Director, Radiation Therapy - Kelsey - Seybold Clinics, Houston, TX.

UnitedHealth Group•Houston, TX

About The Position

Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation’s leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Director of Radiation Oncology provides strategic and operational leadership for multiple Radiation Oncology centers, with accountability for clinical quality, patient safety, financial performance, and overall departmental efficiency. This role oversees daily operations and ensures the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and best practices that support high-quality, compliant, and patient-centered care delivery The Director is responsible for optimizing patient access and volume growth, promoting departmental services internally and externally in collaboration with Marketing, and strengthening referral relationships across the organization. The role ensures compliance with all applicable regulatory and accreditation standards and maintains readiness for inspections and audits In partnership with Facilities, Information Technology, biomedical services, and equipment vendors, the Director ensures optimal equipment performance, operational reliability, and continuity of patient care services. The Director also leads workforce planning, staff development, and performance management to foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and service excellence Working closely with clinic leadership and the broader executive team, the Director aligns departmental operations with organizational goals related to quality outcomes, patient experience, financial stewardship, and strategic growth. The role collaborates across clinical departments to support seamless care coordination, referral management, and effective communication throughout the continuum of care You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

Registered by the American Registry of Radiological Technology Technologist
Licensed by the Texas Department of Health as medical Radiological Technologist And/or medical certified dosimetrist (MDCB) and/or Registered Nurse
7+ years of experience working in Radiation Oncology and 5+ years of Leadership
Knowledge of outpatient Radiation Oncology Center
Project management skills
Clinical judgement and knowledge of radiation therapy, practices, and safety
Maintain and complete continuing education in applicable areas to ensure competency is maintained
Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrates solid basic computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; effective presentation skills; proven problem-solving and analytical abilities; and a consistently professional appearance
Driver’s license and access to reliable transportation

Nice To Haves

Varian True Beam and Aria experience

Responsibilities

Provides strategic and operational leadership for multiple Radiation Oncology centers, with accountability for clinical quality, patient safety, financial performance, and overall departmental efficiency.
Oversees daily operations and ensures the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and best practices that support high-quality, compliant, and patient-centered care delivery
Optimizing patient access and volume growth
Promoting departmental services internally and externally in collaboration with Marketing
Strengthening referral relationships across the organization
Ensures compliance with all applicable regulatory and accreditation standards and maintains readiness for inspections and audits
Ensures optimal equipment performance, operational reliability, and continuity of patient care services
Leads workforce planning, staff development, and performance management to foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and service excellence
Aligns departmental operations with organizational goals related to quality outcomes, patient experience, financial stewardship, and strategic growth
Collaborates across clinical departments to support seamless care coordination, referral management, and effective communication throughout the continuum of care