Chair of Otolaryngology

University of Miami•Miami, FL

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About The Position

UHealth/Miller School of Medicine seeks an inspirational, eminently capable Chair to lead a nationally revered Department of Otolaryngology and continue its trajectory of growth. UHealth is a large, complex health enterprise comprised of organizations aligned with a vision of better health and innovative discovery. Research, education, and clinical excellence and dynamism are integral to enterprise success. As a key component, the department is thriving across academic missions and is driven by a committed team of faculty. It is the ideal platform to pursue growth opportunities in clinical services and research across the health system, the Miller School of Medicine, and Sylvester. With overall responsibility for department strategy, operations, and people leadership, the Chair will further catalyze pathbreaking treatments in otolaryngology and the delivery of team-based, patient-first care. The Chair must possess a personal communication style, an ethos of collaboration, and the highest integrity that fosters an environment of teamwork, respect, and achievement. The Chair will be a dynamic and experienced physician-scientist with a record of substantive contributions to the science of otolaryngology, peer-reviewed funding, academic leadership, and clinical and research program development, and must demonstrate a strong commitment to education. The Chair will be a national leader in ENT societies and cooperative groups and bring successful experience in recruiting, retaining, and developing faculty. Finally, the Chair will work to advance UHealth/Miller School of Medicine, as much as the department, possessing the ability to foster partnerships that make the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

Requirements

M.D. degree and board certification in o tolaryngology
Licensed, or eligible for, medical licensure in Florida
National reputation for personal academic accomplishments
An outstanding track record of academic clinical, scholarly, scientific and educational endeavors.
Significant and successful leadership experience at an academic institution
A record of a dvancing a n otolaryngology unit in highly matrixed environments where achievements are realized through trust, shared purpose and mutually beneficial partnerships.
Expanding and fostering strong clinical programs
Proven track record of developing, leading and growing complex clinical programs that focus on access, high quality and outstanding patient satisfaction.
Developing talent at all levels
Experience developing academic leaders and mentoring junior faculty while identifying and recruiting diverse students, trainees, staff and faculty.

Responsibilities

In collaboration with institutional leadership, provide visionary and innovative leadership to take the department into the next phase of growth , specifically achieving the next levels of excellence in its missions, and achieving national and international distinction.
Contribute to the advancement of the exceptional transdisciplinary research and clinical care delivery.
Recruit, mentor and develop others to build internal capabilities and the talent that facilitates succession.
Develop innovative clinical growth strategies to care for larger cross-sections of South Florida ’ s population.
Establish strong professional relationships, foster open communication and teamwork, and champion healthy change.
Work closely and collaboratively with the leadership team to build, grow and integrate areas of acknowledged clinical excellence with outstanding outcomes, value, access and patient satisfaction.
Ensure top- tier clinical education and advanced training to medical students and residents as well as research training to trainees.
Provide leadership and oversight to the residency programs within the department .
Supervise, prepare, implement and monitor the department budget that encompasses all funding sources and ensures compliance with grant, legislative and institutional guidelines.
Retain, recruit, mentor and develop outstanding faculty within Otolaryngology in partnership with UHealth .
Ensure an atmosphere of support and development.
Ensure compliance, ethical , medical and financial practice s across the department .
Continually communicate and drive high - priority , strategic initiatives to keep the D epartment a nd U H ealth / Miller School of Medicine leadership focused.
Communicate effectively and regularly to school and hospital leadership , along with department faculty and staff regarding the department’s overall health and performance.