Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Radiology

Dartmouth Health•Lebanon, NH

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Dartmouth Health's Department of Radiology is seeking a Vice Chair (VC) for Clinical Operations (CO) to join our dynamic Department in the beautiful Upper Valley region 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 clinical services are 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 an NCI-designated 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 impacting the care provided at a network of 10 hospitals and imaging centers across the region. 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.). 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, Supporting Education, and Supporting Scholarship.

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.
Demonstrated success within an academically oriented radiology department preferred; a track record of delivering strong results that are mission-driven.
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.
Leaders in our Department serve as role models and are viewed as change agents towards building a just and caring culture.

Nice To Haves

Participation in national societies and organizations preferred.
Experience in local, national, or international speaking/teaching is preferred.

Responsibilities

Optimizing physician staffing/scheduling
Interface between technologists, nurses, and physicians
Interface between clinical operations and our quality team
Interface between clinical operations and IT
Overlap of the clinical operations and our educational programs
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
Main point of contact for Chiefs seeking to address day-to-day clinical operational issues
Collaborate with executive leadership, other department chairs, and division leads to optimize clinical care across the enterprise
Work closely with the Vice Chair for Education, our Program Directors, and other educational leaders to ensure the clinical service is a welcoming, safe, and educational place for learners
Partnership from the VC for CO in building curricula to teach trainees the regulatory, financial, and logistical aspects of modern medical practice
Help build a clinical service that is welcoming to researchers inside and outside the department who aim to have imaging be part of their scholarly programs

Benefits

A market leading, highly competitive salary
Dedicated and reliable academic time
Dedicated and reliable Vice Chair administrative time
Generous vacation and CME time away policies
Generous retirement programs with institutional contributions 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.