Executive Director

Affiliated Oncologists is looking for a strong leader for our Executive Director role who will drive success for our community-based oncology practice. This role offers a competitive compensation package which includes base salary and a bonus plan structured to reward corporate and individual performance along with a comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, life and disability insurance and a 401K plan. This role maintains the overall responsibility for the operation of the practice except for those activities directly involving the practice of medicine. The Executive Director is responsible for developing, planning, executing, and controlling broad activities to ensure long- and short-term success, including ensuring financial stability and planning for short- and long-term growth.

Additionally, the Executive Director is responsible for creating a culture that engages employees and physicians in an environment of trust where employees are passionate about their roles, they work collaboratively and foster a positive patient experience. This role works as liaison between AO and The US Oncology Network. The Executive Director advises the Practice President, Regional Senior Vice President and the Practice's Joint Policy Board, and is ultimately responsible for delivering overall operating plans, and related policies/programs for AO.

Reporting Relationship

• Reports directly to the Regional Senior Vice President of Operations and directly supports the Practice President and the Executive Board of the of the Practice and Practice Divisions.
• Reporting to this position may include the, Director of Clinical Services, Human Resources, Marketing, Pharmacy and Admix, Radiation, Revenue Cycle, Practice Managers.

SCOPE:

Advises the Regional Vice President and the Policy Board(s) of the Regional Practice/Network regarding overall plans, policies, and programs. Develops, plans, directs and controls broad administrative activities toward achieving the organizations objectives in accordance with federal, state and local laws and policies. Recommends organization objectives to ensure financial profitability through short and long range planning in order to achieve and maintain growth. Continually evaluates the timely adjustment of organization strategies and plans to meet changing national, state, and local needs. Maintains overall responsibility for the operation and activities of the Practice/Network and management company except those activities directly involving the practice of medicine. Works within the scope of authority as established by company and the Policy Board(s) of the regional Practice/Network. Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Requires vision and hearing corrected to normal ranges.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office environment and requires frequent interaction with corporate and field staff. Work may require travel by air or automobile approximately 40% of the time.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Directs the development and implementation of short-term and long-range plans and budgets based upon organization goals and objectives and reports all outcomes accordingly. Ensures development and establishment of policies, procedures and objectives and ensures their adequate execution, compliance and update. Evaluates general and specific business conditions as they relate to operational issues, and keeps the Policy Board(s) and the Regional Vice President fully advised on these matters. Ensures adherence to legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting all workplace regulations. Continually monitors exposure of the organization. Directs the preparation of information requested or required for compliance. Submits information to company Human Resources prior to distribution to government agencies. Oversees the employee evaluation process, including but not limited to performance evaluations, merit increases, promotions and disciplinary actions. Responsible for monitoring, analyzing, assessing and communicating organization progress. Directs the business development and assessment of state and local target markets. Ensures that market assessment, identification of market segments and target accounts and evaluation of therapies and markets are conducted. Develops expansion plan and recommends expansion of service area and development of new and profitable business ventures. -Maintains overall responsibility for all aspects of contract management including quality assurance, utilization review, ROI and other areas as appropriate. Develops and complies with expense control programs. Negotiates medical services and analyzes competitor pricing activities. Recommends, implements and administers changes in pricing structures as approved by the Policy Board(s). Ensures financial analysis/modeling of competitive pricing information is conducted. Ensures timely communication to Regional Vice President, for policy changes (contract administration) and implementation of approved and published price lists. Develops systems for reviewing, tracking and implementing the performance of managed care contracts. Maintains responsibility for the analysis of submitted utilization data provided in RFPs. Maintains responsibility for, and ensures effective margin analysis for bids, quotes and unique billing arrangements. -Supervises and monitors oncology liaisons in their role with referring physician outreach activities Responsible for business development and practice marketing activities -Maintains physician/practice relationships via effective communication to physician practice leadership and works with physician leadership to ensure the practices strategic short and long term plans are in concert with US Oncologys plans.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Management, Administration, or a related business field required, (MBA, MHA, preferred).
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in healthcare management and operations required

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Organizational Planning Skills: Knowledge about how their departments and employees interface and work together. Initiates organizational improvements to enhance productivity and works with others to institutionalize them, when appropriate Teambuilding and Leadership: Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team or project members; can assess each persons hot button and use it to get the best out of him/her; pushes tasks and decisions down; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; makes each individual feel his/her work is important, is someone people like working for and with. Negotiating Skills: Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing. Conflict Resolution Skills: Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise Change Manager: Serves as a catalyst for initiating change an innovation within the practice. Demonstrates and involves others in learning about ongoing needs for change. Supports experimentation to test new approaches. Effective written and oral communication and interpersonal relationship skills: Consistently shares information freely, accurately, and clearly with various levels in the organization. Uses a variety of communication modes to ensure mutual understanding. Anticipates in advance the needs of different audiences and tailors presentation media appropriately. Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down and sideways inside and outside the organization, builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. Time management/Multi-tasking: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities. Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. Credibility: Earned over time and gained through trust-building, professionalism, maturity and exhibited confidence.

Experience & Competencies

• Requires an accomplished executive with outstanding leadership, physician relationship, and communication skills.
• Strategic, operational, and financial experience in a healthcare services business where the primary drivers are marketing of services, quality of service, optimal utilization of assets, billing and collection, and working closely with physician partners.
• Evidence of reasoned and thoughtful judgment,
• Track record of outstanding people management skills and the ability to articulate clear, meaningful goals and focus peoples' efforts to get results.
• Evidence of high emotional intelligence and the ability to rapidly establish credibility at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in and understanding of complex payer markets including Accountable Care Organizations, Commercial Payers, and Value Based Care.

Compensation

A competitive compensation package which includes base salary and a bonus plan structured to reward corporate and individual performance along with a comprehensive benefit package

including health, dental, life and disability insurance and a 401K plan.

Base Salary: $163,000-$251,000 & Bonus - 30% opportunity