Clinical ASO / Full Professor - Vice Chair of Clinical Operations Department OBGYN

Clinical ASO / Full Professor - Vice Chair of Clinical Operations Department OBGYN

Advertising Summary

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine (UFCOM) is seeking a dynamic and visionary physician leader to serve as Vice Chair of Clinical Operations. As a department leader of OBGYN, the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations will have a strong commitment to continuing to advance the field of obstetrics & gynecology, improve patient care and access, and provide the academic environment for innovative research. The successful candidate will provide strategic, innovative, and operational leadership, and will have responsibility and accountability for the clinical performance of all sections within the department.

Classification Title :

Clinical ASO / Full Professor - Vice Chair of Clinical Operations Department OBGYN

Job Description :

• Providing direct leadership and management to clinical faculty including setting productivity and quality goals, metrics and milestones.
• Monitoring clinic utilization, schedules and services. Strategically planning and implementing clinic expansion while maintaining cost effective services with high quality of service and elevated patient satisfaction.
• Ensuring appropriate documentation and billing, as well as achieving productivity standards in the department to ensure efficiency and compliance with all coding and documentation requirements.
• Reviewing performance of medical directors and other key management staff, making recommendations regarding individual goal setting and development opportunities. Measuring progress against established goals and objectives.
• Ensuring Leadership in development, implementation and promotion of Departmental clinical programs designed to deliver patient care that is safe, personal, coordinated and of the highest quality and value.
• Being available for frequent working meetings that will include counterparts from other Departments / Centers and representatives of the College of Medicine, the Hospital(s) and Practice Plan. The purpose of these meetings will be to set operational priorities, consider operational challenges, and develop and implement solutions.
• Collaborating with faculty within and across Departments / Centers and with the Hospital(s) to develop annual and long-term plans for improving health care quality, safety process improvement and value.
• Collaborating with other Departments / Centers and partner Hospital(s) to assure that clinical care and documentation meets regulatory requirements.
• Working with existing hospital or departmental infrastructure and support personnel, development and use of clinical guidelines / pathways / protocols, order sets and decision support tools. This may include development, refinement and integration of utilization and disease management programs that outline services and levels of care.
• Maintaining a strong clinical presence with direct interaction with Physicians, patients and staff.
• Maintaining an active clinical practice
• Analyzing costs and opportunities related to programs and associated practice locations.
• Providing clinical presence in relationships with healthcare systems and providers to assist operations in securing partnerships and care for more patients. Analyzing and coordinating educational resources, utilizing relationships with healthcare systems to meet the identified market needs, enhancing clinical capabilities and increasing the ability to care for more patients.
• Being responsible for achieving and maintaining mutually developed clinical operations goals and metrics.
• Illustrating principles and practice of quality improvement, patient safety, process improvement and cost-effectiveness in regular interdisciplinary, inter-professional clinical care conferences.
• Addressing other clinical needs as they arise
• Assisting in development plans as needed.

Expected Salary :

Negotiable; commensurate with education and experience

Minimum Requirements :

MD or DO, or equivalent degree required. Must be board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) with ongoing clinical activity. All physicians must be ABOG Board certified / Board-Eligible.

Must be eligible for Florida licensure.

Preferred Qualifications :

Special Instructions to Applicants :

Applicants must apply online. Applicants should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a list of three professional references with contact information. Applications will be kept confidential and references will not be contacted without the permission of applicants.

The University of Florida is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information and veteran status in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.

Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approval by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http : / / naces.org / .

This requisition will be used to fill multiple positions.