What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinic Director - Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic position at uic?
About UI Health
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)
provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois
and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health
comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital,
22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are
Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health
science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of
Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work;
and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional
campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health
is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.
The Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Clinic Director is responsible for overseeing the daily administrative operations, including managing and supervising professional and/or support staff to ensure the delivery of quality and safe patient care. As a member of the Oncology Service Line (OSL) team, the Clinic Director is tasked with developing and implementing strategies to enhance the program's enterprise and services, aiming to provide high-quality, safe, and cost-effective care. The Clinic Director reports to the Senior Director of Administration and Clinical Operations, OSL, and maintains a collaborative relationship with the Clinic Medical Director and the Director of Clinical Stem Cell Laboratory of the BMT Programs, in addition to Ambulatory Administration and Hospital Administration.
Duties & Responsibilities
STRATEGIC PLANNING, GOAL SETTING, AND COMMUNICATION:
- Determine, plan, and establish the strategic course to improve and strengthen the healthcare business and services in the BMT and Cellular Therapy Program, thus improving the contribution margin to the enterprise.
- Analyze changes in demographics, market competition, and social and economic factors in the organization's environment to formulate the program’s vision and values statements.
- Study trends, innovative approaches, and new patient testing to apply new concepts toward meeting organizational strategic goals.
- Attend all regularly scheduled Ambulatory Clinic Director meetings, Ambulatory Leadership meetings, Hospital Leadership meetings, Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant meetings, Learning Development Institutes (LDIs), Clinic Medical Director (CMD)/Clinic Director, and daily safety operational huddles.
- Conduct program staff meetings and huddles.
- Responsible for the regular dissemination of UIH information to clinicians, staff, and where appropriate, to patients and guests.
- Review and provide input into the modification of the program structure and its services to improve and expand operations and/or services.
- Present proposals to Clinical Departmental Leadership.
- Assist in developing a five-year business plan for the Bone Marrow Transplant Program and monitor progress.
- Assists with marketing and promoting the Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapies Programs.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
- Ensure Hospital, Ambulatory Services, and Clinic/Departmental policies and procedures are reviewed and updated regularly as required by University, UI Hospital and Clinics, and external regulatory agencies, particularly the Health Resources and Services Administration.
- Monitor and ensure regulatory compliance with standards from The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapies (FACT), and other oversight bodies.
- Participate in TJC tracer activities when scheduled in respective clinic and upon request for other clinics.
- Ensure staff completes their work assignments within the scope of practice for their discipline.
- Work collaboratively with Labor Relations Management staff and ambulatory leadership to carry out the Collective Bargaining Agreements for the Civil Service union employees.
- Ensure all audits are performed as required by the hospital and ambulatory administration leaders.
- Work with the CMD to design and implement the Clinic’s quality improvement program, which includes initiatives and metrics that align with the QI plan for UIH.
- Maintain facility standards in accordance with all accreditation and regulatory requirements.
FINANCIAL/BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITY:
- Develop the annual budget for the program, establish growth plans, and prepare the requests for capital equipment, in collaboration with the CMD and Sr Director of Administration and Clinical Operations, OSL.
- Joint responsibility with the CMD for the Clinic’s profit and loss, budget variances.