Manager - Oncology Services

Department:

37300 Advocate Condell Medical Center - Administration: Cancer

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

This is an onsite position. M-F

Major Responsibilities:
Growth & Business Development - Leads the planning, development, implementation, and sustainment of short and long range business and strategic plans for the medical center and off sites relevant to Oncology Services, including attaining the highest level of accreditation in areas of responsibility (i.e. Comprehensive Breast Center - NAPBC and ACR/ASTRO)

• Partners with business development, physician leadership, and executive leadership in identifying future growth potentials and avenues in planning for internal and external oncology services. Actively participate in hospital and system committees, meetings and projects related to oncology program growth. Responsible for leading the further development and implementation of the Oncology Navigation program, Comprehensive Breast Center, and Comprehensive Radiation Therapy Programs (including the design/implementation of enhanced oncology center and new technologies), which aligns with the Oncology Service Line and Center of Excellence Development efforts
• Keeps abreast of new trends in therapy, technology and business in order to ensure that programs provided by the departments are current with industry standards. Network and benchmark with professionals at local and national health care facilities for clinical standards and innovations that will enhance program capabilities and clinical outcomes.
• Develops business plans for strategic growth efforts and improvement efforts including proformas, financial feasibility studies, sensitivity analyses. Provides information/goals regarding the areas for consideration into the hospitals strategic plans. Creates capacity analyses and technology assessment tools to better facilitate the objectives of these plans. Identifies and reacts to opportunities for new and expanded services, analyzes the financial feasibility through a determination of potential revenues and offsetting costs.
• Research literature, identify best practices, engage physicians in planning activities and attend specialty workshops in order to identify future trends in healthcare and opportunities for growth.
• Regularly conducts site visits at top referral and potential referral sources. Solicits feedback from internal and external customers concerning services provided in order to improve and sustain optimal service. Participate in marketing and promoting oncology services in parallel to the oncology service line planning efforts.
• Responsible for achieving or exceeding year-over-year growth targets within each area of accountability. Tracks and monitors business volume in a proactive fashion (daily, weekly, and monthly reporting)
• Development and ongoing maintenance of collaborative relationships with department managers, directors, physicians, system wide contacts, and related external contacts in order to exceed program objectives. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, system contacts as well as other hospital managers, directors and staff. Acts as a liaison between physicians and other hospital departments to help resolve and troubleshoot problems.
• Monitors impact of services on all other hospital services. Notifies other areas impacted by new, altered and/or expanded services in order that planning for those services can be accomplished. Develops and maintains various relationships with external clients/contacts to promote department and ensure department growth.
• Serves as the subject matter expert and key constituent in Oncology Service line planning efforts, including the regional planning teams, cancer committee, tumor board, women's center growth team.
• Participates and serves as a key leader in community outreach efforts relevant to programmatic growth (i.e. Making Strides for Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society events, etc.)

Operational Excellence - Responsible for organizing, directing, and planning the administrative, operational, and clinical activities of areas of responsibility in parallel to the Oncology Service line

• Create a non-punitive culture of patient safety