Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Radiology

Health eCareers; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative healthcare organization as the Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in Radiology. This role offers the opportunity to lead and shape clinical operations, ensuring high-quality patient care and operational excellence. With a focus on collaboration and mentorship, you will be instrumental in developing new services and enhancing existing ones. The position provides a supportive culture that values community and respect, along with competitive compensation and benefits. This is a chance to make a significant impact in a leading academic medical center in the picturesque Upper Valley region.

Benefits

Market leading salary

Generous vacation and CME time

Retirement programs with matching

Relocation assistance up to $15,000

Malpractice insurance with tail coverage

Affordable family medical, dental, and vision insurance

CME funds

Incredible department culture

Qualifications

• Expertise in optimizing clinical operations and delivering clinical care.
• Experience in mentoring and fostering a positive departmental culture.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day clinical operations and optimize physician staffing.
• Collaborate with leadership to enhance clinical care across the enterprise.

Skills

Clinical Operations

Radiology

Leadership

Mentoring

Teaching

Quality Improvement

Education

American Board of Radiology Certification

Medical License in New Hampshire

Medical License in Vermont

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Rank

Job description

Dartmouth Health’sDepartment of Radiology is seeking aVice Chair (VC) for Clinical Operations(CO)to join our dynamic Department in the beautiful Upper Valleyregion of New Hampshire and Vermont. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the system’s central clinical hub and Academic Medical Center, is located immediately adjacent to bustling college town of Hanover, NH. Hanover is home to the world-renowned Dartmouth College and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

We are seeking a skilled, visionary, and impactful radiologist leader to define and execute a vision for modern, efficient, safe, and high-quality clinical operations. The Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Service line is the backbone of the Department of Radiology, and we endeavor for our services to be a model nationally. A majority of the VC’s work will be improving operations at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), our main academic medical center, which includes a cancer center, a comprehensive stroke center, and a level I trauma center. The Vice Chair of Clinical Operations will also serve an important role at the system level by virtue of our professional service line already being integrated across the majority of the Dartmouth Health network. Dartmouth Health Radiology interprets imaging from 10 hospitals and a number of out-patient imaging centers; continued work towards harmonizing and optimizing operations across the system is part of the role.

For her or his clinical component, the Vice Chair will join a clinical section based on the candidate’s subspeciality interest and preferred practice area (e.g. abdominal imaging, neuroradiology, mammography, etc.).

Position Summary

The Vice Chair of Clinical Operations will be a nationally known leader in the field of optimizing clinical operations, one capable of vision setting and execution. In addition to expertise in clinical operations, she or he will have a reputation for excellence in personally delivering clinical care, teaching, mentoring, and scholarship. The Vice Chair of Clinical Operations will provide the main physician oversight over the day-to-day professional clinical operations of the Department, including the following: optimizing physician staffing/scheduling; the interface between technologists, nurses, and physicians; the interface between clinical operations and our quality team; the interface between clinical operations and IT; and the overlap of the clinical operations and our educational programs. As all Vice Chairs do, the VC for CO will support all three core missions of the Department:

Clinical Excellence:

The clinical mission is at our core and is the primary area of responsibility of the Vice Chair for Clinical Operations. We aim for every section of the Department to be productive, cutting-edge, and collaborative. With growth across Dartmouth Health, there will be a net expansion of services and imaging volumes over the next many years, allowing the Vice Chair to mold the Department’s clinical service to be a national and international leader. Our service line includes all core subfields of radiology, organized into sections:

• Body Imaging
• Cardiothoracic Imaging
• Emergency Radiology (which provides evening/overnight coverage)
• Interventional Radiology
• Neuroradiology
• Nuclear Medicine
• Mammography
• Musculoskeletal Imaging
• Pediatric Imaging
• Regional Radiology (which provides on-site coverage at regional hospitals)

The VC will provide leadership, along with section chiefs to help us develop new services and hone those already in existence, with an eye towards continuous improvement and patient satisfaction. The VC, as an extension of the Chair, will be the main point of contact for Chiefs seeking to address day-to-day clinical operational issues. VC will also collaborate with executive leadership, other department chairs, and division leads to optimize clinical care across the enterprise.

Benefits:

• A market leading, highly competitive salary
• Dedicated, reliable academic time (which is a rarity in academic radiology these days)
• Dedicated Vice Chair administrative time
• Generous vacation and CME time away policies
• Generous retirement programs with institutional-contributions (above and beyond salary) including a matching program.
• Up to $15,000 relocation assistance (amount based on the distance of the move)
• Income goes further here: New Hampshire is an income tax-free state. New Hampshire also has no sales tax on purchases, both small and large.
• Fully benefited position including malpractice insurance with tail coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, as well as affordable family medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, and an available HSA account
• CME funds
• Incredible department culture, which is respectful, transparent, communicative, supportive, optimistic, constructive, and engaged. We value our sense of community and our connection to each other, our trainees, our technical staff colleagues, and our referring providers.

Position Requirements:

Requirements:

• American Board of Radiology Certified in Diagnostic Radiology
• Must obtain and maintain a medical license in both New Hampshire and Vermont
• Training and/or experience in clinical operations, clinical excellence, and/or quality
• The ability to be appointed at the Assistant, Associate, or full Professor rank, depending on experience, with a preference for candidates at the Associate or Full Professor rank.
• This is a 1.0 FTE position.

Experience:

• Demonstrated success within an academically oriented radiology department with a personal history of academic excellence.
• A track record of delivering strong results in mission-driven organizations.
• Proven ability to mentor and sponsor others.
• A strong commitment to contribute a to a department-wide culture of respect, transparency, communication, optimism, collaboration, engagement, and caring. We value our sense of community and our connection to each other, including with our trainees, our technical staff colleagues, and our referring providers. Leaders in our Department serve as role models and are viewed as change agents towards building a just and caring culture.
• Participation in national societies and organizations preferred. Experience in local, national, or international speaking/teaching is preferred.

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