Associate Professor of Clinical - Surgery, Vascular Surgery

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Participation in clinical and educational activities as they relate to the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and the Department of Surgery.
• Oversees outcomes, quality, and patient experience for the program.
• Performs daily unit rounds on all assigned inpatients and performs all inpatient follow-up during the inpatient stay.
• Provides outpatient professional medical services performed in all scheduled clinics related to the Program.
• Coordinates inpatient care and clinic care under the Program with the patient’s primary physician.
• Collaborates with other physicians and hospital personnel (including case managers) to reduce medically unnecessary use of resources and length of stay and coordinates interdepartmental patient care.
• Responds in a timely fashion to patients, other physicians or hospital personnel making patient care-related inquiries.
• Works collaboratively to implement clinical effectiveness programs, including clinical pathways and other similar guidelines and protocols as needed.
• Participates in all root cause analysis and related activities conducted for the Program at all sites of service.
• Attends periodic meetings with unit personnel at the hospital related to core measures and patient and physician satisfaction.
• Implements teaching activities related to residents and fellows rotating through the Program.
• Collaborates with hospital personnel to obtain all mutually agreed upon program designations of distinction.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• A keen interest in and concern for the needs of vascular surgery patients, and other related surgical anamolies.
• Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatments.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills along with proper telephone etiquette.
• Performs duties in a tactful and professional manner.
• Fluency in Spanish is greatly valued due to local and regional demographics.

Education Requirements

• A strong commitment to patient care and education.
• An interest in clinical research.
• Absolutely required to be board certified in surgery.
• To be able to obtain and maintain a valid DEA Registration and Florida Medical License.
• To have completed an ACGME approved vascular surgery fellowship.

Work Experience Requirements

• 5+ years post-fellowship clinical experience in the field of vascular surgery is preferred.

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