Newport Beach Medical Director/Clinical Lead - Clinical Associate or Professor of Radiation Oncology (Practitioner)

Keck School of Medicine of USC

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The Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California is a robust team of clinicians and basic science/clinical researchers consisting of approximately 15 physician faculty and 10 medical physicist faculty. We provide services at seven hospitals, including Keck Hospital of USC, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, USC Arcadia Hospital, Adventist White Memorial Hospital, Henry Mayo Newall Hospital and up to six community-based clinics when building construction has been completed. The Department has ACR accreditation for USC Norris Cancer Hospital and all of its Keck Medicine of USC regional radiation oncology clinics. The CHLA radiation oncology unit has earned APEX accreditation and is part of the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The program is a full member of the NRG, NSABP, and GOG. It also participates in clinical trials sponsored by SWOG. Our medical physics faculty are directly involved in ensuring quality and safety for clinical operations, clinical research, and education and are initiating a new CAMPEP accredited medical physics residency training program.

The Department at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is equipped with a Varian Truebeam STX with Brain Lab ExacTrac for high precision monitoring of positioning during treatment, a Varian Truebeam with HyperArc, and a Trilogy machine. Additional integrated technologies include a dedicated Siemens CT simulator, Varian RPM respiratory gating, and prone breast technique. The HDR brachytherapy program is housed in a dedicated procedural suite with full anesthesia capability, and Bravos HDR brachytherapy unit and is active in GU, GYN, skin cancers with plans to add other disease sites. The Keck Hospital will house a new Gamma knife Espirit that is being upgraded to the latest model. An ongoing program in ocular melanoma involves joint faculty from the Roski Eye Institute who treat patients with episcleral plaque brachytherapy. The departments community-based clinics feature new Varian Truebeam and Halcyon (ring-based gantry) linear accelerators with capabilities for gating, radiosurgery and SBRT.

The Newport Beach Medical Office Building houses a newly built radiation oncology department and offer outstanding patient convenience and access. The Newport Beach radiation oncology department is also in convenient proximity to the very active USC Newport Beach Medical Oncology practice clinic.

Position Summary:

This Radiation Oncology Newport Beach Medical Director/Clinical Lead is responsible for the Grand Opening of a brand-new center and will oversee startup and sustained growth of this state-of-the-art radiation oncology department in Orange County. The Medical Director/Clinical Lead will ensure standardization of practice parameters, clinical pathways, and quality improvement initiatives through collaboration with other faculty radiation oncologists and adherence to national guidelines.

The Medical Director/Clinical Lead reports directly to the Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology in the Keck School of Medicine of USC and is expected to expertly manage and grow the new community-based radiation oncology practice in concert with other faculty at Newport Beach and participate in quality and safety activities that support hospital initiatives. The Medical Director/Clinical Lead will lead the implementation of new radiotherapy technology, bringing Precision Radiation Medicine into the community. The Medical Director/Clinical Lead will also be tasked with developing and expanding these clinical programs across the network and participating in research endeavors focusing on these technologies.

Responsibilities:

Primary radiation oncologist working as a full-time on-site Medical Director or Clinical Lead at the Newport Beach Medical Office Building leading, overseeing, and establishing the clinical operations and standards of the radiation oncology practice in collaboration with Keck Medicine Hospital administration.

Responsible for building out a network of relationships with referring providers and clinics within the community, to increase the volume of the site to its full potential.

Support Keck KNOWN Principles, extraordinary teamwork, quality, safety, an excellent customer focused viewpoint, and patient-centered culture.

Support Keck Medicine code of professional conduct, Keck commitment values, and Keck professionalism standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

Board Certified Physician (MD or DO); California Medical License, ABR certification in radiation oncology

Possess a California Fluoroscopic supervisors license

Broad based oncology experience in an academic medical center satellite or community setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal faculty candidate should possess excellent leadership skills in a community-based radiation oncology setting, familiarity with community-based health care, rich experience in oncology practice and operations, and ability to promote a culture of quality and safety. Prior experience as a medical director of a radiation oncology department is desireda plus. Track record of working in a clinical high volume radiation oncology setting. Prior academic experience that merits an academic faculty appointment supported by the candidates academic track record, broad geographic reputation, and thought leadership.

Director Requirements:

Prior leadership or directorship level experience in the field.

7-10+ years of clinical experience in a high-volume clinical environment.

The ability to build out local networks and maintain referring relationships with other providers and oncologist in the region.

Prior experience with leading, participating, and/or implementing quality and safety metrics, PI indicators, clinical operational workflows, etc.

We offer a highly competitive salary package with excellent benefits (https://employees.usc.edu/benefits-perks/). Compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The annual base salary range for this position is $450,000 - $625,000. You may also be eligible for incentive compensation as defined by your department. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidates work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Clinical Lead Requirements:

Prior leadership experience in the field or experience managing a clinical location.

5+ years of clinical experience in a high-volume clinical environment.

The ability to build out local networks and maintain referring relationships with other providers and oncologist in the region.

Prior experience with managing, participating, and/or implementing quality and safety metrics, PI indicators, clinical operational workflows, etc.

We offer a highly competitive salary package with excellent benefits (https://employees.usc.edu/benefits-perks/). Compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The annual base salary range for this position is $450,000 - $550,000. You may also be eligible for incentive compensation as defined by your department. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidates work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

The Clinical Lead will have the ability to move into a more senior director level position over time by showcasing consistent and productive progress as the clinical lead of our Newport Beach site.

USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or in need of a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources at (213) 821-8100 or by email at uschr@usc.edu. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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