What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate or Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology/Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs position at University of Southern California (USC)?
The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.
The Department of Radiation Oncology Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California consists of 16 physician faculty and 10 medical physicist faculty. We provide service at five hospitals, including Keck Hospital of USC, Norris Cancer Center, LAC USC County Hospital, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, Methodist Hospital of Southern California and five community-based clinics. The Department is affiliated with the USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Our medical physics faculty are directly involved in promoting quality and safety for clinical operations, clinical research, and teaching.
There is an ACGME accredited residency training program based at LAC USC medical center. The Department at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is equipped with a state-of-the-art Varian Truebeam STX, a new Varian Truebeam, a Trilogy machine, and a Varisource HDR Brachytherapy unit. The Keck Hospital houses the Gammaknife Perfexion, as well as programs in episcleral plaque brachytherapy in ocular melanoma.
The Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs must possess excellent leadership, organizational, operational and communication skills and engagement in clinical research and development initiatives. The Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs will be in charge of directing the work of the clinical team, managing and growing our clinical footprint, overseeing ongoing quality assurance tasks, improving and enhancing the patient experience, and promoting standardization and consistency in clinical care pathways across Keck Medicine of USC health sciences campus and radiation oncology satellites.
Position Summary
The Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs (Clinical Practice Group and Clinical Enterprise) is responsible for overseeing the clinical enterprise, practice plan administration, community outreach and engagement, and other areas related to operations. The position reports directly to the Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology in the Keck School of Medicine of USC and is responsible for assuring optimal financial, clinical, and service quality for the entire radiation oncology clinical enterprise.
Responsibilities :
- Accountable for strategy, execution, operations and results for all clinical enterprise functions of USC KSOM, including main campus, 1206D and Non-1206D clinic satellites.
- Responsible for operating budget, Profit and Loss and supporting infrastructure for all clinical enterprise activity.
- Ensure the Clinical Practice Group supports our Keck KNOWN Principles and supports extraordinary teamwork, financial strength, and excellent people culture.
- Work with the Chair, CFO of Practice Plan, Chiefs and Administrators and other key executives to develop and implement performance-based strategies, programs, and projects that support service line orientation and evolving funds flow.
- In coordination with Keck Faculty Affairs and HR, ensure compliance with faculty handbook, assist the Chair with faculty development and mentoring. Promote a positive and supportive workplace environment.
- Oversee and drive improvements in patient experience, patient satisfaction scores and adherence to national guidelines that support superior clinical outcomes. Chair Quality Management Committee and Quarterly Quality Service Committee to review, monitor and improve quality metrics.
- Responsible for the oversight, and selection of studies for inclusion in Clinical Trials research portfolio, ceded IRBs, deployment of research protocols and clinical and translational research projects in the satellite setting.
- Co-develop dashboard that will allow all physicians, supervisors, and chair to understand physician-specific, clinic-specific, and department-specific productivity including : clinical revenues, clinical billings, wRVUs, patient satisfaction, direct and indirect expenses, days to next available appointment, and other key measures.
- Lead and organize negotiations for various clinical related programs, initiatives and contracts including managed care payers, and other health system partners.
- Review and optimize clinical operations to decrease costs and / or improve quality of the clinical practice. Proactively develop and monitor physician staffing models to ensure coverage of all hospital and satellites.
Serve as Director of Quality for Keck Medicine
for the Department of Radiation Oncology and reporting to Keck Medicine CMO in this role.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
The University of Southern California strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
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