Assistant Director, Radiology

Job Title: Assistant Director

Location: Newark Beth Israel Medical Ctr

Department Name: Radiology Support Services

Req #: 0000262362

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

At RWJBarnabas Health, the Assistant Director of Radiology serves as an experienced, forward-thinking, action-oriented, and strategically minded operational leader who supports the Administrative Director in advancing departmental priorities across imaging services. The role combines strong operational judgment, people leadership, process improvement, and the ability to translate complex challenges into practical, sustainable solutions. The Assistant Director of Radiology is expected to anticipate needs, use data and structured problem solving, build accountable and engaged teams, and lead difficult situations with maturity, professionalism, and candid, respectful communication. Joining RWJBarnabas Health means joining a community where everyone is encouraged to grow, innovate, and make a meaningful impact.

A typical day for an Assistant Director of Radiology  may include:

Leadership & People

• Provides visible, approachable leadership that promotes accountability, professionalism, collaboration, psychological safety, and high reliability.
• Leads recruitment, onboarding, retention, succession planning, scheduling, performance management, recognition, and employee engagement.
• Coaches leaders and staff through clear expectations, timely feedback, mentoring, and professional development.
• Demonstrates openness to cross-checking, coaching, and constructive feedback and adjusts course when data or outcomes support a better approach.

Operations, Process & Capacity

• Directs daily operations across assigned imaging services with a focus on patient access, quality, safety, staffing, productivity, and service.
• Uses process management, capacity planning, workflow analysis, and operational data to identify barriers, reduce delays, and improve throughput.
• Anticipates staffing risks, capacity constraints, technology needs, and operational barriers and develops proactive plans to address them.
• Establishes clear ownership, standard work, escalation pathways, and follow-up mechanisms to sustain operational improvements.
• Supports emergency preparedness, downtime readiness, and continuity of operations.

Quality, Data & Continuous Improvement

• Uses dashboards, KPIs, productivity measures, turnaround times, access data, and quality indicators to guide decisions and measure results.
• Applies practical structured problem-solving approaches such as A3 thinking, PDSA, root-cause analysis, process mapping, and Lean principles as appropriate.
• Supports Just Culture, corrective action planning, proactive risk reduction, and continuous quality improvement.
• Ensures readiness and compliance with applicable Joint Commission, CMS, ACR, NJDOH, HIPAA, infection prevention, radiation safety, and organizational standards.

Partnership, Technology & Growth

• Partners effectively with radiologists, medical directors, nursing, hospital leadership, and support departments to achieve shared operational and clinical goals.
• Supports implementation of new procedures, technologies, workflows, physician onboarding, and service-line growth.
• Provides operational oversight of imaging workflow systems, including Epic/Radiant, PACS, RIS, PowerScribe, DICOM/HL7 interfaces, and related technology.
• Uses a forward-thinking approach to workforce planning, access, technology, and program development to support future demand.

Financial & Resource Stewardship

• Participates in budgeting, capital planning, labor management, productivity review, premium-pay oversight, variance analysis, and resource stewardship.
• Aligns staffing and resources with operational demand while supporting responsible utilization of overtime, agency, and other premium resources.
• Supports business planning and implementation of changes that improve capacity, efficiency, patient experience, and organizational performance.

This role might be for you if:

•     Clear, compassionate communication defines how you interact with patients, families, and colleagues

•     Attention to detail and technical precision guide your work every day

•     You remain calm and adaptable while managing a fast-paced clinical environment

•     Patient safety and delivering high-quality diagnostic imaging are your top priorities

•     You enjoy working collaboratively with providers and interdisciplinary care teams

•     Continuous learning and professional growth motivate you

•     Creating a positive, reassuring patient experience is central to your approach

To be considered for this Assistant Director of Radiology opportunity, you must:

• Bachelor's degree in Radiologic Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Health Services Administration, or a related field required; Master's degree in a related field preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited Radiologic Technology program; current ARRT registration and applicable New Jersey licensure required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive Radiology/imaging experience, including at least three (3) years of supervisory, management, or progressive leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience with complex operations, workforce management, employee development, patient throughput, quality/process improvement, and multidisciplinary initiatives.
• Experience with budgeting, productivity management, capacity planning, project management, imaging informatics, and hospital regulatory requirements preferred.

Preferred Leadership Competencies

•     Working knowledge of process management, capacity management, workflow optimization, quality improvement, change management, and structured problem solving.

•     Familiarity with Lean, Lean Six Sigma, A3, PDSA, or similar improvement frameworks preferred; formal certification is not required.

•     Demonstrates mature judgment and the ability to conduct candid, respectful conversations when performance, behavior, or accountability concerns require intervention.

•     Maintains composure in difficult or ambiguous situations, uses objective information to make decisions, and brings forward practical options and recommendations.

•     Builds trust through consistency, transparency, responsiveness, respect, and effective communication.