Diagnostic Imaging Director
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on383, Southeast 13th Street, Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, 56401, United States
This senior operational leadership role serves as the strategic anchor for Radiology services across Essentia Health's East Region. You will oversee a comprehensive imaging program spanning multiple hospital and clinic sites, including St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Essentia Health-Virginia, Essentia Health-Moose Lake, Essentia Health-Sandstone, and affiliated clinics. Your mission is to lead the operational, financial, and people performance of a diverse portfolio including CT, MRI, Interventional Radiology, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, Ultrasound, General X-ray, and DEXA services.
You will thrive in this position if you enjoy building clarity, accountability, and operational rigor into distributed teams. The role requires partnering closely with the Radiology Section Chair and hospital, clinic, and medical leadership to align imaging services with system priorities and clinical strategy. Success here means driving process improvement to standardize and elevate the care experience while managing the technical lifecycle of imaging modalities and equipment.
This position is based at either St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, MN, or Essentia Health-Virginia in Virginia, MN. The role involves regular travel across East Region sites to ensure cohesive leadership and operational alignment. We strongly prefer candidates located in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, or South Dakota. Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to a state where Essentia Health is authorized to employ; we are unable to employ candidates residing in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, or Colorado.
At Essentia Health, we are committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our culture invests in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with a 401(k) plan with employer contributions. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health.
Candidates interested in this opportunity should apply through the official Essentia Health careers portal. Please ensure your application highlights your experience leading operational, financial, and people performance across multiple sites or service lines within a healthcare setting.
Work model: On-site
383, Southeast 13th Street, Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, 56401, United States
Brainerd, Minnesota
Master's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, or related discipline. Current working knowledge of CT, Interventional Radiology, General Radiology, Mammography, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, and Ultrasound procedures and equipment. Background in radiologic technology or clinical imaging operations. Experience leading service-line operations spanning rural and urban facilities in a regional health system. Comfort being a thought partner to physician leaders and senior operations executives. Background in capital equipment planning, workflow design, or capacity management for imaging. Candidates located in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, or South Dakota.
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Skills: CT, Mri, Interventional Radiology, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Pet/ct, Ultrasound, General X-Ray, Dexa, Radiologic Technology.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Radiologic Technology, Business, Health Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience); Master's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, or related discipline.