Director, Radiation Oncology Finance Services

Director Of Finance Services, Radiation Oncology

The primary purpose of the Director of Finance Services, Radiation Oncology is to provide oversight of the financial and business activities of the Division of Radiation Oncology, including but not limited to clinical (professional) activities and research finances. The director will interact with all levels of institutional, divisional, and departmental leadership (including faculty) and non-faculty personnel in the areas of administration, business, and finance, as appropriate and necessary.

The Director will also interface with external vendors or entities, as needed and appropriate. The individual must have strong planning, systems, financial, business, leadership, and interpersonal skills, as well as possess a knowledge base to include techniques for budgeting and forecasting, policy review, financial analysis, organizational effectiveness, database management, and project management. The Director will provide leadership and serve in an advisory capacity to the Division Administrator and Division Head with respect to all areas of administration and financial activities for departments within the division.

Financial Oversight

• Supports the Division Administrator in administrative and financial functions including new program and operational development, analysis, budget and cost reduction efforts, clinical business services, procurement, asset management and special projects which focus on operational improvement. These activities include the development of reporting tools, business plans, complex written reports, letters, and proposals. The incumbent in this position will conduct extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis, including financial analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and organizational analysis.
  
  A high level of analytical, financial, quantitative, and interpersonal skills is required.
• Monitors and projects future revenues for the Division of Radiation Oncology including development and formalization of business plans;
  Assists in the development of long-term financial, operational and business plans for the department and division
• Assists with the design and implementation of financial performance reports, including accounting and productivity data for use in fiscal and operational management
• Directs implementation of patient care charge capture, pricing structure, business and compliance practices for relevant areas in the Division of Radiation Oncology;
  Ensures that charges are accurately posted to appropriate systems by monitoring daily/monthly and directs reconciliation and management to ensure the division is performing within its defined financial margins;
  Recommends methods of improvement to the charge capture process;
  Coordinates with counterparts in Procedures & Therapeutics Division on workflows that affect business metrics related to the Division of Radiation Oncology
• Responsible for an effective patient charge capture and reconciliation system which requires working with the Office of Patient Business Services to ensure that charges are competitive, reasonable, cost-related, and processed in a timely fashion;
  Responsible for business services as it relates to MD Cancer Network activities related to Radiation Oncology providers, including accurate reports for expenses and charge reconciliation which will be used to help determine physician compensation and operational costs for the division
• Remains current on issues and changes in the payor market, radiation oncology billing and reimbursement and related matters, including freestanding billing issues as it relates to the Proton Therapy Center
• Periodically and systematically challenges the accuracy and completeness of radiation oncology service charges, including case rates
• Proactively identifies and remains current on new technologies and services being introduced into clinical operations, and establishes and coordinates, with input from subject matter experts, the appropriate charge structure for all new clinical services
• Coordinates, with appropriate division and institutional representatives, the comparison of service charges to the cost structure;
  Verifies…