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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 state-of-the-art technology.
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 (i.e. Clinical Practice Group, Clinical Trials) including main campus and 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, deployment of research protocols and clinical and translational research projects.
- Co-develop dashboard that will allow all physicians, supervisors, and chair to understand productivity including clinical revenues, clinical billings, wRVUs, patient satisfaction, and other key measures.
- Lead and organize negotiations for various clinical related programs, initiatives and contracts including managed care payers.
- Review and optimize clinical operations to decrease costs and/or improve quality of the clinical practice.
- Serve as Director of Quality for Keck Medicine for the Department of Radiation Oncology reporting to Keck Medicine CMO.
- Present as the face of the clinical enterprise, managing messaging to internal and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to and actively support the five-year institutional strategic planning exercise.
- Support IT infrastructure strategy that supports robust and reliable clinical service delivery.
- Improve the capabilities at all levels of the organization through assessment and fostering professional development.
- Lead creation of inorganic growth strategy working with USC Strategy office.
- Support our Keck Medicine code of conduct, values and professionalism standards.
- Provide expert, reliable and confidential counsel and guidance to faculty and internal and external stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
- Board Certified Physician (MD or DO); California Medical License, ABR certification.
- Associate Professor or Professor Level.
- 10+ years clinical practice experience in a complex academic medical center with leadership experience.
- Demonstrated ability to execute on tactics, strategies, and institutional initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications
- Significant progressive higher education experience that includes administrative experience in the area of academic leadership.
- Demonstrated commitment to the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
- Academic track record and previous faculty teaching experience that merit an appointment at the rank of associate professor or professor.
- Possesses a record of execution and leadership around institutional strategic planning for academic activities.
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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