System Director - Imaging Services - Full Time - Days

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Location: Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Address: 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE

Work Schedule: 8a-4:30p, Mon-Fri

Provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership for all imaging services across the health system, including hospital-based, outpatient, and ambulatory imaging locations. The role ensures consistent clinical quality, regulatory compliance, service excellence, and operational efficiency. Develops and oversees system-wide imaging strategies, workforce planning, technology modernization, capital planning, and partnerships with radiologists, referring providers, and executive leaders.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Develop and execute a multi-year system imaging strategy that aligns with organizational goals for growth, access, quality, and patient experience.

• Lead service line integration across hospitals, clinics, and joint venture sites to standardize processes and improve performance.

• Oversee imaging market analyses, volume forecasting, and business development opportunities.

• Direct capital planning for imaging equipment, ensuring standardization, lifecycle management, and cost-effective technology investments.

Operational Management

• Provide centralized operational oversight to all imaging modalities (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, PET, Interventional Radiology, X-ray).

• Standardize workflows, policies, and protocols across the system to reduce variation and improve efficiency.

• Work with system affiliates to implement staffing models, productivity benchmarks, and scheduling practices that optimize patient throughput and access.

• Partner with IT on PACS, and imaging informatics governance.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, Joint Commission, ACR, MQSA, and other relevant accreditation standards.

• Create a unified imaging quality program with measurable goals for image quality, safety, radiation dose reduction, and clinical outcomes.

• Oversee peer review, modality quality metrics, and clinical protocols in collaboration with radiologist leadership.

People Leadership

• Lead and mentor imaging managers and supervisors at all sites.

• Build a culture of accountability, service excellence, professional development, and shared performance goals.

Partnerships & Collaboration

• Serve as the primary operational partner to radiologist groups, hospital leaders, and service line executives.

• Build strong relationships with referring providers to enhance service reputation and patient access.

Financial Management

• Develop and manage the system imaging operating and capital budgets.

• Drive financial performance, including revenue integrity, charge capture accuracy, supply chain optimization, and expense management.

• Assess and implement strategies to improve margin performance in a dynamic reimbursement environment.

Must be able to travel across the system to hospitals and imaging centers.

Must be available for operational or emergency needs.

Schedule:

8a-4:30p, Mon-Fri

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education:

• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business, imaging sciences, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive imaging leadership experience, preferably within a multi-hospital system.

• Proven experience managing imaging operations, budgets, capital planning, and regulatory readiness.

• Experience leading multi-site teams and standardizing processes across complex organizations.

License/Certification:

• N/A

Skills/Knowledge and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of imaging modalities, accreditation standards, workflow optimization, and imaging informatics.

• Excellent oral & written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to influence all levels within the organization.

• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills.

• Excellent time management and ability to manage competing priorities.

• Ability to analyze complex data, drive improvement, and support evidence-based decision making.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with physicians and senior executives.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position (0%):

  • Climbing

  • Crawling

  • Kneeling

• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):

  • Balancing

  • Carrying

  • Crouching

  • Distinguish colors

  • Lifting

  • Pulling/Pushing

  • Standing

  • Stooping/Bending

  • Twisting

  • Walking

• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):

  • Grasping

  • Keyboarding/Typing

  • Reaching

  • Repetitive Motions

  • Sitting

  • Speaking/Talking

• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):

  • Hearing

  • Seeing/Visual

Job Hazards

• Not Related:

  • Explosives (pressurized gas)

  • Electrical Shock/Static

  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc.)

  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)

• Rare (1-33%):

  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)

  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

• Occasionally (34%-66%):

  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)

  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)

  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.