What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Director position at US Oncology Network-wide Career Opportunities?
Overview
Virginia Oncology Associates, the largest group of medical professionals in Hampton Roads and Northeast North Carolina devoted exclusively to cancer care and blood disorders, has an exciting opportunity for an Executive Director supporting all VOA locations, partnerships and interests.
Scope
Advises the Regional Vice President of the US Oncology Network and the VOA Joint Policy Board regarding overall practice plans, policies, and programs. Develops, plans, directs and controls broad administrative activities toward achieving the organizations objectives in accordance with federal, state and local laws and policies. Recommends organization objectives to ensure financial profitability through short and long range planning in order to achieve and maintain growth. Continually evaluates the timely adjustment of organization strategies and plans to meet changing national, state, and local needs. Maintains overall responsibility for the operation and activities of the Practice and management company except those activities directly involving the practice of medicine. Works within the scope of authority as established by the Network and the Practice. Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.
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Responsibilities
Qualifications
Skills and Abilities
Organizational Planning Skills : Knowledge about how their departments and employees interface and work together. Initiates organizational improvements to enhance productivity and works with others to institutionalize them, when appropriate
Teambuilding and Leadership : Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team or project members; can assess each persons hot button and use it to get the best out of him / her; pushes tasks and decisions down; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; makes each individual feel his / her work is important, is someone people like working for and with.
Negotiating Skills : Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
Conflict Resolution Skills : Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise
Change Manager : Serves as a catalyst for initiating change and innovation within the practice. Demonstrates and involves others in learning about ongoing needs for change. Supports experimentation to test new approaches.
Effective written and oral communication and interpersonal relationship skills : Consistently shares information freely, accurately, and clearly with various levels in the organization. Uses a variety of communication modes to ensure mutual understanding. Anticipates in advance the needs of different audiences and tailors presentation media appropriately. Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down and sideways inside and outside the organization, builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Time management / Multi-tasking : Uses his / her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his / her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
Strategic Agility : Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Credibility : Earned over time and gained through trust-building, professionalism, maturity and exhibited confidence.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires the ability to bend, stoop, twist; assist patients in moving; assist patients in arising from exam table or bed; push wheelchair patients; assist patients in arising from and returning to wheelchair. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations and other conditions common to an oncology / hematology clinic environment.
The US Oncology Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
