Physician - Department Chair of Urology

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West Virginia University School of Medicine

Chair, Department of Urology

West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine seeks a new Chair for the Department of Urology in collaboration with West Virginia University Hospitals/University Health Associates.

This is an exceptional leadership opportunity for a physician with an unwavering commitment to excellence in clinical care, education, and research.

Summary:

The Department of Urology is the academic home to all faculty providers of urologic services of West Virginia University (WVU), and WVU Medicine Health System, and the WVU Department of Urology service line with care provided at the academic institution of Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Department Chair will be responsible for overseeing the academic mission, strategy, and operations in conjunction with a strong commitment to undergraduate, pre-doctoral, graduate, and interdisciplinary health sciences education. This includes ensuring the delivery of the highest quality of evidence-based care and service, consistency in the quality standards of practice, and maintaining excellence across the academic spectrum enabling scholarly advances in the field. Providing state-of-the-art, comprehensive urologic care to patients throughout West Virginia and its border states, the Department has adult urologic oncology, including minimally invasive and robotic surgery, female pelvic medicine, and reconstructive surgery, as well as reconstructive urology. The Department also has two full-time Pediatric Urologists. It is noteworthy to mention that for each of the last 9 years, WVU's adult Urology program has been recognized as high performing or within the top 50 in US News and World Report annual ranking of hospitals. In each of these years, it is the only Urology department acknowledged in the state of West Virginia. The Department's Pediatric Urology Division has achieved a Top 50 ranking in US News and World Report in each of the last 5 years.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

EDUCATIONAL:

• Works collaboratively with the Vice President & Executive Dean, Associate Deans, other Department Chairs, Program Directors, and faculty on curriculum for the medical school.

• Instructs medical students, residents, and allied health professionals.

• Supports the Residency and Fellowship Program Directors and complies with the standards of the Office of Graduate Medical Education.

• Maintains accreditation of all educational programs, both pre-doctoral and post-graduate

• Promotes the recruitment, retention, and mentoring of academic faculty within the Department.

• Assures continuing faculty development activities in education.

• Provides annual summative evaluation and oversight of all faculty within the department, particularly with regards to the promotion and tenure cycle, as well as ongoing formative evaluation and feedback.

CLINICAL

• Participates in clinical service.

• Determines the qualifications and assesses the competency of all members of the department and coordinates and provides oversight of all medical staff as it relates to credentialing, re-credentialing, and privileging.

• Collaborates with clinical services to support a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

• Ensures that patient care delivery and clinical standards for the department are consistent with current professional guidelines, accreditation standards, and the mission, vision, and values of WVU Medicine.

• Monitors clinician, patient, referral, and employee satisfaction in accordance with organizational goals and guidelines, while maintaining clinical excellence.

• Ensures the practice of evidence-based medicine, as well as optimal patient care by clinicians.

• Collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer to develop and monitor continuous performance improvement.

SCHOLARSHIP

• Participates in scholarly activities.

• Enables faculty to develop and enhance academic and professional development.

• Provides appropriate mentoring for academic, scholarly, and professional growth.

• Encourages and rewards grant funding in education and training, basic, translational, and clinical research.

• Seeks interdisciplinary collaboration in research and scholarly activities.

• Supervises and mentors faculty research focused on practice changing contributions and scientific importance with a focus on high impact journals and national/international presentation.

• Mentors faculty and promotes development in voluntary national academic organizations.

FINANCIAL

• Oversees departmental finances with regards to the clinical practice and educational mission.

• Creates and executes an appropriate departmental budget, with the assistance of Departmental and Hospital Administrators, and other key personnel.

• Provides recommendations regarding equitable compensation for faculty, and staff working in Urology and updates them regularly.

• Makes recommendations for annual capital improvements and monitors future fiscal needs of the department.

HOSPITAL

• Oversees clinical operations, capital purchases and compliance.

• Contributes to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical services.

• Works collaboratively with leadership to monitor physician productivity, quality, access, and clinician/patient/staff satisfaction.

