Radiation Oncology Clinical Implementation Consultant

Siemens Healthineers•Phoenix, AZ

9d•Remote

About The Position

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions. Delivers consulting project activities, as a subject matter expert in radiation therapy, through medium- to long-term engagements to ensure maximum utilization of company products and training by customers to meet their business needs. Together, we can beat cancer. At Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company, we bring together the world's best talent to realize our vision of a world without fear of cancer. Together, we work passionately to develop and deliver easy-to-use, efficient oncology solutions. If you want to be part of this important mission, we want to hear from you. The Oncology Clinical Implementation Consultant is responsible for leading customer implementations as a project clinical lead. This role will have the ability to clearly understand customers’ business objectives and drive the project towards those objectives through clinical workflow analysis and optimization. This role combines clinical experience with the ability to leverage advanced technology to address and solve complex challenges facing healthcare provider organizations today such as workflow optimization, healthcare organization transformation and the shift from volume-based care to value-based care. Clinical Implementation Consultant Core Responsibility: Assisting our customers in developing best practice clinical operations with an emphasis on focused patient outcomes, patient care efficiencies, cost containment/reduction, and customer value propositions. Technical responsibilities may include evaluation of business processes, recommending process changes, process documentation, problem identification, database and system configuration, hardware/software specification and/or design, change management, testing recommended strategies, identifying training needs and solution deployment. Assisting in the creation and development of our consultative services Development of relevant metrics that demonstrate achievement of clinical, operational, and financial values Actively support product training and implementation through defined implementation processes, access to eLearning, onsite and remote training, and consistent follow-up to ensure adoption and optimal utilization of our solutions/products. Work as the clinical resource of the Varian project implementation team as an expert in content curation, product configuration, testing, and workflow. Own workflow current state to future state mapping with associated gap analysis Drive detailed requirements gathering sessions through on-site and remote analysis and customer interviews Work with the technical implementation team in translating workflow requirements to actionable technical configuration tasks Develop and help drive customer-specific user adoption strategies and best practices Provide onsite support during system Go-Live and immediate post-Go-Live period Ability to Travel 75% Travel To ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements in the U.S., including the federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate, all U.S. employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, subject to legally required and approved accommodations.

Requirements

Product knowledge and ability to translate products and services into solutions
Industry knowledge from a commercial, clinical, and healthcare executive perspective
Organizational acumen/skills
Executive presence
Responsiveness and reliability
Problem-solving skills
Interpersonal skills
Verbal and written communication skills
Presentation skills
BSN/BS/BA in related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated leadership experience in clinical operations driving strategic and business planning, financial and operational performance
RN, RT, RTT or CMD with a history of at least 3 years of direct patient care experience, Management and aptitude of standardized guidelines preferred
5+ years combined experience with Oncology setting and Healthcare Technology vendor(s)
Strong organizational, analytical and communication skills with a proven track record of collaborative and consensus-building
Obtains and completes Varian training plan specific to assigned responsibility.
Applicable to the Oncology Systems business only: Meets all Vendor Credentialing requirements necessary to gain VMS client site access, unless prohibited by law. These requirements vary by client and may include, but are not limited to: Proof of valid identification (photo, driver’s license, SSN) Criminal background checks Drug screens Immunizations (Hep B, MMR, Varicella, Influenza, Tetanus, Covid19) or others required to deliver services in a patient care environment. Annual TB testing
Proficient in utilizing business tools such as: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Must have knowledge as it relates to quality, performance improvement, change theory, and health systems.
Proven basic IT knowledge, especially as it relates to interoperability and infrastructure.
Applicable to the Oncology Systems business only Position must have full access to VMS client sites to perform the essential functions of this position. Many VMS clients require VMS employees and representatives to meet certain “Vendor Credentialing” requirements before they will be allowed to have access to their sites. Unless prohibited by law, the position must meet all Vendor Credentialing requirements necessary to have full client access and must continue to meet those requirements during VMS employment in this position.
Achieve assigned KSO targets; Build Client relationships; Ensure long-term Client loyalty; Execute Varian implementation processes; Ensure Client satisfaction; Provide effective company representation; Exemplify Varian professionalism.
Represents Varian ethics, values, and business practices with all internal and external constituents.
A successful candidate must be able to work with controlled technology in accordance with US export control law.
It is Siemens Healthineers’ policy to comply fully and completely with all United States export control laws and regulations, including those implemented by the Department of Commerce through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), by the Department of State through the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and by the Treasury Department through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions regulations.

Nice To Haves

Ability to assess baseline workflows and to develop future state workflows through the implementation of various Varian solutions, understand patient-to-care-team relationships, and possess an aptitude in standardized guidelines involving multiple acute and chronic disease diagnosis and treatment modalities.
Possess an understanding of key elements that drive healthcare organizations’ business perspectives and the key metrics for payers and providers that focus on quality, patient satisfaction, and cost-based results.
Ability to work in matrixed and unstructured environments
Clinical experience in patient care working in an Oncology setting (hospital or free-standing) as a Radiation Therapist, Dosimetrist, Physicist, Oncology Nurse or similar licensed position.
Solid understanding of medical informatics standards
Knowledge and experience in working with clinical data
Self-starter, self-motivated, high level of initiative within a fast-paced constantly evolving Healthcare environment
Strong organizational and analytical skills with a proven track record of collaboration and consensus building
Result focused, ability to solve complex problems and resolve conflicts in a timely manner
Communicates and presents effectively; ability to communicate with customer's C-level and with internal Management
Leads through influence
Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP product and productivity software desired.

Responsibilities

Delivers consulting project activities, as a subject matter expert in radiation therapy, through medium- to long-term engagements to ensure maximum utilization of company products and training by customers to meet their business needs.
Assisting our customers in developing best practice clinical operations with an emphasis on focused patient outcomes, patient care efficiencies, cost containment/reduction, and customer value propositions.
Assisting in the creation and development of our consultative services
Development of relevant metrics that demonstrate achievement of clinical, operational, and financial values
Actively support product training and implementation through defined implementation processes, access to eLearning, onsite and remote training, and consistent follow-up to ensure adoption and optimal utilization of our solutions/products.
Work as the clinical resource of the Varian project implementation team as an expert in content curation, product configuration, testing, and workflow.
Own workflow current state to future state mapping with associated gap analysis
Drive detailed requirements gathering sessions through on-site and remote analysis and customer interviews
Work with the technical implementation team in translating workflow requirements to actionable technical configuration tasks
Develop and help drive customer-specific user adoption strategies and best practices
Provide onsite support during system Go-Live and immediate post-Go-Live period