Senior Director, Radiation Oncology Network and Proton Center

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

A Brief Overview
The Senior Director of Radiation Oncology and the Proton Center provides overall technical leadership and operational direction for Radiation Oncology across all technological modalities and network sites. Working under the direction of the Executive Director and the Chair/Vice-Chair of Radiation Oncology responsibilities include operational management of the technical, fiscal, human and information resources of the department while ensuring compliance with standards and laws of external regulatory organizations. Develops and manages the technical department's operating budgets and develops capital budgets in collaboration with the senior leadership to execute on new technologies and innovation. Develops, plans and implements strategies to ensure cost control and revenue enhancements. Supervises technical staff and works closely with faculty, nursing and administrative teams.

What you will do

• As a senior member of the Cancer Center and Radiation Oncology leadership team, works with the Department Chair and Vice-Chair to plan, develop and implement long and short-range goals and objectives for the department.

• Collaborates with the Radiation Oncology Director of Finance Administration (DFA) to analyze and develop the profitability of new treatment programs and define the capital and human resource requirements necessary to implement and monitor these programs.

• Provides direct supervision to the technical Radiation Oncology leadership team. Coaches team for optimal performance and leadership development. Holds leaders accountable their scope of work and teams’ performance.

• Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure achievement of departmental and health system goals in compliance with applicable regulations and standards of external regulatory organizations, including, but not limited to, The Joint Commission, The American College of Radiology, American Society of Radiation Oncology (APEx), and health system policies for patient services and environmental and personnel safety.

• Fully responsible for the successful implementation and operation of new technologies, e.g. hadron treatment center in collaboration with the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC), the Palo Alto Veterans Administration, SHC and LPCH.

• Develops and manages the technical department capital and operating budgets.

• Develops, plans, and implements strategies to ensure cost control and revenue enhancements. Promotes and maintains physician and administrative partnerships, manages change effectively, and establishes collaborative working relationships with all levels of staff and physicians.

• Defines and develops radiation oncology service standards, quality assurance program , patient safety treatment policies and procedures across the cancer network.

• Develops, maintains and evaluates a comprehensive quality management program that is in compliance with Stanford Healthcare and Cancer Destination Service Line quality plan as well as external requirements (accreditation, regulatory and licensing agencies.). Determines an appropriate delivery of care model for service in cooperation with staff and physicians. Implements and evaluates safe, therapeutic, and cost-effective patient care practices.

• Defines performance objectives and metrics for the department and assesses the level of competence of staff in a timely manner. Continuously assesses and improves department’s performance based on “customer” needs; directs and participates in improving performance and services which benefit staff, patients and other customers. Collaborates with managers to assist them and to maintain appropriate quality control programs in response to internal standards of care and external requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university

• Master’s degree in radiation sciences, medical physics or related field

• 10 years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience managing and leading programs, work units or departments of comparable size, scope and complexity.

• Prior experience developing long-range business plans and strategy in a complex and regulated environment, accomplishing complex tasks through the efforts of team-members and resolving complex issues in a complex environment.

• PhD or
  American Board of Radiology Certification (ABR) or