Manager Diagnostic Imaging / Missouri City
Posted Updated
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is dedicated to eliminating cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through integrated patient care, research, prevention, and education. The Manager of Diagnostic Imaging plays a key leadership role in supporting these efforts by overseeing imaging operations, patient care delivery, staff development, and regulatory compliance.
The Manager of Diagnostic Imaging leads operations at the Missouri City location and manages all aspects of the assigned imaging modality. The Manager of Diagnostic Imaging works closely with clinical and operational leadership to ensure excellence in patient care, service delivery, quality outcomes, and efficient resource utilization. The Manager of Diagnostic Imaging is responsible for building high-performing teams and supporting departmental and institutional goals.
The ideal candidate for this role will possess leadership experience in diagnostic imaging operations, along with the education, experience, and certifications required to effectively manage staff, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive quality and operational improvements. Preferred qualifications for education, experience, and licenses or certifications were not provided.
Why Us?
At UT MD Anderson, this role provides an opportunity to lead diagnostic imaging operations that directly support exceptional patient care and the institution's mission to eliminate cancer. The position offers meaningful leadership responsibilities, opportunities for professional growth, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and the ability to impact patient experience, quality outcomes, and operational excellence in a world-renowned healthcare environment.
• Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
• Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.
• Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
• Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.
Responsibilities
Personnel Leadership & Department Operations
• Provide administrative oversight of the department in consultation with physician and operational leadership to develop strategic plans for patient care operations, resource allocation, facility utilization, and annual goals
• Demonstrate understanding of institutional and divisional missions, strategic goals, policies, and procedures and communicate them effectively to staff
• Model core values and promote teamwork throughout the department
• Develop tactics to achieve divisional strategic goals, budget objectives, and departmental priorities
• Establish team objectives and delegate implementation activities to supervisory personnel as appropriate
• Ensure staff understand their contributions to departmental, divisional, and institutional goals
• Manage departmental resources within approved budgetary guidelines
• Develop staffing plans that support operational and stakeholder needs
• Initiate recruitment activities based on staffing plans and budgeted positions
• Review vacant budgeted positions and assess operational necessity
• Demonstrate understanding of institutional and divisional missions, strategic goals, policies, and procedures and communicate them effectively to staff
• Model core values and promote teamwork throughout the department
• Develop tactics to achieve divisional strategic goals, budget objectives, and departmental priorities
• Establish team objectives and delegate implementation activities to supervisory personnel as appropriate
• Ensure staff understand their contributions to departmental, divisional, and institutional goals
• Manage departmental resources within approved budgetary guidelines
• Develop staffing plans that support operational and stakeholder needs
• Initiate recruitment activities based on staffing plans and budgeted positions
• Review vacant budgeted positions and assess operational necessity
Staff Management & Development
• Manage recruitment, hiring, onboarding, competency assessment, and ongoing staff development activities
• Oversee daily departmental operations through appropriate delegation to supervisors and staff
• Ensure assigned duties and operational tasks are completed effectively
• Complete performance evaluations and merit recommendations within institutional timelines
• Review employee merit ratings to promote appropriate distribution practices
• Provide coaching, counseling, and remedial training to support employee success and performance improvement
• Establish expectations regarding utilization of the progressive disciplinary process
• Recommend termination actions when warranted and consistent with institutional policy
• Promote a productive, collaborative, and accountable work environment
• Ensure excellent patient care standards are maintained through staff engagement and performance management
• Oversee daily departmental operations through appropriate delegation to supervisors and staff
• Ensure assigned duties and operational tasks are completed effectively
• Complete performance evaluations and merit recommendations within institutional timelines
• Review employee merit ratings to promote appropriate distribution practices
• Provide coaching, counseling, and remedial training to support employee success and performance improvement
• Establish expectations regarding utilization of the progressive disciplinary process
• Recommend termination actions when warranted and consistent with institutional policy
• Promote a productive, collaborative, and accountable work environment
• Ensure excellent patient care standards are maintained through staff engagement and performance management
Quality, Compliance & Operational Efficiency
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory agency requirements
• Ensure consistent application of departmental, divisional, and institutional policies and procedures
• Provide direction and coaching to supervisors to maintain consistency across operations
• Monitor compliance with licensure, CPR, annual education, and in-service requirements through periodic audits
• Conduct annual reviews of the charge master and develop new procedure charge structures as needed
• Ensure charges are inclusive of costs and compliant with coding and reimbursement regulations
• Achieve and maintain accreditation standards for assigned imaging modalities when applicable
• Participate in CQI, QA, CS&E, and other assigned quality improvement initiatives
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and high service standards
• Monitor and improve patient wait times, equipment utilization, room utilization, and staff productivity
• Ensure consistent application of departmental, divisional, and institutional policies and procedures
• Provide direction and coaching to supervisors to maintain consistency across operations
• Monitor compliance with licensure, CPR, annual education, and in-service requirements through periodic audits
• Conduct annual reviews of the charge master and develop new procedure charge structures as needed
• Ensure charges are inclusive of costs and compliant with coding and reimbursement regulations
• Achieve and maintain accreditation standards for assigned imaging modalities when applicable
• Participate in CQI, QA, CS&E, and other assigned quality improvement initiatives
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and high service standards
• Monitor and improve patient wait times, equipment utilization, room utilization, and staff productivity
Patient Care & Service Excellence
• Establish patient satisfaction standards and expectations
• Ensure efficient patient throughput across departmental operations
• Support timely completion of imaging procedures
• Maintain high levels of customer service throughout patient interactions
• Align operational practices with patient-centered care objectives
• Ensure efficient patient throughput across departmental operations
• Support timely completion of imaging procedures
• Maintain high levels of customer service throughout patient interactions
• Align operational practices with patient-centered care objectives
Communication & Collaboration
• Conduct staff meetings to communicate departmental, divisional, and institutional information
• Facilitate effective communication throughout the department
• Encourage staff participation and provide opportunities for concerns and ideas to be shared
• Build collaborative relationships with clinics and other departments
• Communicate operational expectations with internal stakeholders
• Prepare operational and departmental reports as required
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Facilitate effective communication throughout the department
• Encourage staff participation and provide opportunities for concerns and ideas to be shared
• Build collaborative relationships with clinics and other departments
• Communicate operational expectations with internal stakeholders
• Prepare operational and departmental reports as required
• Perform other related duties as assigned