VP of Oncology

About the role

This position is incentive eligible. The Vice President of Oncology assumes service line responsibility and authority for the administration, evaluation, and coordination of the functions and activities of the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute (SCCI), including radiation oncology services, oncology accreditation, inpatient and outpatient coordination of oncology patient care and the Sarah Cannon Center for Blood Cancer (SCCBC) at TriStar Centennial Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key leader at Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial in groups focused on oncology services, emphasizing collaboration between the facility and the Sarah Cannon Enterprise mission, vision, and strategies.
• Program strategic planning, goal setting and business development, and budgeting.
• Assure quality management plan is established with goal achievement documented and quality improvement processes identified.
• Provide indirect oversight of the activities of the nurse coordinators and essential program staff including but not limited to financial coordinators, data manager, regulatory manager, and stem cell processing technologists.
• Evaluate programs for increased operational efficiency, specifically focused on transitions of care, physician communication, and service excellence.
• Provide financial management including pricing, reimbursement and managed care contracting strategies and program costs.
• Develop, negotiate, maintain, and monitor all payer contracts specific to adult and pediatric stem cell transplantation services.
• Primary point of contact for national, regional, and local payers that want to negotiate or re-negotiate contracts.
• Program marketing and outreach strategy (i.e. educational conferences) development and implementation.
• Collaborate with Sarah Cannon Nurse Navigation Director to ensure excellence in patient connectivity and service offerings.
• Assure attainment and maintenance of program regulatory certification(s).
• Direct preparation process and on-going maintenance of standards for accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapies (FACT), CAP and FDA.
• Respond to requests for information (RFIs) from national, regional, and local insurers. RFIs include program information (housing, staff education, medical team, quality management activities, clinical protocols), and volume and outcome data.
• Serve as hospital representative/administrator for CoC, NAPBC, FACT, ACR accreditations, and attends all committee meetings.
• Recommend facility improvements, policy and procedure edits or additions, and quality programs that align with the strategies of the overall oncology program.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, MSN, MBA, or MHA preferred.
• 3-5 years of hospital administrative experience required.
• Prior experience working with an Oncology program and knowledge of oncology services required.
• Skilled in leadership, strategic planning, creativity, change management, analytical thinking, physician relations, project management, financial planning, written and verbal communications, presentation skills required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair