Director, Radiation Therapy

Frye Regional Medical Center; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Loan assistance

401(k) with company match

Free gym memberships

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, NC is seeking a Director of Radiation Therapy to lead the department, ensure high quality patient care, and drive operational excellence. This exempt, full-time role requires strategic oversight of staffing, budgets, and compliance with healthcare regulations.

You will foster professional growth, implement evidence-based practices, and collaborate with clinical and administrative teams to meet organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred.
• Applicable work experience may be used in lieu of education.
• BLS certification is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directs the department's activities and resources to achieve objectives.
• Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards.
• Directs operations including patient care delivery, IT, service levels and complaints.
• Plans staffing, hiring, orientation, evaluation and continuing education.
• Manages budgets and coordinates internal/external audits.
• Creates an environment that encourages professional growth.
• Integrates evidence-based practices into operations and clinical protocols.
• Oversees staff performance, hiring and corrective actions, with up to 10% overnight travel.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

BLS

Job description

Facility Name: Frye Regional Medical Center

Position: Director of Radiation Therapy

Schedule: Exempt

Shift: Full Time, Days

Your Experience Matters

Frye Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As Director of Radiation Therapy joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical Center provides patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you!

How You'll Contribute

• Directs the department's activities and resources to achieve departmental and organizational objectives.
• To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
• Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
• Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
• Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets, and ensures that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding. Coordinates and directs internal/external audits.
• Creates and fosters an environment that encourages professional growth.
• Integrates evidence-based practices into operations and clinical protocols.
• Position serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors.
• Access to and/or works with sensitive and/or confidential information.
• Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g., HIPAA). Skilled in the application of policies and procedures. Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.
• Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling and reviewing work, ensures quality standards. Responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance and administering corrective action for staff.
• Minimum overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air.

Why Join Us

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Why Join Us

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred
  • Applicable work experience may be used in lieu of education
• BLS

EEOC Statement

Frye Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Frye Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.