Radiology Technologist Team Lead, $10,000 Sign on Bonus – AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Vision, Medical & Dental Benefits from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Received Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in January 2019

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full-Time Days, 40 hours/week

$10,000 Sign on Bonus

Shift:

• 6:30am-3:00pm M-F
• Rotating weekends, call and holidays

Location: AdventHealth Shawnee Mission  

                 9100 West 74th Street, Merriam, KS 66204

The community you’ll be caring for:

At AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, formerly Shawnee Mission Medical Center, you're more than just a number on a chart. You're a whole person, who functions best when physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit. Find whole-person care, dedicated teams and staff, and a wide variety of medical services, all at our hospital in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

The role you’ll contribute:

The Diagnostic Team Leader will possess a broad understanding and advanced knowledge of the requirement of the Department of Radiology equipment and staff, exercising professional judgment in performance of services and maintaining a demeanor complementary to medical ethics.  The Team Leader is responsible for asset management, and collaborate with physicians, nursing, ancillary and Radiology staff in the facilitation and coordination of inpatient, Emergency Department, Surgical Services and outpatient Radiology procedures.  The major functions of the Team Leader are: applying critical thinking skills and judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making related to staffing to meet patients’ multi-specialty/multi-imagining modality needs; facilitating communications between individual associates and teams, physicians and the Radiology Director, as well as other Medical Center personnel; having and maintaining clinical knowledge and skill to act as a resource in crisis situations in direct patient care.  The Team Leader assists the Radiology Director in the development and implementation of department policies and procedures, budget and planning, a comprehensive education and core competency evaluation program for Radiology associates and support staff, maintenance of staffing and scheduling management, department Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Maintains all the essential job functions of the Radiology Technologist.
• Provides supervision and direction to staff.
• Treats all staff fair and equitably, with regards to performance evaluation and scheduling.
• Utilizes critical thinking to resolve problems, documents corrective actions.
• Seeks to generate alternative solutions to problems/barriers.
• Continually reassesses staff competency and documents yearly.
• Department Patient Satisfaction Champion. Leads by example and provides staff coaching.
• Maintains adequate staffing and flexing if necessary to meet productivity targets.
• Assists in the annual job evaluation process within modality.
• Assists with onboarding and training of new staff.
• Assists staff with procurement of equipment and supplies.
• Reviews and updates modality specific policies and procedures.
• Continually evaluates existing processes and workflow for ongoing process improvement.
• Audits charges and procedures daily.
• Performs monthly QA and reports to manager.
• Works with staff for QA, QI and CQI.
• Organizes staff in-services and training.
• Oversees equipment quality control.
• Maintains daily logs. 
• Maintains JCAHO, OSHA, NCR EPA and State standards at all times.
• Incorporates patient, physician, customer needs and concerns into decisions and takes action.
• Acts as a resource for the Radiology Director and Radiologist in decision making process.
• Conducts team huddles and reports minutes to staff.
• Follows SMMC standards of behavior.
• Attends 75% of scheduled team lead meetings and accountable for obtaining information addressed in meetings.
• Ensures all exams are marked RTR in a timely manner.
• Provides/delegates patient transportation when needed.
• Credit/modify exam charges and changes to appropriate exam.
• Performs other related duties as required and deemed necessary per Radiology Manager/Director.