Assistant Professor of Clinical - Surgery, Breast Oncology

Primary Duties and Responsibilities (For-exempt Employees Include Percent of Effort):

Job responsibilities include participation in clinical and educational activities as they relate to the Division of Surgical Oncology and the Department of Surgery with a special emphasis on breast cancer as following:

• Oversees outcomes, quality, and patient experience for the program

• Works closely and collaborates with the Director of Breast Surgical Oncology and all members of the team including medical oncologists.

• Coordinates and provide scheduling services for physicians to ensure coverage to perform services when scheduled

• Maintain administrative records pertaining to the scheduling of all physicians and ensure the hospital (s) has/have reasonable access to such records

• 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

• Work collaboratively with hospital personnel to implement the quality goals of the Program and implement quality initiatives to address any identified deficiencies

• 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 professional medical services twenty four hours a day and seven days a week for 365 days (or 366 as the case may be) a year to all inpatients/outpatients in the Program in collaboration with other Faculty in the section and the division.

Education Requirements:

Applicants should have a strong commitment to patient care and education and an interest in clinical research. Bachelor's degree in pre-medicine or related field, followed by 4 years in medical school and additional residency and fellowship specialty training.

• 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 a SSO approved breast surgery or ACGME approved surgical oncology fellowship.

Work Experience Requirements:

• 2 – 3 years post fellowship clinical experience in the field of Breast Surgical Oncology preferred