates to the procedures requested.
• Validates quality of exams and the final product performed by all staff within the section. Participates in the training of staff and conducts in-service education and staff meetings as needed.
• Orders and maintains appropriate supplies for the assigned area. Ensures a process for security of supplies, PAR levels, etc. for each shift.
• Is authorized to obtain medication or contrast material as directed for administration by a licensed practitioner, authorized/certified technologist, or registered nurse. Medications to include contrast materials cannot be administered without appropriate clinical credentials, training, and certification to do so.
• Maintains teammate records on assigned staff. Documents PTO, reasons for absences and tardiness. Documents errors and exceptional performance, complaints, and conferences held with individual staff members. Performs payroll functions with documentation of overtime and hours worked. Performs performance appraisals and carries out coaching, counseling, and discipline as needed. Determines merit increases based on budget and policy guidelines.
• Maintains and communicates status reports for patient throughput, equipment downtime, and supply charges.
• Responsible for the care and safety of patients in assigned area. Ensures processes for checking IV’s, vents, and other equipment patients were transported with. Assures patients are continuously monitored while in the treatment areas.
• Maintains a clean, safe working environment for patients and staff.
• Provides in-service education for staff on new equipment, procedures, safety policies, infection control, radiation safety, and various required electronic communication platforms.
• Ensures appropriate equipment quality assurance to maintain both regulatory compliance and properly functioning equipment that enables quality diagnostic imaging. Reports to/requests engineering support as needed.
• Ensures correct billing of exams by monitoring and developing processes for accurate coding and chargemaster compliance.
• Works with the physician staff to maintain up-to-date SOP’s and procedural guidelines.
• Assists in departmental QA/PI activities as required.

Physical Requirements
Requires moderate to heavy physical efforts in lifting and moving patients, equipment, and supplies. Work requires walking, standing, sitting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling during normal operations. Requires mental capacity to understand the assigned area of clinical expertise or technology. Motor coordination needed to operate equipment including various computer systems. Intact sense of sight and hearing. Required to use radiation safety, MRI safety, and proper ergonomics to maintain an effective, safe environment.

Education, Experience and Certifications
Graduate of AMA approved Radiologic Technology or Ultrasound program based on assigned area. Bachelor’s degree preferred. BLS certification required. A minimum of 3 years of experience in the designated field is required. Leadership experience preferred.

• For Ultrasound: Registry/Certification required by the ARDMS with Vascular certification preferred.
• For CT Scanning: Registry required by the ARRT with advanced certification in CT
• For MRI: ARRT certification in Radiologic Technology or NMTCB for Nuclear Medicine with advanced registry from the ARMRIT or ARRT in MRI required.
• For AV: Registry required by the ARRT with advanced certification in MRI or CT
• For Echo: Completion of certification or registry in Echocardiography RCS (Registered Cardiac Sonographer) or RDCS (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer) required.
• For Nuclear Medicine: Successful completion of AMA approved Nuclear Medicine Technology program required. Registered with NMTCB or ARRT (N) required.

Patient Population Served
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.