Team Leader - Nuclear Medicine

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A Brief Overview
Under the direction of the Radiology Manager, manages the day-to-day operations of the Nuclear Medicine department.

What you will do

• Oversee schedules, verifications, documents, reports, relationships, and work product.
• Oversee prioritization, quality, resources, supplies, processes and facilities (must stay within budgetary constraints).
• Plan and evaluate the use of staff, resources for departmental programs and services.
• Ensure adherence to regulations, safety standards, policies and procedures.
• Maintain logs and records, equipment maintenance, and orders supplies.
• Organizes work and provides direct supervision to subordinates.
• Assist in hiring, training and reviewing performance of staff.
• Identify and implement training opportunities to help the staff better meet standards.
• Complete all mandatories in set time frame.
• Identify areas of growth for staff.
• Collaborate with department director to identify and address staff deficiencies.
• Manage employee relations of staff and keep director informed.
• Collaborate with Manager regarding new strategies and strategic initiatives for continued growth.
• Participates collaboratively in staff meetings, committees, projects and teams and assists in resolving conflict and meets goals.
• Through collaboration with Medical Physicist and designated section Radiologist, facilitates ACR accreditation of Nuclear Medicine through submission of clinical and phantom images, and scanning protocol.
• Updates Nuclear Medicine protocols as needed with designated section Radiologist and Medical Physicist.
• May observe and monitor the quality of images, prepare reports based on activities.
• In partnership with the Radiology Manager, oversees key Nuclear Medicine processes which ensure the timeliness of order response, exam completing, and results reporting.
• Projects staffing workload requirements for technical area.
• Assists in hiring, evaluating, scheduling and disciplining personnel as needed. Supervises the orientation of new employees to include equipment, department and hospital policies, protocols and procedures.
• Monitors division expenditures while maintaining and supporting the Radiology to stay within budgetary constraints.
• Approves and monitors patient scheduling to insure flow and safety 100% of the time.
• Directs activities of technical staff to maintain integrity and efficiency of the Radiology Information System.
• Inventories, orders and receives division supplies to maintain operations within budgetary constraints.
• Develops, implements, and enforces hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Controls Hot Lab.
• Maintains PET/CT.
• Performs clinical work as dictated by patient volumes and staffing levels.
• Devises and maintains QA protocols and criteria for the Nuclear Medicine Division.
• Insures and supervises coverage when needed at all off site location.
• Responsible to attend meetings/special assignments that are directly related to this position in Radiology.
• Involved with specific committees (e.g. Quality Assurance, Trauma Committee, etc.)
• Prepares and delivers lectures and/or publications relating to pediatric Nuclear Medicine within and outside the institution.
• Holds monthly staff meetings for Nuclear Medicine personnel.
• Responsible for maintaining the continuing education required for this position.

Education Qualifications

• Certificate Nuclear Medicine Technology Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least ten (10) years in Nuclear Medicine Required
• At least five (5) years supervisory experience Preferred
• Pediatric Experience Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Certification in Nuclear Medicine Technology (CNMT) - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) - upon hire - Required -- OR---
• Nuclear Medicine Tech-ARRT - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) - upon hire - Required --- AND ---
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - issued through on organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - upon hire - Required
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Certification - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) - upon hire - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Provides Family Centered Care (Required proficiency)
• Integrates knowledge and assessment of child and family (Age- Specific Competency) (Required proficiency)
• Ability to work independent of supervision (Required proficiency)
• Excellent phone etiquette and communication skills (Required proficiency)
• Able to handle multiple tasks (Required proficiency)
• Be visible and present as a leader, remain sensitive to daily hospital operations, act as an escalation point for operational concerns (Required proficiency)
• Serve as a leader that exercises strong collaboration and communications skills, both locally and with respect to the CHOP enterprise (Required proficiency)
• Support a Fair and Just Culture that balances institutional learning and personal accountability. Model and promote safety behaviors, teamwork and communication to create a respectful and resilient work environment. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrate behaviors that exemplify organizational sensitivity, resiliency and flexibility, ability to influence, conflict management. (Required proficiency)
• Foster open, transparent and effective communication at a local level and across the system as a whole (Required proficiency)
• Lead with a focus on operational, process and procedural innovation, challenging traditional approaches as necessary (Required proficiency)
• Promote collaboration and sharing of resources with a focus on the development of flexible staffing and leadership across areas (Required proficiency)
• Advanced knowledge of radiology information systems (Required proficiency)
• Advanced knowledge of HIPAA regulations (Required proficiency)
• Intermediate knowledge of electronic medical record software (EPIC) (Required proficiency)
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology and protocols (Required proficiency)
• Intermediate proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office) including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) (Required proficiency)
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills (Required proficiency)
• Excellent critical thinking / problem-solving skills (Required proficiency)
• Excellent interpersonal skills (Required proficiency)
• Excellent organizational skills (Required proficiency)
• Solid leadership skills (Required proficiency)
• Responsible for maintaining the continuing education required for this position. (Required proficiency)
• Completes all on-line Mandatory education required by hospital (Required proficiency)

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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