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Job TitleSupervisor - Radiology - MR
LocationAkron
FacilityAkron General Medical Center
DepartmentRadiol-MRI-Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Job CodeT2806E
ShiftDays
Schedule7:30am-4:30pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.
As Radiology Supervisor, you will direct the technical staff and support personnel in duties involving patient care, radiology procedures and safety. You will practice and ensure promotion of behavior that meets and exceeds patient needs and expectations and support of the Cleveland Clinic Mission, Vision, and Values. 70% of your day will consist of administrative work, while the other 30% will be hands-on scanning. No matter where you serve within the hospital, your work plays a vital role in providing the experience our patients have come to expect from Cleveland Clinic. As you work to improve your team and enhance the department, you will directly change the lives of patients and their families every day.
A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday from 7:00AM – 3:30PM or 8:00AM – 4:30PM.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Review radiographs to ensure optimum quality for interpretation.
Provide assistance and assume responsibility of Radiology Manager in their absence, function as a staff technologist as needed and perform front desk secretarial and film library responsibilities.
Provide necessary support to staff to maintain a repeat rate of 3% or less.
Ensure all technical data is input into computer by staff in a timely and accurate manner, including follow-up with daily incomplete work reports (technical and clinical), accurate entry of non-procedural charges, additional exams and daily log charge report.
Deliver documentation and counseling of Technologists, students and supporting personnel assigned with regards to discipline, work ethics, conduct, attendance, payroll responsibilities (Site Specific) and other related matters.
Deliver yearly employee evaluations and provide input into character and job performance.
Ensure staff maintain clinical competence by performing training and orientation of new employees.
Establish and maintain department schedules, call, daily, monthly, holiday and take call when necessary.
Maintain a procedure manual, including protocols and techniques for each procedure.
Maintain compliance of credentialing bodies (ACR, Medicare, Medicaid) and policies/procedures required by local state or federal laws.
Ensure equipment calibration and maintenance.
Assess patient readiness and need for learning, determine the best methodology to deliver education and receive verbal feedback and/or return demonstration to validate learning.
Provide verbal and/or written instructions for tests/procedures, diagnoses and discharge when appropriate.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Graduate of an AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology
Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists R.T.(ARRT) OR Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, RDMS, through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers OR Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist through the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board: C.N.M.T. dependent on modality
Current state licensure dependent on modality
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross
Demonstrated proficiency in operation of imaging equipment, computer skills, communication and interpersonal skills with all customer groups in a fast-paced environment
Three years of patient care delivery
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
One year of supervisory experience
Five years of MR experience
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to lift or assist with patients of varying weight and manipulate equipment daily.
Finger dexterity to manipulate hand/eye coordination for PC operation daily. Wrist and hand/wrist repetitions to manipulate equipment and/or PC operation daily.
Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time; must lift and carry items weighting up to 50 pounds.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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