Surgery - Vascular Physician

TheLucidPhysician, in collaboration with the University of Miami and its Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UM's Leonard Miller School of Medicine, is seeking a fellowship-trained vascular surgeon to join its vascular surgery team. The division has a strong multidisciplinary group that works to provide high-quality clinical care and access to cutting edge clinical trials.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Job responsibilities include participation in clinical and educational activities as they relate to the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and the Department of Surgery.
• Oversees outcomes, quality, and patient experience for the program
• Perform daily unit rounds on all assigned inpatients and perform all inpatient follow up during the inpatient stay
• Provide outpatient professional medical services performed in all scheduled clinics related to the Program.
• Participate in regular outpatient clinics for the Program
• Coordinate inpatient care and clinic care under the Program with the patient s primary physician
• Collaborate with other physicians and hospital personnel (including case managers) to reduce medically unnecessary use of resources and length of stay and coordinate interdepartmental patient care.
• Provide assistance as needed to bed control and other hospital personnel to facilitate patient throughput
• Respond in a timely fashion to patients, other physicians or hospital personnel making patient care-related inquiries
• Work collaboratively to implement clinical effectiveness programs, including clinical pathways and other similar guidelines and protocols as needed
• Participate in all root cause analysis and related activities conducted for the Program at all sites of service
• Participate in periodic meetings with unit personnel at the hospital related to core measures and patient and physician satisfaction
• Implement teaching activities related to residents and fellows rotating through the Program
• Work with hospital personnel to obtain all mutually agreed upon program designations of distinction
• Provides ongoing professional medical services 24/7 to all inpatients/outpatients in the Program in collaboration with other Faculty in the section and the division.

• Along with proper training and certification, the incumbent must have a keen interest in and concern for the needs of vascular surgery patients, and other related surgical anamolies.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures, and techniques
• Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatments
• Effective verbal and written communication skills along with proper telephone etiquette
• Performs duties in tactful and professional manner
• Fluency in Spanish is greatly valued because of local and regional demographics.
  

• Applicants should have a strong commitment to patient care and education and an interest in clinical research.
• Eligible candidates must be board certified in surgery, be able to obtain and maintain a valid DEA Registration and Florida Medical License and have completed an ACGME approved vascular surgery fellowship.

• 5+ years post fellowship clinical experience in the field of vascular surgery preferred