• Serves as spokesperson for the department, advises leadership, and acts as an agent for implementing the policies and procedures of the hospital.

• Coordinates with the Hospital/Ambulatory Clinics Administration, Chairs, and Medical Directors to optimize access and the delivery of care to patients.

• Ensures that clinical care is consistent with current professional standards, as well as with the mission, vision, and values of WVU Medicine.

• Collaborates with quality and compliance officers in performance improvement projects, turnaround time, sentinel event reports, key performance indicators and established metrics and dashboards.

• Participates in medical staff affairs.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND OUTREACH:

• Seeks collaborative relationships with clinicians and administrators at system hospitals.

• Maintains active professional relationships with former graduates practicing in the state and region.

• Participates in local and regional leadership forums and societies or delegates these responsibilities.

• Remains active in local, state, regional and national professional societies.

STRATEGIC PLANNING:

• Participates in active and ongoing strategic planning for the department, which is congruent with that of the School of Medicine, the Health Sciences Center, the University, and WVU Medicine.

• Assists in setting of personal and departmental goals with measurable outcomes.

OTHER:

• Participates in the Council of Chairs and Executive Council of the School of Medicine.

• Serves on committees and councils as assigned by the Dean, CMO, hospital CEO, other ranking officials, or as peer elected.

• Promotes and participates in endeavors of philanthropy on behalf of the Department, School of Medicine, and University.

Minimum Education, Certification, Licensure, and Experience:

• MD, MD/PhD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.

• Completion of an accredited Urology residency program.

• Certified by the American Board of Urology and participation in continuing urologic certification.

• Hold or able to obtain medical licensure in the State of West Virginia by start date.

• Current medical school appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level.

• Demonstrated experience with established evidence of achievements in clinical care, education, and research.

• At least ten (10) years of clinical practice experience and a minimum of three (3) years administrative experience in an academic medical center preferred.

• Familiarity with clinical program administration and graduate medical education required.

About Us:

As a land-grant institution, the faculty, staff, and students at WVU commit to creating a diverse and inclusive culture that advances education, healthcare, and prosperity for all by providing access and opportunity; by advancing high-impact research; and by leading transformation in West Virginia and the world through local, state, and global engagement. WVU is proud to hold R1 research classification, the highest research activity as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

WVUMedicineis West Virginia University's affiliated health system, West Virginia's largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality. The WVUHealth System is comprised of a network of 24 hospitals and clinics, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, an 881-bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. The WVU Medicine System, has more than 33,000 employees; 4,000 clinicians; and serves hundreds of thousands of people annual from across our region and the nation with more than 4.5 million patient visits annually.

Morgantown, WV is the quintessential college town, with Division I Big 12 sports, diverse cultural and arts activities, world-famous outdoor recreation, excellent schools, and stunning geography. Located a short 1-hour drive south of Pittsburgh and 3-hours west of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD, Morgantown is consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in the United States for both lifestyle and business climate. The city offers the cultural diversity and amenities of a much large city in a safe, family-friendly environment, an excellent school system, a strong economy, and an abundance of beautiful neighborhoods and year-round recreational activities.

West Virginia University School of Medicine is pleased to partner with Russell Reynolds Associates, a leading global leadership advisory and executive search firm, to identify exceptional candidates for the position of Chair of Urology. We welcome nominations and applications for this important position. Those who wish to be considered by the Search Committee should provide an electronic version of their curriculum vitae as well as a brief bullet point summary of administrative roles they have held and their accomplishments in each. While not required, letters of interest are strongly encouraged. All inquiries, nominations, and applications should be directed in confidence to any of the following:

Francine Kyaw Ben Grover Kathy Vuturo

WVU Medicine Russell Reynolds Associates Russell Renolds Associates

M/ 719-985-9529 M/ 312-560-2140 M/ 513-503-9573

francine.kyaw@wvumedicine.org ben.grover@russellreynolds.com kathy.vuturo@russellreynolds.com

West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students, and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.

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WVU Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin, religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical ability/disability or Veteran status.