About the Opportunity
We are partnered with a trailblazing facility in New York City that is dedicated to the advancement of cancer treatment. They are in search of a Director of Clinical Operations to promote and implement the programming which facilitates the center’s organizational growth. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team in delivering an exceptional level of patient care using their advanced technology. They offer employees a competitive compensation and benefits package with flexibility for growth and career advancement.
The annual base salary range is $165,000 to $215,000. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to the radiation therapy staff, operation of radiation therapy and imaging equipment and technical aspects of treatment, simulation and imaging. This includes proton treatment systems and multiple imaging platforms (CT, MR, PET)
- Provide leadership to the clinical and nursing staff
- Develop clinical workflow policies and procedures for efficient patient intake through treatment delivery and follow up
- Oversee and evaluate quality management and performance improvement programs across all clinical and administrative disciplines and ensures related policies and procedures are updated as needed, implemented, and monitored for compliance
- Continually assess all services, identify problems, utilize data to analyze and propose innovative approaches for solution
- Design and implement efficient and secure transfer of patient records and images necessary for patient treatment delivery
- Collaborate with other Departments to ensure all treatment and ancillary service charge codes, treatment documentation, labs, images all import/export correctly into supporting partner systems
- Facilitate communication, coordination and collaboration among disciplines regarding planning and provision of patient care, including working closely with leadership and clinical supervisors and managers
- Develop reports from Aria for evaluation of treatment efficiency and adherence to regulatory and budget requirements
- Assign workload and support development and implementation of programs, quality assurance, patient safety, regulatory and compliance oversight, and technology assessment
- Develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies that support the professional development model and encourage a culture of engaged employee empowerment, a patient centric mission, and teamwork among staff
- Evaluate the work performance and competency of direct reports. This includes ongoing informal feedback/counseling/support and completion of annual performance reviews
- Remain current of new trends and best practices and incorporates into best practices and programs
- Comply with all company policies related to Privacy Rules established under the Health Information Privacy and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- Perform other job-related duties, as assigned
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or greater in nursing or graduate of JCERT accredited Radiation Therapy program preferred
- Master’s Degree in health care administration, management or nursing, if applicable, preferred
- Licenses, registrations, and certifications as required by State of New York based on clinical background
- Minimum of five years of progressive health care management experience, required
- Previous clinical experience in radiation therapy required, with clinical or administrative experience in proton therapy preferred
- Strong knowledge of health care delivery systems, managed care, and patient care, required
