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. 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 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 aspects of clinical activities 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 activities, education, research and community engagement of all faculty members within the division.
• Strengthen current clinical programs necessary to achieve the department and UHealth System vision and goals.
• Work with department leadership to create and implement new clinical programs to achieve the department’s vision and goals.
• Ensure 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.
• Develop strong relationships with clinical departments.
• 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.
• Develop and maintain cost‑effective resource management activities and strategies for the effective delivery of patient care correlated to clinical quality outcome data.
• 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 & Qualifications

• 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.
• Strong commitment to patient care and education and interest in basic science and/or clinical research.

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.

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Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Faculty-UMMG

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