Imaging Services Director with Operational Excellence

Location:

Pasadena, TX

Posted:

May 29, 2026

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Ana G. Barrera

MSRS, (R)(M)

**** ****** ****

Pasadena, Texas 77505

Cell: 832-***-****

************@*****.***

SUMMARY:

Transformative leader in imaging services with extensive experience in managing healthcare teams and optimizing operations for improved quality and compliance. Expertise in strategic foresight, team management, and legal compliance to drive success in imaging departments. Ready to leverage skills to excel as Director of Imaging Services and support organizational growth.

EDUCATION:

Masters of Science in Radiologic Administration

●12/2013 Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls Texas

Bachelors of Science

●8/2011 Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls Texas

Associates of Science

●8/1988 San Jacinto College, Pasadena Texas

License:

ARRT RT(R) (M) 227796

Texas Medical Board GMR00011502

BLS for Healthcare Providers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

4/2025 to Present: Full-Time Caregiver

Pasadena, Texas

●Fostering a safe, hygienic, and comforting home environment for paralyzed daughter, adapting daily routines to evolving medical and mobility needs.

●Coordinated healthcare appointments, daily outpatient physical therapy, provided transportation to stem cell research programs, administered daily medications and reported emotional and physical changes to healthcare professionals for plan of care changes.

4/2016 to 4/2025: Director of Imaging Services

CHI St. Luke’s Patients Medical Center - Pasadena, Texas

●Led a team of over 54 healthcare professionals to ensure annual education requirements were met, oversaw policy compliance, departmental scheduling, overtime reduction, inventory management, equipment maintenance, capital acquisition, vendor relations, and marketing for all hospital departments.

●Enhanced team collaboration through constant and effective communication, internal department goal setting, developed high performing and accountable teams by providing mentorship, guidance and supported individual growth.

●Maintained status of an advancing leader by cultivating a positive work environment that fostered the highest employee engagement scores in the facility, while keeping turnover rate below 7% and productivity above 95%.

●I ensured staff provided the highest quality of patient care and adhered to high quality imaging standards while supporting Image Gently - Image Wisely campaigns for lowering patient radiation dose.

●I prepared budget reports, capital planning and was responsible for reconciliation of department charges and invoices.

●I was the PACS administrator and led the Imaging Department in all regulatory compliance, ACR accreditation, Physicist survey compliance, DVN and State inspections.

●Acted as the Radiation Safety/Protocol and Laser Safety Committee Chairperson and served on the CHI Texas Division Imaging Committee.

●I sat on the San Jacinto College Imaging Advisory Board, Galveston College Advisory and Lee College locum advisor.

●Engaged in community outreach for the organization and routinely facilitated service line marketing of outpatient imaging services with referring physicians and cultivated new imaging opportunities .

●As an additional administrative responsibility, I also acted as Administrator on call (AOC) for Patients Medical Center showcasing my strong leadership qualities and critical thinking in supporting the entire facility with operational concerns.

5/2019 to 5/2021: Director of Imaging Services

CHI St. Luke’s Sugar Land - Sugar Land, Texas

●During the time overseeing the Imaging operations at CHI Sugar Land location, I was responsible for 49 imaging professionals and oversaw all of the daily and quality operations for that location, achieving a 20% improvement in departmental efficiency. .

●Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization, resulting in a 30% improvement in ER imaging throughput..

●Improved supply project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and vendor contract review, reducing operational costs by 10%.

3/2014 to 4/2016 : Kelsey Seybold

Radiology Supervisor - Houston, Texas

●Streamlined operations and prioritized task assignments, resulting in an increase in productivity.

●Manage hiring, coordination of staff and per diem coverage for 5 North side clinics, staff orientation, annual evaluations, promotions and disciplinary actions for multi disciplinary departments

●Emphasis on federal and state regulatory compliance,

●Consistently implementing process improvements to increase productivity and image quality while maintaining high quality of patient care.

●Update and disseminate policies, procedures and protocols.

●Actively ensure ongoing compliance with standards of HIPAA, OSHA, ACR, MQSA, TDH and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).

8/2011 to 3/2014: QA/QC Technologist/Staff Mammographer

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital - Houston, Texas

●Responsible for all digital QA/QC, cross-training of new employees, assisting and performing standard mammography and specialized breast procedures such as Tomography, ductograms, needle localizations under mammography and ultrasound guidance, stereotactic breast biopsies.

●MRI guided biopsies, and BSGI imaging.

●Ensured regulatory compliance with the ACR, MQSA, TDH and DNV.

●Conducted research for a major market vendor for mammography equipment testing and creation.

1/1997 to 8/2011: QC Technologist/Lead Mammographer

Bayshore Medical Center - Pasadena, Texas

●Served as liaison for central scheduling, interventional and surgical procedures.

●Implemented and was responsible for all QA/QC.

●Communication with physician offices, pathology tracking, policy and procedure implementation. Responsible for standard and specialized breast imaging,

●Oversaw employee and radiologist qualifications, new employee training, scheduling, ordering of supplies and the scheduling of annual equipment maintenance checks, annual physicist surveys and MQSA inspections.

●I served as leader of a Radiology advisory council responsible for inter-departmental acknowledgments, departmental activities, continuing education and participated in community outreach programs.

●Assisted in community health fairs and education.

●Experience in obtaining and maintaining compliance in all regulatory mammography environments including ACR, MQSA, HIPPA, AIDET and The Joint Commission.

SPECIAL VOLUNTEER INTERESTS:

●San Jacinto College Imaging Advisory Chairperson

●Pasadena ISD Police

●Pasadena Chamber of Commerce

●Madison Jobe Senior Center Health Fair

●Pasadena Community outreach programs

●Pasadena Animal Shelter

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES:

Dr. Jorge Rodriguez - Surgeon

5413 Crenshaw Road Ste 100

Pasadena, Texas 77505

713-***-**** cell