Valencia Community Hospital is seeking an experienced and motivated Director of Imaging and Radiology to lead our Diagnostic Imaging Department. This is a working leadership position that combines departmental management with direct patient care in a collaborative rural hospital environment.
The Director is responsible for the overall leadership and daily operations of the department, including regulatory compliance, quality improvement, staffing, budgeting, equipment management, and strategic planning. The Director performs X-ray and CT procedures as needed, participates in the department's on-call rotation, and ensures adequate backup coverage when unavailable.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys remaining clinically engaged while leading a team and helping shape the future of imaging services.
Our Imaging Department
Valencia Community Hospital provides a full range of diagnostic imaging services, including:
- General Radiography (X-ray)
- Computed Tomography (CT)
- Ultrasound
- Fluoroscopy
- MRI services
Major Responsibilities
- Establish, review and revise radiology policies and procedures.
- Establish, review and revise quality assurance procedures for the radiology department.
- Review preventative maintenance for equipment and instruments.
- Reviews and is knowledgeable about equipment and instrument contracts.
- Review patient reports and billing charges to assure appropriate patient care.
- Train and ensure staff compliance with safety regulations and use of personal protective equipment. Train and ensure staff compliance with HIPAA regulations, security regulations, accreditation regulations, state and federal regulations and laws and radiation safety regulations.
- Assure the compliance of departmental and institutional policies and procedures.
- Recruit, hire, train, supervise and assist in the evaluation of departmental staff and work performance. Coach and mentor staff.
- Develop work performance standards and competencies and timely completion. Promote employee engagement and professional development.
- Assure appropriate staff coverage and workloads.
- Provide technical expertise as needed or requested.
- Participate in long range planning for new hospital departmental services and in developing and maintaining departmental budgets. Participate in the evaluation of new imaging technologies and equipment replacement plans.
- Build collaborative relationships with radiologists and referring/ordering providers. Address provider concerns. Improve report turnaround times. Support provider satisfaction initiatives
- Maintain departmental supplies. Maintain departmental equipment and instrument requirements.
- Consult and communicate when adding procedures and resolving problems.
- Submit the necessary radiology surveys, quality control and calibration verifications for review as required.
- Maintain continuing education credits and help monitor staff’s continuing education credits.
General Duties
- Performs general diagnostic imaging activities; reproduces images.
- Works closely with providers and assists in appropriate diagnostics.
- Cleans and inspects equipment and performs preventive maintenance. Receives patients, prepares and processes examination requests and related records, files images and reports.
- Knowledge of supplies, equipment and/or services ordering and inventory control.
- Maintain quality, safety and/or infection control standards.
- Perform other related duties as required to ensure the smooth operation of the hospital.
- Participates in hospital/community events as a committee member.
- Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.
- Ability to communicate and relate well with others
- Communicates openly, respectfully, and in timely way
- Shares information appropriately
- Keeps others well informed
- Responds in a timely manner to messages/requests
- Expresses self well in writing
Salary range: $100,000 - 110,000.00
Valencia County Hospital is a new 15-bed acute care facility currently under construction in Los Lunas, NM. Owned by Valencia County and operated through a joint venture between Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) and Lovelace Health System, this startup represents a vital investment in rural healthcare and a unique opportunity to build clinical excellence from the ground up.
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Education & Experience: BA in health care field or equivalent. Graduate of an accredited Radiologic Technology program. Current New Mexico Radiologic Technologist license in good standing. ARRT certification in Radiography (R) required. Minimum of three to five years of clinical imaging experience. Previous supervisory or leadership experience strongly preferred. Working knowledge of state and federal regulations, radiation safety standards, and accreditation requirements.
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Experience with staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and departmental operations preferred. Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with physicians, staff, and hospital leadership. Comfortable working in a rural hospital environment requiring flexibility and direct patient care involvement.
- Skills and Knowledge: Proficient knowledge of radiological practices and regulatory standards (DNV, FDA, OSHA). Proficient PC skills. Proficient in healthcare operations, diagnostic imaging workflows, regulatory compliance, budget management, strategic planning, leadership and team development, performance improvement methodologies, conflict resolution, project management, change management, vendor management, data analytics and KPI reporting, and customer service.
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Oversee the use of information systems to include the PACs system, collaborate with IT regarding imaging software and cybersecurity and utilize analytics for operational improvement. Assume triage responsibility for maintaining the orderly and efficient flow of patients through the radiology department with resource utilization. Calibrate and perform routine maintenance on x-ray equipment to ensure proper functioning. Follows written and verbal instructions. Work under limited supervision.
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Maintain an effective information management system. Maintain positive relationships with hospital staff, medical staff, patients and visitors. collaboration with radiologists to improve service delivery. Participate in problem solving as needed. Operates fixed and mobile radiographic equipment to produce routine diagnostic medical images. Computes techniques and adjusts control panel settings such as kilovoltage, exposure time, milliamperage, and focal spot size.
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Positions patients to image desired anatomic structures. Selects image recording media, adjusts table or cassette holder, aligns x-ray tube for correct distance and angle, and restricts radiation beam for maximum patient protection. Exposes and processes images. Operates equipment associated with Computed Radiography (CR), Digital Radiography (DR), diagnostic/clinical workstations, film digitizers, optical disk storage systems, network and computer interface.
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