Imaging Ops Manager

Imaging Ops Manager

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and nearly 80 physician practices. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

Job Summary

The Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring a safe, efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality patient care environment. The Manager recruits, hires, and oversees orientation and training for all staff within the modalities of oversight. Operational responsibilities include all aspects of maximizing patient flow, and optimizing the work environment to facilitate open communications and professional excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education : Bachelor's Degree Minimum Years of Experience : 2 Years of experience in a supervisory or lead capacity in a healthcare setting. Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional) : A Bachelor's Degree with 2 Years of experience can be substituted for 5 years of experience in hospital radiology services, which includes 2 years of supervisory experience Required Certifications / Licensure : None. Required Training : None.

Essential Functions

• Manages all administrative and operational functions associated with the modalities of oversight to ensure a smooth and efficient operation. Oversight responsibility includes inventory control, personnel management, patient relations, and patient flow.
• Develops and implements new procedures as necessary to improve office flow and overall operations. Provides recommendations and follow-up actions to operational inefficiencies.
• Manages the daily operations of the modalities including staff scheduling, charge capture reconciliation, and other related operational "checks and balances."
• Works with Director to ensure denials are minimized and customer service is exemplified.
• Interviews, hires, orients, trains, supervises and evaluates staff. Responsible for optimizing staffing resources, scheduling staff, assigning work, as well as ensuring consistent performance remediation actions, where and when applicable.
• Works to ensure that the modalities and support areas stay within budget parameters. Prepares reports and statistical summaries for the Director as requested. Provides monthly reporting recommendations or action plans on any issues.

Duties & Responsibilities

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families :

Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.

Nearest Major Market : Columbia Nearest Secondary Market : South Carolina