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Day Job Category: Clinical Care Banner Health believes leadership matters. We look for people who share our vision making health care easier, so life can be better. Our leaders are at the front of the health care transformation, planning the future of Banner Health.
Location: 6644 E Baywood Avenue, Mesa AZ
Monday through Friday, 4 days a week- 10 hour shifts, Variable schedule. Day to day: The X-Ray Technologist Lead position is essential to supporting daily clinical and operational functions within the Medical Imaging department. This role serves as a clinical resource for staff, providers, patients, and families while helping ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care.
The Lead provides frontline support by facilitating patient flow, coordinating resources, mentoring staff, assisting with orientation and competency development, and promoting adherence to departmental policies, regulatory requirements, and quality standards. In addition, the position plays a key role in workflow management, staffing oversight, process improvement initiatives, and maintaining a positive patient and customer experience.
As department volumes and operational demands continue to grow, maintaining a dedicated X-Ray Technologist Lead is critical to ensuring continuity of operations, supporting employee development, driving quality outcomes, and promoting safe, fiscally responsible care. Banner Baywood Medical Center has served the growing East Valley for more than 30 years, and every day we work hard to provide the best care to our patients.
Banner Baywood Medical Center is a 342 bed hospital serving the health care needs of the dynamic and growing East Valley communities of metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. We provide complete acute care services and outpatient services to include but not limited to cancer, stroke, women's health, rehabilitation, emergency medicine and surgery. Our Emergency Department treats a variety of ailments and offers advanced treatment areas, with 68 beds, seeing over 50,000 patients per year.
We are certified as pediatric prepared as well as designated as a Trauma level 3 emergency room. In addition, our comprehensive orthopedic unit is one of the nation’s premier orthopedic programs. The unit's commitment to excellent patient care has earned a 4 STAR rating by CMS and repeated recognition as having one of the Top 100 Orthopedic Programs in the U.
S. by The Health Network and HCIA, Inc. Because we are also a leader in neurological medicine, people throughout Arizona come to us when they need treatment for conditions of the brain, spine and nervous system.
This position facilitates services and provides clinical support within the department. Performs prescribed procedures as directed by following department/facility policies, procedures and protocols. Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to organize and provide care appropriate to patient population.
CORE FUNCTIONS 1. Provides or facilitates patient care for patient populations and serves as a resource to staff for clinical support. Assumes responsibility for direct patient care when necessary.
Promotes interdisciplinary patient care planning and patient education. 2. Demonstrates leadership qualities in support of department needs and collaborates with various departments, outside vendors, and other departments to assure adequate resources and the proper coordination of safe, efficient patient care management. 3. Serves as resource to patients, families, providers and staff in providing care by facilitating patient flow.
Assists in the interpretation of department/facility/system policies within the clinical setting. Responsible for providing safe and cost effective care while considering patient satisfaction and customer service. 4. Participates in staff development, orientation, education and evaluation of clinical competencies.
Mentors staff to increase clinical, critical thinking and problem solving skills. May participate in employee performance assessments. 5. Supports change and assists in the development, interpretation, implementation and evaluation of the process improvement and quality management activities of the department/system.
May serve as QA and clinical educator. May coordinate and assist in development of QI/QC projects. 6. Monitors staff usage and ensures staffing meets patient needs in a fiscally responsible manner. 7.
Accountable for the ethical, legal, and professional responsibilities related to imaging practice. This includes maintaining confidentiality of all work information. Adheres to safety policies. 8.
Assures the efficient operation of workflow of the department. Performs prescribed procedures in accordance with established departmental/facility policies and procedures. 9. This position functions within the Imaging department of the assigned facility.
Participates on committees as assigned. Internal customers: All levels of medical imaging and nursing management and staff, medical staff, and all other members of the interdisciplinary health care team. External Customers: regulatory and health agencies, patients and family members.
Certificate or diploma from an approved/accredited Radiologic Technology program or equivalent program for other modalities (MRI, Nuclear Medicine, CAT Scan, Mammography, Diagnostic imaging). Requires national certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and/or modality qualified licensure (NMTCB, ARDMS, ARMRIT). Licensure by state regulatory agency required, if applicable.
Advance certification by accrediting body in specialty required (MRI, Nuclear Medicine, CAT Scan, Mammography), if applicable. BLS certification required. Depending on certification and modality(ies) coordinating, may be assigned to a single modality or Multi-Modality Medical Imaging Coordinator role (Ultrasound Coordinator, MRI Coordinator, Mult Mod Med Img Coord, etc.) This position requires clinical knowledge typically achieved with 3+ years of experience.
Must demonstrate effective communication skills, human relations skills, analyze data and solve problems.
Health care related Bachelors degree and prior supervisory experience preferred. Additional related education and/or experience preferred. EEO Statement: EEO/Disabled/Veterans Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
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