Location:

Avera Milbank Area Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for managing the overall operations of the Radiology department. Responsibilities include: fiscal, clinical and operations management as well as marketing, planning and implementing radiology based services that meet the market need. The individual manages all staff in their performance of services for clients.

What you will do

• Plans, implements and continually evaluates the overall services of the department. Ensures the provision of cost effective, high quality radiology services are provided. Ensures there is a sufficient amount of qualified and competent staff to provide services by projecting clinical and staffing requirements. Assures standards of practice are met by all clinicians. Monitors overall care of patients and establishes agency goals for service delivery. Functions as Radiology Technologist.
• Analyzes financial outcomes to operate the department within budgetary projections and appropriately manages variables to assure cost effective operations. Maintains staffing practices within established benchmarks to ensure cost efficient, high quality service delivery. Participates in operational planning and budgeting for the department. Determines staffing, procedure/time volumes, space, equipment, and other expenses and revenues to be used as the basis for the department's annual budget preparation.
• Ensures staff is properly trained and has the necessary equipment and supplies to perform the requirements of their job.
• Develops and manages the program to continually assess and improve the performance of radiology services provided to the community. Implements and manages the radiology compliance plan.
• Ensures the department's practices and documentation meet local, state, Medicare, insurance, payer requirements as well as agency policy.
• Plans and leads various agency activities and meetings including staff meetings, facility function groups and customer service programs.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• ARDMS Certification - American Registry For Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) Registered ARDMS Upon Hire or
• ARRT Certification - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Registered ARRT Upon Hire

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.