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Job Description

1. General Summary

Responsible for overseeing hospital-based oncology clinics, including personnel management, budgeting and finance, billing, space and resource utilization, regulatory compliance, and operational performance. Provides strategic leadership in the maintenance and growth of clinical services, drives process improvement initiatives, monitors budget performance, and works to enhance the overall patient program experience. Partners with medical, clinical, and administrative leaders across multiple offsite locations. Serves as the faculty practice administrator for the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Division of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Medicine. Work is performed under general direction. Direct report to the Vice President, Cancer Services.

 

II           Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

              The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

• Directs and manages through clinic managers/coordinators the patient care and administrative operations of hospital-based clinics; assures the ambulatory services mission, goals and core competencies are met.
• Responsible for day-to-day operations of UMMC cancer location sites in partnership with the Medical Director, Clinical Directors, and Executive Directors/Vice Presidents.
• Evaluates all patient services to maintain high quality and patient access to delivery system. Establishes continuous improvement, business and operating structures for all UMMC Cancer location sites to align with the Cancer Service Line goals and provides the direction, method, tools and training to record, measure and track performance.
• Sets performance standards for clinics in the area of staff productivity, finance, billing, service quality, patient satisfaction and assures accomplishment at all UMMC cancer practice sites.
• Conducts regular meetings with clinic manager and clinic Medical Director to review practice operations, volumes, billing and problems related to practice development or patient care.
• Develops annual budgets, capital requests, volume projections and revenue forecasting with the individual clinic managers at all UMMC cancer practice sites.
• Monitors and assures monthly financial performance to budget, performs variance reporting, approves purchasing requests, etc., and forecasts annual performance of revenue and expense at all UMMC cancer practice sites.
• Develops and implements clinic policies and procedures at all UMMC cancer practice sites to assure efficient patient flow, and quality patient care is aligned with UMMC main campus.
• Ensures current charge master maintained for each clinic, charge capture audit trails in place, patient registration accuracy occur through the clinic managers.
• Assures systems in place to foster smooth flow of information, scheduling, registration, referrals, pre-certifications, etc. at all UMMC cancer practice sites.
• Recommends improvements in systems and processes that enhance efficiency and reduce cost within all UMMC cancer practice sites.
• Plans and oversees space utilization, reconfigurations, and renovations.  Identifies potential shared resources between clinics.
• Addresses and solves impediments to success in areas of information technology, registration and billing, housekeeping, medical records, pharmacy, space and resource utilization, etc.
• Collaborates closely in communication, coordination, and ambulatory program implementation with Patient Care Services, Patient Financial Services, Finance, Clinical Effectiveness, ITG, Facilities Management, etc.
• Ensures knowledge dissemination and full compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements (HIPAA, The Joint Commission, OSHA, third party payors, etc.).
• Assures patient safety policies and procedures are adhered to, e.g., medical emergencies, hazardous waste, blood borne pathogens, fire and disasters, etc.
• Monitors housekeeping and facilities to insure optimum standards are met.
• Serves on Ambulatory Services Oversight Committee and other UMMC/FPI Committees as appropriate.
• Serves as Practice Administrator for Oncology Associates, PA, in the School of Medicine, working to maximize practice coding, billing and income. Supports recruitment and retention of physicians into the Practice.
• Serves as primary oncology representative at FPI/SOM senior administrator council.
• Oversees all physician practice billing/collections to ensure productivity standards are met.
• Works with hospital to ensure all collaborative agreements between hospital l and practice are in place.
• In collaboration with Cancer Center’s SOM-based Director of Finance and Research Administrator, develops annual Profit and Loss statement for each physician in the practice.
• In collaboration with the Vice President, Cancer Services, Research Administrator and Cancer Center Director, constructs and delivers all offer letters for new faculty recruits and ensures proper onboarding in the practice and hospital.
• In collaboration with the Director of Finance, establishes and manages the annual faculty incentive plan.
• In collaboration with the Cancer Center Director, manages the distribution, review and collection of all Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation documentation.

 

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• Collaborates with peer administrators to implement and promote collaborative services (e.g.Neuro Oncology, Cardio Oncology, Oncology Supportive Care).
• Evaluate staff effectiveness and oversee development and implementation of training programs to improve performance.
• Oversee and perform managerial functions including hiring, training and development, and preparing performance reviews in accordance with UMMS policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Nursing, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred. Extensive work experience may be substituted.
• Seven years of progressive management experience in a complex healthcare delivery setting.

 

IV.         Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational and leadership skills, ability to provide leadership in a matrixed work environment, problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of budgeting, financial management, provider billing.
• Demonstrated expertise with computer systems, data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to supervise, coach and motivate the performance of subordinate administrative, clinical, professional personnel.
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills.
• 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 ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.

Additional Information

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