Manager, Mammography - Gatesville - Full-Time in Gatesville, Texas at University of Texas Medical Branch

The mission of Correctional Managed Care is to address the healthcare needs of underserved patient populations within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD).

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assigns staff and workload requirements regarding changing priorities in daily operations.
• Interacts and communicates with physicians, support staff, and other health care professionals to facilitate departmental operations.
• Monitors the status of equipment repairs and preventative maintenance, gathers data on equipment malfunction and associated down time, and documents the effects on patient care.
• Disseminates and assures compliance with department and institutional policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Provides practical instruction for students and other health care professionals.
• Evaluates staff, provides counsel, monitors performance, directs orientation, provides guidance, and constructively influences staff morale.
• Gathers data and participates in the department's quality assurance and improvement plan to achieve a defined level of quality and appropriateness of patient care services.
• Controls inventory, care for, and purchase of supplies respecting areas of responsibility.
• Applies the profession's code of ethics in all aspects of practice.
• Maintains knowledge of, observes, and enforces the safety measures in Environment of Care.
• Maintains the ability to perform procedures in the discipline for which they supervise to include assessment of patient needs (see attached age-specific addendum).
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure established for department.
• Performs other related duties as required.

EQUIPMENT:

• Standard radiology and office equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Standard hospital environment. Some lifting, moving, and positioning of patients and equipment. May be required to work extended shifts, evenings, and weekends.
• May be required to work within the confines of a prison, jail, or juvenile detention center.

Security clearance is required; pre-employment drug testing is also required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Associate degree in respective radiologic technology specialty or graduate of an accredited radiologic technology program.
• ARRTR registered and Certified as a Medical Radiologic Technologist by the Texas Department of Health TDH certified when applicable.
• Five years of related experience

Salary is commensurate with years of relevant work experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.