WVU Medicine · 3 months ago
Chair, Department of Surgery
Morgantown, WV
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expWVU Medicine is the largest health system in West Virginia and a major employer in the region. They are seeking a Chair for the Department of Surgery, responsible for overseeing clinical operations, academic missions, and ensuring high-quality patient care and education.
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Responsibilities
Works collaboratively with the Chancellor & Executive Dean, Associate Deans, other Department Chairs, Program Directors, and faculty on curriculum for the medical school
Teaches medical students, residents, and allied health professionals
Supports the Residency Program Director and complies with the standards of the Office of Graduate Medical Education
Maintains accreditation of all educational programs
Promotes the recruitment, retention, and mentoring of academic faculty within the Department
Assures continuing faculty development activities in education
Provides annual summative evaluation and oversight of all faculty within the department, particularly with regards to the promotion and tenure cycle, as well as ongoing formative evaluation and feedback
Maintains a clinical practice
Determines the qualifications and assesses the competency of all members of the department and coordinates and provides oversight of all medical staff as it relates to credentialing, re-credentialing, and privileging
Collaborates with clinical services to support a multidisciplinary approach to patient care
Ensures that patient care delivery and clinical standards for the department are consistent with current professional guidelines, accreditation standards, and the mission, vision, and values of WVU Medicine
Monitors clinician, patient, referral, and employee satisfaction in accordance with organizational goals and guidelines, while maintaining clinical excellence
Ensures the practice of evidence-based medicine, as well as optimal patient care by clinicians
Collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer to develop and monitor continuous performance improvement
Participates in scholarly activities
Enables faculty to develop and enhance academic and professional development
Provides appropriate mentoring for academic, scholarly, and professional growth
Encourages and rewards grant funding in education and training, basic, translational, and clinical research
Seeks interdisciplinary collaboration in research and scholarly activities
Supervises and mentors faculty research focused on practice changing contributions and scientific importance with a focus on high impact journals and national/international presentation
Mentors faculty and promotes development in voluntary national academic organizations
Oversees departmental finances with regards to the clinical practice and educational mission
Creates and executes an appropriate departmental budget, with the assistance of Departmental and Hospital Administrators, and other key personnel
Provides recommendations regarding equitable compensation for faculty, and staff working in Surgery and updates them regularly
Makes recommendations for annual capital improvements and monitors future fiscal needs of the department
Oversee clinical operations, capital purchases and compliance
Contributes to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical services
Works with leadership to monitor physician productivity, quality, access, and clinician/patient/staff satisfaction
Serves as spokesperson for the department, advises leadership, and acts as an agent for implementing the policies and procedures of the hospital
Coordinates with Departmental Administration, Chairs, and Medical Directors to optimize access and the delivery of care to patients
Ensures that clinical care is consistent with current professional standards, as well as with the mission, vision, and values of WVU Medicine
Collaborates with quality and compliance officers in performance improvement projects, turnaround time, sentinel event reports, key performance indicators and established metrics and dashboards
Participates in medical staff affairs
Seeks collaborative relationships with clinicians and administrators at system hospitals
Maintains active professional relationships with former graduates practicing in the state and region
Participates in local and regional leadership forums and societies or delegates these responsibilities
Remains active in local, state, regional and national professional societies
Participates in active and ongoing strategic planning for the department, which is congruent with that of the School of Medicine, the Health Sciences Center, the University, and WVU Medicine
Assists in setting of personal and departmental goals with measurable outcomes
Participates in the Council of Chairs and Executive Council of the School of Medicine
Serves on committees and councils as assigned by the Dean, CMO, hospital CEO, other ranking officials, or as peer elected
Promotes and participates in endeavors of philanthropy on behalf of the Department, School of Medicine, and University
Serves in other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from an accredited medical school
Certified by the American Board of Surgery and participation in its continuing certification program
Hold or able to obtain medical licensure in the State of West Virginia by start date
Current medical school appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level
At least ten (10) years of clinical practice experience and currently clinically active
Familiarity with clinical program administration and graduate medical education required
Preferred
At least three (3) years' administrative experience in an academic medical center preferred
Company
WVU Medicine
West Virginia University Health System is a non-profit organization that offers a full range of healthcare services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Albert L. Wright, Jr.
President and CEO
Zach Kerns
VP of Finance / CFO East Region
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