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Director, Radiology Clinical Operations

The University of Kansas Health System

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking an experienced Director of Radiology Clinical Operations to lead and manage clinical operations across our radiology departments. This role is crucial in delivering world-class imaging services through strategic leadership, operational excellence, and a commitment to quality improvement. The Director will oversee staffing, resource management, and performance planning while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and fostering positive, collaborative relationships with healthcare teams.

Position Open

The Opportunity

The Director, Radiology Clinical Operations, provides leadership and direction to staff within assigned Radiology Departments to provide world-class imaging services. The Director is responsible for Mission and Values implementation, operational leadership, and direction of assigned areas. Is responsible for assigned services for performance planning and improvement; clinical quality; fiscal and service results; and patient, customer, and employee satisfaction.

The Director is responsible for promoting timely, high-quality, and efficient Radiology operations. Provides leadership related to quality improvement and performance improvement efforts within areas of responsibility and promotes positive, collegial relationships among all staff within all areas of Radiology.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provides clinical direction and leadership to the Radiology Services.
Directs clinical operations and integrates services within Radiology and with other departments.
Directs and manages clinical oversight of all divisional depts.
Creates effective work plans, which include identifying the correct resources, staffing, processes, and space needed by the work unit.
Directs improvement work as process owner while guiding leaders and teams towards efficiency of work unit operations and use of resources.
Sets the work unit’s priorities in alignment with TUKHS priorities.
Delegates authority and meets deadlines.
Identifies needs of Radiology leaders and staff as well as customers to ensure priorities are aligned with the needs and priorities of Health system and other customers.
Sets goals for each Radiology modality in collaboration with Sr. Director Radiology and Vice President Health professions.
Ensures adequate resources are available to provide high quality care.
Reviews needs for staffing, capital, capacity, and support.
Assesses staffing plans and volume projections with demand projections in collaboration with Asst Director Business Operations.
Oversees as Process Owner Lean improvement activities.
Collaborates with Vice President Health Professions, Sr Director Radiology Services, and others to identify ongoing improvement initiatives.
Champions quality/performance improvement efforts.
Sets priorities and oversees progress for department-specific PI initiatives based on current performance, regulatory
requirements, and institutional.
Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulatory standards and requirements including Joint Commission, Dept of Health, FDA, HIPAA, OSHA, and others.
Promotes positive, collaborative relationships between Health system departments and Radiology.
Sets example of constructive, professional, and positive relationships at all times.
Promotes proactive issue identification and resolution between Radiology and primary customers. Ensures active and productive participation at forums for issue identification and resolution.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education

Bachelors Degree in Radiologic Technology OR Master’s Degree in related field of study from an accredited college or university.

Experience

3 or more years of experience in Imaging Services Management.

Licenses/Certification

Special Skills

Fluent English – Must be able to read, write, understand, and speak English.
Proficient in Quality Improvement Techniques and Lean methodologies.
Commands advanced communication skills with various levels of professionals within multiple media/formats.
Proficient with Microsoft Applications.

Additional

The Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a candidate with extensive multi-modality leadership experience with a strong background in managing large teams across multiple locations. This leader will be responsible for overseeing operational support for this sizable team, while also championing safety initiatives for both team members and the patients they serve.

Ideally, we’re looking for someone skilled in clinically and professionally developing team members and who understands the unique support needed within each modality. The right candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, adapt quickly to changes, and foster a positive and dynamic workplace culture.

This role is best suited for someone with a genuine, positive personality and a passion for advancing imaging services across a broad system.

More About the Organization

4000 Cambridge St.

Kansas City,

Kansas

66160

The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class academic medical center and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We offer more options for patients with serious conditions because of our expertise and leadership in medical research and education. Our physicians are researchers and educators expanding the boundaries of medical knowledge. Their major breakthroughs lead to the life-changing treatments and technologies of the future.

As part of an academic health system serving the people of Kansas, the region and beyond, The University of Kansas Health System will enhance the health and wellness of the communities we serve. This is our mission.

We are committed to providing the highest quality care to all Kansans – not only in Kansas City, but across the state, region, and globally. It’s our responsibility to extend the reach of academic medicine to more Kansans so patients can stay closer to home and receive the most advanced care possible.

We’ve been working to fulfill this mission since 1998, when The University of Kansas Hospital began as an independent authority.

When people get their healthcare close to home, they can focus on healing rather than the many stresses of travel. That’s why we support keeping care close to home.

We do this by supporting the continued operation of hospitals and clinics and by expanding into communities across Kansas:

Main Campus in Kansas City, Kansas
Great Bend Campus, including Great Bend Family Medicine and St. Rose Medical Pavilion, in Great Bend
Indian Creek Campus in Overland Park
St. Francis Campus in Topeka
Olathe Health Medical Center in Olathe, KS – Olathe Health joined The University of Kansas Health System in January 2023.

We also keep care close to home by using technology and communication to bring advanced healthcare services into communities across the state. Examples include:

Investing in technology

Through technology, we can expand our services to patients while they remain in their communities. For example, people in western Kansas with complex neurological disorders like ALS participate in telemedicine appointments with neuroscience specialists in Kansas City. These specialists work with a local care team to assess each patient’s condition and provide ongoing care.

Providing expert physicians to more communities

Our physicians, many of whom specialize in treating complex illnesses, travel to communities throughout Kansas and Missouri to provide care that would otherwise not be available. For example, our kidney transplant physicians based in Kansas City conduct clinics in Wichita for those who are waiting for organ transplantation and those who need follow-up care after transplant.

Improving care through The University of Kansas Health System Care Collaborative

Our physicians and other clinicians collaborate with care providers across Kansas through this network of more than 50 hospitals, plus additional clinics and EMS teams, in 56 Kansas counties. Together, collaborative members work to improve the health of people living in rural and urban communities, using evidence-based models of care to improve outcomes and decrease costs. Care areas include heart attack, stroke, heart failure and sepsis.

Acquiring facilities when it makes sense for the communities

In today’s healthcare environment, smaller communities can find it difficult to sustain their local hospitals. By joining The University of Kansas Health System, hospitals within these communities ensure access to better healthcare close to home. They also preserve a key driver of the economy in their community.

As part of the region’s premier academic health system, we take our responsibility to provide the best care for our communities very seriously. As we reimagine healthcare for Kansas City, our region and beyond, we strive to create innovative ways to give citizens access to nationally ranked care close to home.

We embraced this mission in 1998 when The University of Kansas Hospital began as an independent authority. We have driven progress for more than 2 decades and have no plans to stop.

Our steadfast commitment to healthcare excellence has earned our health system accolades that inspire confidence in patients and their loved ones. You have choices when evaluating healthcare options. These distinctions can help you determine which hospitals provide the best care for routine and serious or complex conditions.

Our recognition includes:

Earned 4 consecutive Magnet designations from the American Nurses Accrediting Center for nursing excellence. Fewer than 9% of U.S. hospitals have attained Magnet designation, and far fewer have earned it 4 times.
Recognized as a Leader in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign. Our health system is 1 of 495 healthcare facilities in the nation to earn Leader status.

While we appreciate these honors, they don’t mean our work is finished. In fact, they signify a journey that is only beginning. They underscore our position and charge to extend leading academic medicine across the state of Kansas – and beyond.

Still the Best Hospital

We are proud to still be the No. 1 hospital in Kansas and in Kansas City according to U.S. News & World Report – the only hospital to receive this award since its inception. As the best hospital, we deliver unmatched care and unrivaled outcomes, year after year.