VP Operations, Oncology & Medical Specialties
Health First
*POSITION SUMMARY*
The Vice President of Oncology Operations administers the activities of Health First Medical Group (HFMG) and the system oncology service line, creating operating structure to assure standardized approaches are designed to reliably achieve best practice clinical, financial, patient experience, and physician satisfaction outcomes for the programs of the oncology service line. The Vice President of Oncology Operations participates in strategic planning and development of oncology services across all aspects and geographies of the Health First Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) and serves as regional hospital and designated oncology service line liaison. The Vice President of Oncology Operations functions under the supervision of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Community Health Services (CHS).
*PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITES *
1. Informs the development of and creates structures and processes to reliably implement the oncology service line strategic plan across all delivery sites for oncology within the Health First IDN.
2. Serves as an operational liaison to strategic partners throughout IDN to represent oncology and collaborate on opportunities to achieve the vision of the service line and the IDN.
3. Implements the Quality/No Harm vision for the oncology service line and meets and exceeds established goals and benchmarks.
4. Understands the unique complexities of the oncology revenue cycle and establishes structures and processes to reliably achieve revenue integrity benchmarks for oncology services.
5. Operates as designated liaison, attending service line meetings to facilitate communication regarding strategic development, quality initiatives, cost containment, clinical and non-clinical needs. In addition to partnering with regional hospital administration to garner stakeholder collaboration and feedback regarding HFMG providers services throughout the integrated delivery system.
6. Represents the regional oncology practice sites in working with the President to enhance group processes and initiatives to include operations improvement initiatives, operations, and capital budgeting, third part contracting, quality improvement efforts, interdepartmental initiatives, and planning activities.
7. Oversees the development of all policies, procedures, and operational objectives to ensure
8. reliable operations and compliance.
9. Ensure adherence to legal requirements and government reporting regulations. Monitor exposure of the practice. Direct preparation of information requested or required from any governmental organization.
10. Develop and maintain functional organizational charts to delineate responsibilities and duties for leadership of an organization.
11. Makes recommendations to senior leadership regarding optimal systems integration to achieve the vision of the oncology service line including electronic health record, patient billing and registration systems, Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) integration, etc.
12. Attends service line program development meetings to facilitate operational implementation of key initiatives. When applicable, work with colleagues across the IDN to ensure effective implementation.
*LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITIES*
1. Define and communicate a clear, compelling vision for the team that effectively ties into the mission and vision of Health First and inspire the team to achieve that vision.
2. Provide leadership, motivation, coaching, feedback and support to foster and strengthen growth and development of an effective, high performing team.
3. Lead change through effective communication, explaining the connection and value to the organization, creating stronger buy-in and urgency, while understanding impact to the team to obtain commitment.
4. Demonstrate openness to hearing diverse ideas and thoughts; create a sense of inclusivity; and encourage collaboration across teams to help break down silos to meet the team’s and organization’s goals.
5. Recruit, select, grow, and retain highly engaged, high performing diverse and inclusive associates.
6. Display strong strategic and financial acumen in areas of responsibility in alignment with the organization's strategic objectives.
*MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS *
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Work Experience: Five (5) years of healthcare management experience.
• Licensure: None
• Certification: None
• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
o Progressive oncology practice experience required to include management, business development, and financial background. Experience in large health systems working in a highly matrixed, service line environment strongly preferred.
o Problem solving, decision making, analyzing and interpreting complex data/information, researching and preparing comprehensive reports, monitoring quality control standards, organizing and coordinating multiple initiatives independently.
o Collaboration within and beyond reporting relationships, entrepreneurial and successful negotiations, ability to work independently while maintaining team concept of work.
o Skills in analyzing, interpreting, and reporting data to identify opportunities and trends.
o Strong oral and written communication skills.
*PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS *
• Education: Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), or Healthcare Administration (MHA).
• Work Experience:
o Previous experience in Oncology Service Line leadership.
o LEAN six sigma experience preferred.
• Licensure: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the State of Florida or endorsement.
*PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*
• Majority of time involves sitting or standing; occasional walking, bending, and stooping.
• Long periods of computer time or at workstation.
• Light work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 20 pounds with or without assistance.
• May be exposed to inside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting and/or low to moderate noise.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks.
• Workspace may vary from open to confined, onsite, or remote.
• May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.
*ABOUT HEALTH FIRST*
At Health First, diversity and inclusion are essential for our continued growth and evolution. Working together, we strive to build and nurture a culture that recognizes, encourages, and respects the diverse voices of our associates. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more collaborative work environment that delivers better results. As an organization, it fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our associates, customers, and the communities we serve.
**Job:** **Clinical Professional*
**Organization:** **Health First Medical Group LLC*
**Title:** *VP Operations, Oncology & Medical Specialties*
**Location:** *Florida - Brevard County-Melbourne*
**Requisition ID:** *077635*
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