Vice Chair of Operations, Radiology - Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Vice Chair of Operations, Department of Radiology

Tufts Medical Center's Department of Radiology is seeking a Vice Chair of Operations (VCO) to join our growing Department in the heart of downtown Boston. The VCO is a clinical leader responsible for day-to-day operational aspects of the department, including managing budgets, ensuring efficient workflows, contributing to the department's strategic planning, and collaborating with other departments. The VCO will participate in departmental and institutional committees related to quality and safety.

The Department of Radiology at Tufts Medical Center (TMC) provides high-level academic radiology services in the heart of downtown Boston. TMC is a level-I trauma center with expanding transplant services including live donor liver transplant, renal, and cardiac transplants. Advanced cardiac imaging services are also growing in collaboration with the Cardiology department. Neuroradiology with advanced imaging techniques and state-of-the-art MRI scanner is also our strong point. We provide exceptional cancer patient care through multiple service lines including thoracic, breast, GI, GU, hepatobiliary, hem/onc, GYN, head and neck, and CNS. Moreover, we provide comprehensive imaging services covering Chest, Abdominal, MSK, Breast, and Nuclear Medicine imaging.

For their clinical component, the VCO will join a clinical section based on the applicant's subspecialty interest and preferred practice area in one of the diagnostic radiology sections (preferred practice area: abdominal imaging, cardiothoracic/cardiovascular imaging, musculoskeletal imaging).

We have an ACGME-accredited Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program with a complement of 22. Residents gain a wide variety of experiences, particularly from trauma, stroke, transplant, and cancer imaging. We received continued accreditation by ACGME this year. Our department offers an ESIR pathway for interested residents. Our department currently has two fellowship programs (ACGME NST programs) MRI fellowship and Emergency and Trauma Radiology Fellowship.

Job Description

• The Vice Chair of Operations (VCO) will be responsible for optimizing clinical operations based on the departmental vision.
• The VCO will be an expert in clinical radiology to deliver excellent patient care and provide dedicated teaching and mentoring of our radiology residents and fellows.
• The VCO's role will be to manage the day-to-day clinical operations of the Department, including encompassing diagnostic radiology.
• The VCO will execute physician staffing and scheduling, catalyze interactions among radiologists, technologists, nurses, and admin staff, as well as non-radiologist physicians; and optimize workflow for radiologists.
• The VCO will work closely with the Chair to support core missions of the Department.
• The VCO will report to the Chair and work collaboratively with the Vice Chair of Quality, Section Chiefs of the Department, Executive Director, Director of Clinical Administration, Chief of Technologists, and the Radiology Residency/Fellowship leadership team.

With anticipated growth of academic radiology at Tufts Medical Center and system-wide radiology within the Tufts Medicine System, there will be an expansion of services and imaging volumes in the near future, allowing the VCO to craft the Department's clinical service to be a regional, national, and international leader.

Service Line Includes:

• Abdominal Imaging
• Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Imaging
• Emergency Radiology (which provides evening coverage)
• Neuroradiology
• Nuclear Medicine
• Mammography
• Musculoskeletal Imaging
• Limited Pediatric Imaging (mainly NICU)

The VCO will be the primary point of contact for Section Chiefs and Residency/Fellowship Program Directors seeking to address clinical operational issues. The VCO will also collaborate with executive leadership, other department chairs, and division chiefs to optimize clinical care.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Dedicated Vice Chair administrative time
• Generous vacation days and CME days
• Relocation assistance (amount based on the distance of the move)
• 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/FSA account
• CME funds

Qualifications

• Completed a medical degree (MD, DO, or foreign equivalent degree)
• American Board of Radiology Certified in Diagnostic Radiology
• Must obtain and maintain a medical license in Massachusetts
• Relevant 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

• Excellent track record of productivity in academic radiology to drive the mission of the Department
• Experiences in leading and executing projects related to clinical operations in an academic radiology department
• Track record of successfully mentoring trainees and faculty
• Demonstrated ability to reject status quo and willingness to accept risks and uncertainties to execute change
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with technologists, nurses, and admin staff
• Courage to do the right thing for the department
• Strong commitment to the departmental culture of helping each other to provide excellent patient care
• Participation in national societies and organizations with leadership roles in committees and SIGs will be a plus. Track record in locoregional, national, or international invited talks/teaching will be a plus.