Medical Director-Oncology

About the role

Develops, evaluates and implements clinical programs to create competitive and clinically appropriate patient access.

Represents oncology service line to the community, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders to ensure seamless access to services, robust patient education and innovative screening programs.

Admits, attends, and/or consults for patients requiring hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on patient, medical staff, and hospital needs.

Ensures delivery of care and services meet regulatory, practice and accreditation standards.

Identifies and promotes areas to improve patient safety, corrects inappropriate or inadequate medical care, and takes overall ownership to resolve conflicting patient care decision making.

Collaborates with Oncology Practice Leadership and UM SJMC Leadership teams to develop annual clinical operational goals and interventions in alignment with Oncology Clinical Service Line roadmap.

Attends UM Cancer Network Clinical and Research group meetings and ensures material is matriculated to onsite teams for evaluation, development, and implementation in accord with institutional research processes.

Conducts physician peer review activities as requested by medical staff office.

Supports marketing and program development outreach efforts and actively participates in community activities.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and oversight of the delivery of medical care by clinical staff through direct supervision and audits.
• Promotes and models the characteristics of a highly reliable organization, expressing a preoccupation with failure, reluctance to simplify, sensitivity to operations, commitment to resilience and deference to expertise.
• Directs activities related to the delivery of medical care and clinical services such as cost management, utilization review, quality assurance, and medical protocol development.
• Participates in the recruitment and selection process of medical providers and provides regular performance reviews and feedback.
• Serves as a mentor by providing education and developmental opportunities to clinical staff.
• Manages the resolution of practice related issues of provider staff.
• Attends standing meetings (board, committee, etc.).
• Makes sure quality and appropriateness of medical care is maintained.
• Ensures timely and accurate record keeping and documentation to support clinical and reimbursement activity.
• Manages strategic development for the practice.
• Manages physician relations and/or representation.
• Examines patients and assesses symptoms and physical information; orders, executes, and analyzes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition; administers and prescribes medications treatments; documents the patient’s visit including medical history, physical exam, diagnoses, and plan of action; and provides patient education and methods regarding treatment of various conditions.
• Participates in the Peer Review Program as described in the Medical Staff Bylaws and policies as managed by University of Maryland Saint Joseph Medical Center (SJMC).
• Completes mandatory employee health, workers compensation, HR processes, and other training and requirements in required timeframe to ensure compliance with all FPI rules and regulations.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Medicine in area of specialty.
• 5+ years of clinical experience.
• 3-5 years of leadership experience.
• CPR required.
• ACLS/BCLS required.
• Board certification/eligibility in area of specialty.
• Demonstrated ability to promote professionalism through involvement in professional organizations, teaching, research, and/or publishing.
• Demonstrated ability to apply and modify principles, methods, and techniques of professional physician to provide ongoing patient care.
• Demonstrated ability to take medical histories to assess medical condition and interpret findings.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of professional theory, practices, and regulations to give and evaluate patient care.
• Knowledge of how to use medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish/maintain a safe work environment.
• Skills in applying and modifying the principles, methods, and techniques of professional physician to provide ongoing patient care.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients, patient’s families, departmental units, and medical and nursing staff on all essential matters.