Radiology Quality & Safety Manager

Our client, a midsized healthcare facility located about 45 mins from Arlington, VA, has a need for a Radiology Quality and Safety Manager to join their team. You may be required to travel locally to other sites as well. Candidates MUST have at least 5-8 years of experience in radiology or imaging services required. Previous experience in Radiology Quality support and initiatives required.

The Radiology Quality & Safety Manager provides system-level leadership for radiology and medical imaging quality management, patient safety, regulatory readiness, and accreditation compliance across imaging services. This role is responsible for the design, implementation, and sustainment of standardized quality and safety programs across all imaging modalities and sites. The Manager oversees accreditation and regulatory activities, ensures continuous readiness for internal and external reviews, as well as performance measurement, risk mitigation, and corrective action planning. This role partners closely with radiology leadership, medical directors, physicists, and system quality teams to align imaging operations with organizational goals, regulatory standards, and best practices. The Radiology Quality & Safety Manager functions as a key member of the radiology leadership team and supports strategic planning, performance improvement, and culture of safety initiatives across the enterprise. Reports to the Director of Radiology Services.

• Monitors and ensures compliance with Joint Commission standards across the various divisions / modalities of Radiology.
• Manages and coordinates the multiple and various accreditation (ACR, MQSA, etc.) processes across the department.
• Investigates Be Safe reports and leads efforts develop opportunities for improvement and problem resolution.
• Provides effective leadership to quality improvement teams / work groups and a wide variety of clinical operational teams.
• Models effective communication and collaboration skills / behaviors.
• Takes action to achieve measurable results.
• Supports innovation and organizational change to improve effectiveness.
• Develops talent and coaches peers and others to develop their capabilities.
• Manages within approved budget.
• Holds staff accountable for meeting external and/or internal customer needs.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.
• Oversees MRI Safety program via direct report from the Magnetic Resonance Safety Officer (MRSO)
• Facilitates quality oversight through work queue management for Radiology images through the support of Quality Control Techs
• Works to manage data needs for the division of Radiology for Community Health related to
• Referral patterns
• Volume trends
• Be Safe reporting and trends

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required

Experience: Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in radiology or imaging services required. Previous experience in Radiology Quality support and initiatives required.

Licensure: ARRT, ARDMS, ARMRIT, or NMTCB certification required. Multi-modality certification preferred.