Associate Professor of Clinical - Surgery, Vascular Surgery

University of Miami•Miami, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the University of Miami, Leonard Miller School of Medicine is seeking a fellowship-trained surgeon to join our vascular surgery team. We have a strong multidisciplinary group that works to provide high quality clinical care and access to cutting edge clinical trials.

Requirements

Eligible candidates must be board certified in surgery
Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid DEA Registration and Florida Medical License
Have completed an ACGME approved vascular surgery fellowship.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish is greatly valued because our local and regional demographics.
5+ years post fellowship clinical experience in the field of vascular surgery preferred

Responsibilities

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 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.