DEPT CHAIR BREAST SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Working at Moffitt is both a career and a mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. As the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, Moffitt employs some of the best and brightest minds from around the world. Join a dedicated team of nearly 11,000 who are shaping the future we envision. Moffitt has been recognized as a Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation and is continually named one of the Tampa Bay Times’ Top Workplaces.

Job Summary

The Moffitt Medical Group (MMG) Department Chair is responsible for the administrative oversight of their Department and its Physicians and Advanced Practice Professionals. The Chair ensures alignment of Faculty and APPs with the Academic mission of the Cancer Center; supports the accrual of patients to available Clinical Trials; facilitates Departmental participation in development, writing, maintenance and adherence to pathways as clinical Standards of Care; holds Faculty accountable for Clinical, Administrative, Research, Teaching and Service components of their roles; and requires Faculty to dedicate appropriate time and effort to each of these roles, in accordance with their dedicated time commitment. The Chair is accountable to the Executive Vice President / Physician-in-Chief (EVP-PIC) for the overall performance of their Department, including adherence to budget, clinical productivity, mission alignment and quality of care provision.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to Physicians and APPs, demonstrating through their own behavior the principles of servant leader, collegiality and mutual respect.
• Works with Department Administrator, DPIC and MMG VP to develop Faculty and APP recruitment proposals, to ensure a balanced approach to Faculty recruitment, taking into account the needs for Research, Clinical service, teaching and other responsibilities.
• Works with Faculty Affairs and Organizational Development to support Faculty Coaching/Mentoring and Provider Burnout prevention.
• Oversees implementation of clinical research dedicated effort assignment, productivity assessment, strategies for clinical research and equitable distribution of research effort support funds.
• Responsible for completion of the Faculty Annual Review, including goal‑setting, seeking out and taking into account feedback and information provided by Program Leaders, Service Chiefs and other Leaders who interact with the faculty.
• Works closely with Faculty to support their professional development, including promotion and tenure.
• Participates as requested in the strategic planning process.
• Actively participates and leads Physician and APP Clinical care delivery redesign and optimization process efforts.
• Aligns development goals of the Department with MMG and MCC priorities.
• Works closely with Department Administrator in a dyad Leadership role to plan, evaluate and manage Department financial performance, including tactics to achieve timely documentation and billing.
• Collaborates with Department Administrator in support of annual budget preparation, including assessment of ambulatory care volume, inpatient volume, surgical volume, and infusion volume estimates.
• Interacts closely with Program Leaders in Department strategic planning and Program development.
• The Chair and Department Administrator work together in a transparent, equitable and accountable manner, to oversee the application of all MMG policies.
• Promotes a professional clinical environment in all settings involving clinician care givers.
• Supports and fosters effective collaboration between clinical programs to ensure an integrated approach to providing services and fulfilling the hospital’s clinical, research and educational goals and objectives.
• Provides medical leadership in the development and implementation of multi‑disciplinary, disease‑oriented clinics.
• Works with Program Leaders/Physicians relative to Hospital and Clinic activities.
• Ensures that all members of their department maintain the highest ethical standards in the conduct of their clinical responsibilities, research, teaching and service activities.
• Strives to develop Department, through the balanced recruitment of appropriate Specialists, developing a portfolio of specialists across the spectrum of skill sets, including Clinical Academicians, Clinical Investigators and Physician Scientists. Department growth shall take into account the needs of the Programs in which the faculty participate, and the needs of the larger organization, in support of the Institutional Mission.
• Manages operating expenses forecasts for multiple Cost Centers, which may be created by this position or its direct reports.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience as a medical practitioner with appropriate experience in clinical care, research and education in an Academic Medical Center setting.
• Effective leadership skills, particularly applied to Physicians and other Professionals, where team‑based leadership is an essential skill. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience practicing in an oncology‑related specialty.
• Experience in Physician Leadership is desirable, but not essential.

Education

MD/DO (as applicable). Board certification in area of specialty.

Other Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Florida Medical License
• MD Medical Doctor (MD) DEA License

Reporting Structure

Position reports to Executive Vice President / Physician in Chief (or designee). Direct Reports: MMG Department Vice Chair, where appropriate, and Faculty within department. Indirect Reports: Mid‑Level Providers in the Department and other staff as appropriate.

Salary Range

$642,720.00 - $963,040.00

Equal Employment Opportunity

Moffitt Cancer Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or protected veteran or disabled status. We seek candidates whose skills, and personal and professional experience, have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.

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