Mammography Manager, Full-Time Days

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Mammography Manager in the Breast Center.

Eligible for a Sign-On Bonus up to $5,000

The Mammography Manager will work under the general direction of the Assistant Director of Radiology and will provide specialized qualitative/quantitative reports to the Chair, Vice Chair, Executive Director, Assistant Directors, and other Radiology managerial staff.  The position is responsible and accountable for planning, organizing and directing all activities relating to patient care for the Breast Imaging (Mammography) department. Responsibilities include directing the delivery of quality patient care and technologically advanced imaging in a financially responsible manner through direct collaboration with Assistant Director, area physicians, and other professional and support staff throughout the department and organization.

Essential Job Functions

• Strategic Management: Provides functional leadership for Breast Imaging department.  Establishes annual and long-term program or service goals, strategies and plans consistent with UCM goals and strategies.  Establishes and ensures compliance with exceptional quality and performance standards. Oversees quality planning and management.
• Operations Management: Oversees Breast Imaging Lead Technologists’, Technologists, and Breast Imaging Coordinator ensuring that these individuals fulfill pertinent responsibilities.  Designs an organizational structure to accomplish the mission and strategy of the department and staffs the structure appropriately with qualified, and competent staff.  Ensures full communication of UCM matters.  Develops talent in leadership positions.  Formulates policies, procedures, and protocols related to Breast Imaging.  Maintains cost-efficient and productive services that meet the high-quality service expectations of the referring physicians and patients of UCM.  Identifies operational resource requirements and prepares justification and analysis as required to support the requirements.
• Financial Management: Assumes overall accountability for the financial effectiveness and strategies of the Breast Imaging department in support of the UCM’s goals.  Establishes and monitors cumulative operating budgets to achieve financial performance objectives.  
• Human Resources Management: Establishes clear performance expectations and provides timely performance reviews. Holds staff accountable to all UCM policies and procedures. Demonstrates a working knowledge and understanding of the collective bargaining agreements applicable to the department’s union staff.  Manages the corrective action process for reporting staff.
• Quality Management: Identifies processes and outcomes which are important for customer satisfaction, technical quality, regulatory compliance, or other institutional priorities. Continually builds interdepartmental/interdisciplinary interactions and initiatives to resolve problems, improve processes, and assure departmental quality outcomes.
• Policies/Regulatory Compliance:  Ensures compliance to all standards of regulatory agencies including, but not limited to the TJC, IDPH, IEMA, ARRT, NMTCB, RDMS, and FDA.   Demonstrates knowledge, awareness, and compliance with UCM policies and procedures. 
• Performs other duties as requested by senior management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health care or health-care-related field preferred.
• Three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in an ambulatory operations or hospital environment.
• Mammography experience (5 years minimum)
• Experience with MQSA regulations.
• Knowledge of ACR accreditation requirements for Breast Imaging.
• Leadership experience.
• Proven ability to use a computer for word processing, spreadsheets, data management, and basic data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new systems. 
• Demonstrated ability to handle large volumes of work expeditiously, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure.
• Achievement in developing, implementing, and maintaining successful customer service programs and improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, prioritize multiple tasks, and exercise sound judgment. 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.
• Experience supervising union personnel preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration, Master of Healthcare Administration, or Master of Science in Nursing

Licenses/Certifications Strongly Preferred

• ARRT, ARRT (M),    
• State License: GMI, Mammo
• BCLS

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-time (1.0); 8-hour shifts
• Shift: Days (8am-4:30pm)
• Unit/Department: Breast Imaging 
• CBA Code: Non-Union
• No Visa Sponsorship Available

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Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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