Manager, Diagnostic Services - Breast Health
Company: Parkland Health and Hospital System
Location: Arlington
Posted on: March 6, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Location: Moody Outpatient Center Primary
Purpose Responsible for management of assigned staff and other
resources to ensure optimal services and safe patient care.
Coordinates with other area managers to ensure common departmental
goals are met. Acts as a liaison to physicians, administration,
patients/families, and other disciplines for the department.
Minimum Specifications Education - Must be a graduate of an
accredited Radiologic Technology program. - Must have an associate
degree in a healthcare related field. - Bachelor's degree in a
health care field or business administration is preferred.
Experience - Must have eight (8) years of related healthcare
experience, to include two years of leadership experience. May have
an equivalent combination of education and experience to substitute
for the experience requirements.
Certification/Registration/Licensure - Must be registered by ARRT
with subspecialty certification in Mammography. - State of Texas as
a Medical Radiologic Technologist (MRT) - Must be in possession of
active, valid BLS (Healthcare Provider) level CPR credential.
Responsibilities - Responsible for quality management practices
that deliver effective and efficient services and ensure optimal
patient outcomes. Collaborates with medical staff and
administration to assess operations and evaluate quality.
Identifies and analyzes the design of jobs and work processes
implementing appropriate changes to improve effectiveness,
productivity and efficiency, and patient access. Directs, reviews,
and evaluates performance improvement plans/projects, utilizing
performance indicators to track/trend outcomes. Organizes &
facilitates maintenance of all quality initiatives within the
department. - Directs, reviews, and evaluates delays, medical
record audits, and other practice feedback. Responds to patient
safety posts and investigations within established department
expectations. - Responsible for the effective financial management
of the assigned areas department, ensuring appropriate use of
department resources. Develops operating and capital budgets
ensuring that departments have the necessary funds to carry out
established goals and objectives. Utilizes benchmarks for cost
utilization and staffing levels. Demonstrates ability to flex
resources to changing volume and acuity requirements. Correlates
volume, revenue, and cost to meet operating requirements for all
service areas. Assures departments operate within allocated
resources. Manages cost per unit of service within established
annual departmental and/or organizational goals or expectations.
Ensures data integrity and works with department leadership to
ensure accurate coding and charge capture for all exams and
supplies in patient care. Develops, implements, and evaluates
detailed action plans to correct variances. - Selects, trains,
supervises, motivates, and evaluates assigned staff to ensure
maximum utilization of individual and group capabilities, while
providing optimal service to internal and external customers.
Ensures assigned staff receives opportunities to further their
knowledge. Effectively delegates responsibilities. Must meet
department and/or organizational expectations for turnover and
retention of staff. Identifies and utilizes strategies to
meet/exceed employee growth and development, as well satisfaction
and quality of work-life needs. - Serves as a liaison between the
department and the information technology divisions coordinating
and monitoring the implementation of various programs and systems
such as the EMR and PACS to ensure the appropriate clinical
operation and patient safety as requirements change. Coordinates
facilitates, and trends software upgrades and optimization of
various systems impacting the department. Must participate in
various user groups to ensure required clinical operations are
maintained and supported. Oversees connectivity of department
modality equipment to integrated technologies. Communicates changes
and provides technical guidance to staff as needed. Troubleshoots
system and equipment issues as needed. - Performs exams/procedures
as needed. Accesses and handles selected medications with scope of
licensure. - Identifies achievable initiatives to improve work
processes and improve customer (internal as well as external)
satisfaction. Formally makes recommendations to leadership in
writing with an implementation plan. Responsible for monitoring
satisfaction results as appropriate to ensure the support of the
overall goals of the department and the mission of Parkland. Meets
or exceeds annual patient satisfaction goals established by
leadership and Parkland. - Oversees purchase, maintenance, and
repair of equipment across the system including troubleshooting and
vendor contact, as needed, to facilitate proper levels of operable
equipment and efficient workflow with the departments. Collaborates
with clinical engineering to ensure that all equipment is safe and
maintained appropriately. - Cultivates and maintains positive
working relationships with management, physicians, nurses, hospital
staff, students, and vendors in order to provide optimal patient
care, and interdepartmental cooperation, and improve effectiveness,
productivity, and efficiency in support of overall Parkland and
department goals. Requisition ID: 994476
Keywords: Parkland Health and Hospital System, Lewisville , Manager, Diagnostic Services - Breast Health, Healthcare , Arlington, Texas
