Radiation Therapy Manager - Oncology Program Administration - Day

Schedule
Full Time, Day Shift (80 hours biweekly)
Hours: Monday - Friday, Day/Evening Shift

General Summary

Manages the daily operations of the radiation therapists at the York Hospital Cancer Center.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures appropriate staffing levels by supervising and approving the development, preparation, and maintenance of staffing schedules that meet department needs.
• Maintain established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental, and infection control standards as per National Patient Safety goals, agency, and state regulations.
• Identifies patient/client needs and initiates quality programs to meet those needs; uses outcomes data to direct quality improvement action plans. Encourages staff to resolve patient/family concerns in a timely manner, and assists staff when necessary.
• Initiates or makes recommendations for personnel actions using a Just Culture model and as per the System's Human Resources policies.
• Works collaboratively with patients, employees, physicians and leadership to resolve problems and issues. Fosters positive working relationships.
• Manages, facilitates and develops departmental operational processes that focus on employee and patient satisfaction.

Common Expectations:

• Interviews applicants with staff to select best match for patient population and unit culture; evaluates staff performance; monitors continuing education, oversees the competency testing of staff (as applicable) and orientation.
• Assists in development of departmental capital and operating budgets and monitors variance against budget.
• Evaluates performance and competencies for the York Hospital radiation therapists, including departmental orientation.
• Continuously assesses and improves the department's performance. Oversee and maintains appropriate patient safety, quality control/assessment programs and standards within the department.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• Bachelors Degree Required

Work Experience:

• 3 years Experience as a radiation therapist, including supervisory or management experience. Required

Licenses:

• Basic Life Support within 180 days Required and
• Registered Technologist-Bone Densitometry - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Breast Sonography - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Cardiac Interventional Radiology - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Computed Tomography - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Mammography - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Nuclear Medicine Technologist - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Radiation Therapy - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Quality Management - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Radiography - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Radiologist Assistant - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Sonography - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Vascular Interventional Radiology - ARRT Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Technologist-Vascular Sonography - ARRT Upon Hire Required

Courses and Training:

• Accredited program in radiologic technology and course in radiation therapy. Upon Hire Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal/communications skills.

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Educational assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Wellness and Wellbeing programs
• Caregiver support via Weallthy
• Childcare referral service via Wellthy