NP or PA Manager, Radiology- MGH
Job Description
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
This position is 40 hours, Weekday, Day ShiftThe Advanced Practice Provider delivers operational and professional management for a small to medium-sized team of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and allied health professionals. This role balances hands-on patient care with leadership responsibilities, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of specialized imaging and stress-testing services within the Nuclear Cardiology Molecular Imaging department.
Does This Position Provide Direct Patient Care? Yes
Essential Functions:
Leadership and Staff Management:
• Provides direct management and accountability for a team of APPs and/or allied health professionals.
• Recruits, hires, onboards, orients, and mentors APP staff.
• Conducts performance evaluations, coaching, and professional development planning.
• Works closely with APP Lead to develop staffing schedules to support clinical volumes and operational needs.
Clinical Practice:
• Provides patient care oversight as a Nurse Practitioner in Nuclear Cardiology and Molecular Imaging.
• Oversees pre-procedure evaluations, risk stratification, and patient education for nuclear stress testing, PET/CT, PET/MR, and SPECT imaging.
• Collaborates with attending physicians on clinical decision-making, documentation, and care coordination.
• Gains clinical competency in radiopharmaceuticals, stress agents, and imaging-related protocols.
Quality, Safety, and Compliance:
• Supports quality assurance and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensures adherence to institutional policies, regulatory standards, and patient safety practices.
• Oversees compliance with documentation and APP billing requirements.
• Participates in incident reviews, root-cause analyses, and corrective action planning.
Education and Professional Development:
• Ensures ongoing education, competency validation, and clinical training for APP staff.
• Supports teaching and mentorship of trainees and new hires.
• Encourages continuing education and specialty certification.
Collaboration and Communication:
• Acts as a liaison between APPs, physicians, technologists, nursing, operations, and leadership.
• Collaborates to optimize workflow efficiency, patient throughput, and care coordination.
• Contributes to service line planning and operational initiatives.
The Ideal Candidate will have:
• Prior APP Management experience, strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of quality, safety, and regulatory standards in procedural or imaging environments.
• Experience with nuclear medicine or molecular imaging workflows.
• Familiarity with APP billing and compliance requirements.
Summary
Provides direct management to typically a small to medium-sized team of advanced practice providers or other allied health professionals while continuing to spend the majority of time providing direct patient care as a Physician Assistant.
Does this position require Patient Care? Yes
Essential Functions
-Performs all essential functions of a Physician Assistant, providing direct patient care.
-Directly oversees and is accountable for the performance of a team of APPs and/or other direct reports.
-Hires, performs, manages, and completes performance appraisals for a team of APPs and/or other direct reports.
-Orients, trains, and schedules staff.
-Assists with quality assurance programs as needed to help implement quality improvement efforts.
-Ensures continuing education and teaching for APPs.
-Acts as liaison between the hospital, physician and nursing staffs, and other APPs.
-Ensures APPs are following proper billing compliance rules and methodology.
Qualifications
Education
Master's Degree Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials
- Registered Nurse [RN - MA License]
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse [APRN] [MA License] or
- Physician Assistant [MA License]
Experience
Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner 5-7 years required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong clinical knowledge as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.
- Strong managerial presence and ability to provide & direct feedback and guidance to staff.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Results-oriented and exhibits a strong attention to detail.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$130,249.60 - $190,278.40/Annual
Grade
8
EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.