Vice Chair, Clinical Operations - Radiation Oncology

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Malpractice coverage

Continuing medical education support

Tuition benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Jefferson Health seeks a seasoned radiation oncologist to serve as Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in the Department of Radiation Oncology. This senior leadership role reports to the Department Chair and partners with the Associate VP to align clinical leadership with enterprise operations, finance, and strategic execution.

The Vice Chair will standardize care across a geographically distributed network, drive quality and safety metrics, and lead collaborations with disease-site leaders to

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or MD/PhD degree.
• Board certification in Radiation Oncology by the American Board of Radiology (or board eligible with certification expected within 12 months).
• Eligibility for unrestricted medical licensure in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
• Minimum of five to seven years of practice beyond training, with leadership in clinical operations, quality, or safety.
• Experience with quality and safety systems, accreditation processes, and performance metrics in radiation oncology.
• Demonstrated multidisciplinary collaboration and successful clinical program development.
• Strong communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and change management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical workflows, patient safety, quality metrics, and program development across the department's radiation oncology facilities.
• Provide enterprise physician leadership across the radiation oncology network, partnering with Regional Medical Directors and Site Medical Directors to set expectations for clinical performance, access, quality, productivity, professionalism, and adherence to standards.
• Establish and lead a consistent physician governance structure across the enterprise, with clear decision-making, escalation, accountability, and dissemination of standards.
• Maintain clinical capacity: manage workflow, scheduling, and cross-site coverage; promote timely access and reduce unwarranted variation.
• Define, monitor, and act on the departmental quality dashboard (referral to consultation, treatment start, chart checks, peer review yield, and patient experience).
• Lead standardization of peer-review and chart-round structures across sites and contouring/planning reviews.
• Maintain accreditation readiness for ASTRO APEx, Commission on Cancer, Joint Commission, state programs, and NRC/licensure; lead survey preparation and remediation.
• Develop evidence-based treatment guidelines, care pathways, and technical standards across the network.
• Lead program development with disease-site leaders for tumor boards, clinics, and aligned pathways with the Cancer Center.
• Guide deployment of advanced technology and techniques (SBRT/SABR, HDR brachytherapy, MR-guided radiotherapy, proton pathways) with credentialing and access."
• Partner with medical physics and other teams on staffing, scope, and workflow design.
• Manage clinical capacity, scheduling templates, downtime, and disaster contingency planning across sites.
• Lead post-merger clinical integration to harmonize standards, metrics, and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Quality and safety systems

Change management

Operational planning

Education

MD/DO/MD-PhD

Job description

Jefferson Health seeks a seasoned radiation oncologist to serve as Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in the Department of Radiation Oncology. This senior leadership role reports to the Department Chair and partners with the Associate VP to align clinical leadership with enterprise operations, finance, and strategic execution.

The Vice Chair will standardize care across a geographically distributed network, drive quality and safety metrics, and lead collaborations with disease-site leaders to