Open Rank, Clinical Faculty - Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Division Chief)

JOB SUMMARY: 

The Division Chief will develop a vision and strategic direction for the Division of Surgical Oncology, and provide leadership, supervision, and accountability to fulfill the administrative, clinical, educational, and research missions of the DeWitt Daughty Department of Surgery and UHealth. The Division Chief is directly responsible to the Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, for the Division's overall function. The Chief will also serve as the Chief Surgical Officer for the specialty at Jackson Health System and the Chief of the Surgical Service for the specialty at the VAMC for clinical activities within that Institution. In addition, he/she must be able to secure and sustain extramural funding for a research program, including NIH RO1s, Program Projects, Center Grants, Cooperative Agreements and/or training grants. The performance of the Chief shall be evaluated annually by the Chair of the Department of Surgery based on the effectiveness of his/her leadership role and the satisfactory execution of duties. 

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS 

• Encourages a patient-centric approach to patient care 

• Is team-oriented and welcomes input from all parties      

• Understands the importance of standardization and evidence-based medicine in delivering care  

• Able to hold physicians accountable for the quality of care expectations.   

• Is an effective spokesperson for the Department's mission, vision, and goals 

• Encourages innovation in care delivery 

• Models and actively encourages empathy in the workplace.

• Able to construct productive partnerships across UHealth, the Medical School and Jackson Health System 

• Elevates unresolved issues promptly to the Chair  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Promote the mission of UHealth in achieving its role in providing medical education, research, and quality patient care 

• Collaborate with leaders from other Departments to deliver clinical quality delivery across the health systems, including JMH and UM affiliated facilities  

• Oversee all aspect of clinical activites for the division including monitoring access optimization, surgical volumes, patient experience, patient safety, and compliance 

• Participate in strategic growth and development plans for the division  

• Oversee overall productivity for clinical faculty as well as scholarly activies, education, research and community of all faculty members within the division  

• Strengthens current clinical programs necessary to achieve the department and UHealth System vision and goals 

• Works with department leadership to create and implement new clinical programs to achieve the department’s vision and goals 

• Ensures alignment between all units by meeting with the division’s faculty regularly 

• Work closely with the Chair and SAO to ensure a united vision and shared priorities for the department 

• Represent the department with internal and external clinical partners 

• Responsible for developing strong relations with clinical departments 

• Work with the clinical divisions to understand their unique challenges and identify opportunities within their units 

• Recruit, mentor and evaluate faculty performance annually 

• Responsible for FPPE and OPPE credentialing evaluations including presenting faculty files for new appointments and recredentialing division faculty  

• Oversee and periodically update delineation of privileges at all affiliated facilities 

• Ensure that the clinical services offered by the Division are of the highest quality, meet community needs, and support the organization 

• Assume responsibility for developing and maintaining cost-effective resource management activities and strategies for the effective delivery of patient care correlated to clinical quality outcome data, i.e., establishing policies and procedures for quality assessment/improvement programs. 

• Establish performance criteria, measure performance, and record performance to recommend promotion, tenure, and salary for all division faculty and staff members. 

• Collaborate with Departmental leadership to increase revenue generation and implement a cost-containment plan  

• Interpret and help to ensure medical staff compliance with hospital and medical staff bylaws, policies, procedures, rules and regulations, and applicable regulatory standards. 

• Serve as an active member of medical staff and hospital committees. 

• Serve as a liaison to other disciplines to improve care coordination or to resolve concerns. 

• Perform other functions and duties as may be assigned or requested by the Departmental leadership. 

Education Requirements: 

Applicants should be strongly committed to patient care and education and interested in basic science and/or clinical research. 

• Must possess an MD degree 

• Must be board-certified in general surgery 

• Completed a surgical oncology fellowship 

• At least five (5) years of leadership experience 

• Able to obtain a Florida medical license 

Job descriptions are not intended and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. Departmental leadership reserves the right to revise duties as needed.