Imaging Supervisor

Imaging Supervisor

● About Facility:

o How many licensed beds? CMC 874

o Level I Trauma; Level 1 Pediatric Trauma

o Teaching Hospital

o Chest Pain Center

o Stroke Center

● Department Information:

o Average patients/day? 350-400

o How many X-ray suites?

▪ OR: 40 ORs w/ 12 C-arms and 2 O-arms available

▪ Main Level (4 th floor): 2 x-ray rooms, 3 fluoro rooms

▪ ED: 2 rooms

▪15 Portables

o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years of acute care experience. Need some trauma level experience (Level I, II or III with Level I experience being highly preferred).

▪ At least 1 year of leadership experience in radiology (can be Lead Tech, Manager, Supervisor, Director)

o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if they have they trauma facility experience

● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

o Adults and Pediatrics (including neonates) from ED, ICUs, nursing units and outpatients across the full spectrum of radiology exams and diagnosis

o This is a teaching facility, so will see high acuity patients and situations

o Will mainly be in Main Radiology department but could help in other areas including ED and OR. Will carry supervisor phone

● Required License, National Certification, Certs:

o BLS

o ARRT-R

● Skills required:

o General X-ray: imaging of head, neck, spine, extremities, abdomen, hands, feet, chest. Must be comfortable with trauma patients. Portables at bedside

o OR: spinal, ortho, general surgery, neuro, and peds. Need to be comfortable with the majority of these specialties.

o C-arm experience required. O-arm experience preferred.

o EPIC experience required

o Supervisor duties – weekly schedules, assisting with call schedules, working in tandem with other supervisor and leaders, ok being very hands on, escalate as needed and appropriately, adjusting schedules in real-time if needed, address coaching needs in real time and escalating, assisting with onboarding for new employees, comfortable talking with physicians

o Soft Skills: Confident of their clinical skill sets with ability to work in a fast paced, high patient acuity environment. Good communication skills and attitude of helpfulness and teamwork strongly preferred. Depending on experience, could be asked to precept x-ray students.

● Support Available:

o Lead Tech

o Manager during weekdays

o Weekend CT Supervisor

o Management/Leadership available via phone

o Will work with MD residents and fellows

o Always other Rad Techs available:

▪ Days: 22

▪ Mids: 11

▪ Nights: 6

▪ Weekend Days: 12

▪ Weekend Nights: 6

o RT 24/7

o Rapid Response/Code Team

o Radiologists are always on site

o Transporter for the department

● Technology/Equipment:

o EMR: EPIC – required

o Hospital issued shift “Supervisor Phone”

o Department specific Equipment: Shimadzu RadSpeed general rad room, Konica and Shimadzu portables, Philips C-arm, GE O-arm

● Floating: If yes, where?

o No, only to the different areas of x-ray and for portables in this facility

● Orientation (facility and unit) :

o NEO: Facility tour, departmental tour with introductions.

o Up to 5 days max departmental orientation but flexible based on needs of traveler

● Scheduling:

o Weekend Rotations: refer to requisition, could be every weekend

o Call requirement: None

o Holiday Expectations: If it is on normal scheduled day, will work it

o Approval of RTO: Manager approval

o Shift times: Refer to requisition for shift/schedule

o Schedule cycle: Traveler contract are 13 weeks and travelers would work the same shift and times as agreed upon in the contract.

● Other notes:

o Scrub Color: Black. Will be provided OR scrubs if assigned there

o Parking: Free teammate parking across several parking decks

o Department Culture: Good teamwork, high clinical skill sets, able to work in fast paced environment.