Chair-Infectious Disease Medicine-UHMG-85631

A Brief Overview

The Department Chair has overall responsibility for the planning, growth and operational management of the Department. For the purpose of UHMG, he or she is responsible for the implementation of effective resident teaching programs and the development and maintenance of an active clinical research program. The Department Chair is accountable for quality of service, clinical outcomes, productivity, cost management and reduction of unnecessary expense and effective management of capital and human resources within the Department. The Department Chair shall be responsible for performing all obligations set forth in the Medical Staff Bylaws, as well as those obligations set forth herein. The Department Chair works collaboratively and in partnership with UHPS and UHCMC Senior Leadership to accomplish the strategic initiatives of each. The Department Chair is directly responsible for recruiting faculty and medical leadership that support the clinical and teaching needs of University Hospitals.

What You Will Do

• Leadership
  * Embody the competencies and behaviors defined in Our Leadership Promise. This is the foundation of UH leadership: To Inspire, Innovate and Achieve.
  Achieve
  * Value Creator - Provide an exceptional patient and family experience with quality health care to transform the health of the communities we serve while striving to minimize cost.
  * Collaborator- Work effectively within teams in pursuit of our mission and shared goals. Find common ground with a widening range of stakeholders.
  Inspire
  * Talent Developer - Motivate and guide others toward personal and organizational goal accomplishments. Develop others through coaching, mentoring and challenging assignments.
  * Communicator- Seek to understand the needs, feelings and capabilities of others. Be tactful, compassionate, honest, and sensitive and treat others with respect.
  Innovate
  * Change Agent-Adapt, evolve, and transform through thoughtful experimentation and continuous learning.
  * Pioneer-Develop and implement new methods, procedures, solutions, and concepts with imagination, originality and an entrepreneurial spirit.
  * For the purpose of UHMG, annually develop written strategic goals for the Department supporting the mission of University Hospitals. . Remain accountable for the Department's adherence to the goals and, upon request, report to UHPS and/or UHCMC Senior Leadership regarding the Department's progress in meeting such goals.
  * Facilitate effective communication within the Department regarding the strategic goals and objectives and implementation criteria and milestones necessary for meeting those goals.
  * Work collaboratively with Physician members of the Department to clearly define the
  * Department's responsibilities in all areas of patient care, resident teaching and industry sponsored clinical research and support the Department Physicians in their efforts to comply with and further the achievement of the goals.
  * Consult and work collaboratively with the UH Chief Medical Officers, and UHCMC and UHMG Senior Leadership.
• Operations
  * Assure that the Department is operating within all applicable guidelines and policies of UHPS and as otherwise set forth in the UHCMC Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, the UH Code of Conduct and all other UHHS and UHCMC policies, procedures, protocols and regulations.
  * Assist UHPS, UHCMC, and University Hospitals in complying with all applicable accreditation, monitoring and licensing standards or requirements including, without limitation, the Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services. Provides patient and community access to all clinical services provided by the Department consistent with the mission of University Hospitals.
  * Work with management to assure that the equipment and facilities under the Department's responsibility or otherwise used by the Department to provide clinical and/or other services:(i) meet clinical practice needs of the Department; (ii) are in compliance with all regulatory requirements and if not, promptly report the same to the UH Law Department and or the UH
  * Department of Compliance and Ethics; and (iii) that any deficiency is also promptly reported in writing to UHCMC and/or UHPS Senior Leadership. .
  * Conduct regular meetings of the Department to review UHMG and UHCMC clinical operational and integration activities and report findings to appropriate leadership. Address intra-and inter-Department issues in a timely and professional manner. Oversee clinical quality of care and ensure continuous improvement of clinical outcomes and patient care processes.
  * Direct, implement and oversee compliance with clinical pathways, resource/quality management initiatives, and clinical risk management programs.
  * Address issues of concern regarding clinical care, safety or conduct immediately and in accordance with all applicable policies and procedures, including, without limitation, notifying the appropriate entity UH Chief Medical Officer of any material concern.
  * Ensure that the Department provides appropriate clinical coverage, defined as at least 50% of the Physicians in the relevant Department or Division present and available to provide services, including on call coverage, to meet the needs of the patients of UHCMC and UHPS.
  * If requested, to provide leadership for system-wide service lines in the Department's areas of clinical expertise, to ensure appropriate quality and consistency of service and outcomes across the system
• Fiscal Management
  * Oversee and remain accountable for the business activities of Physician employees within the Department, including, without limitation, ensuring that Chairs, Division Chiefs, Directors, etc., are made aware that they may not, and have no authority to bind the Department, UHMG or UHCMC to any contract or agreement.
  * Prepare a Department budget for UHMG, activities, as required for presentation to and approval by UHPS Senior Leadership and ensure that such budget is consistent with and is prepared pursuant to the Department's overall budget requirements as directed by the the President of UHCMC.
  * Assure that the business activities of the Department, including expenditures of Department funds provided or made available by UHMG, are in compliance with all budgets, policies and procedures adopted by UHMG.
  * Work with the Physician employees to constantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the clinical practice provided through UHMG, by the Department.
  * Create and recommend to the UHMG Budget & Finance Committee annual capital and operating budgets for the Department's UHMG activities.
  * Create and recommend business and strategic initiatives for the Department's UHMG activities to the UHMG Operating Committee and Budget & Finance Committee.
  * Ensure that the Department's annual financial performance meets expected targets as set by the UHMG approved budget.
  * Comply with all UHMG, UHCMC and UH fiscal spending and finance policies in setting budgets and overseeing the fiscal operations of the Department.
• Human Resources Leadership
  * Analyze and review the professional and other staffing needs of the Department to assure an appropriately sized professional staff to meet the needs of the Department.
  * Provide annual evaluations of Physician employees who provide clinical, administrative or teaching services to UHMG to identify and support areas of development, and provide mentoring to support the professional growth of Physician employees.
  * Conduct Physician recruitment activities as authorized by UHMG and in collaboration with UHCMC in accordance with the strategic goals of the Department and in compliance with federal and Ohio laws to achieve a professional and diverse staff of qualified Physicians for the Department.
  * Promote collaboration, team-building and effective people management of faculty, clinical and administrative employees within the Department and related Centers of Excellence or UH Institutes.
  * Ensure that orientation, compliance training, and UHMG in-service education is provided to all Department employees.
  * Assume primary responsibility, in consultation with the President, UH Physician Network and System Institutes and in accordance with applicable rules, regulations and Medical Staff Bylaws, for any Physician disciplinary action or employment dispute.
  * Enable each Physician employee to perform high quality professional services and facilitate the institutional and community reputation of the Department as a high quality provider of clinical services.
  * Review and change, as needed, the clinical schedules of all Physician employees in the
  * Department to assure optimal staffing to meet patient, service access, quality and Department needs as established by UHMG, UHHS and the Department.
  * Ensure the Physician employees have sufficient information and training to understand their obligations under the UH Code of Conduct and comply with all applicable laws, regulations and policies.
• Academic
  * Direct post-graduate and continuing medical education for the Department, and assure compliance with the ACGME standards of quality and effectiveness of teaching programs.
• Research
  * Work with UHCMC leadership to facilitate clinical research activity performed at UHCMC and ensure that such activity is consistent with the research plan of the UH Clinical Research Center as well as the finance, spending and oversight policies of the UH Clinical Research Center.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.