Executive Director and Assistant, Associate or Professor of Medicine, Student Health Services

About the Role

The University of Central Florida (UCF) Health Student Health Services is seeking a full-time, non-tenure-earning assistant, associate, or professor of medicine and Executive Director of Student Health Services. This role involves leadership in administration, strategic planning, and clinical oversight for Student Health Services.

Responsibilities

• Formulate, develop, and supervise Student Health Services, including administration, personnel, budget planning, and internal communication.
• Lead the development, implementation, and oversight of the Student Health Services Strategic Plan while managing a multi-million-dollar budget, including financial planning, expenditure approval, resource allocation, and future program and facility expansion, renovation, and maintenance initiatives.
• Chair the Student Health Services (SHS) Executive Council and the SHS Performance Improvement Committee, providing leadership for program evaluation, quality improvement initiatives, strategic planning, and resource management.
• Ensure the university's goals and objectives are communicated and achieved.
• Represent UCF Student Health Services at the university, state, regional, and national levels with active participation and leadership in constituent organizations.
• Lead Student Health Services in all Emergency Response situations (e.g., hurricanes, fires, active shooter incidents).
• Represent Student Health Services and provide medical input and expertise to other university units and departments.
• Establish operational policies for Student Health Services and interpret University of Central Florida Board of Trustees policies as they relate to student health.
• Work closely with the College of Medicine Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs to coordinate Student Health Services in response to any UCF infectious disease outbreak or threat of outbreak.
• Provide leadership and oversight for workforce planning and staffing operations across Student Health Services, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, operational efficiency, and staff productivity.
• Promote and advance Student Health Services through engagement and collaboration with key university partners, including Student Government Association (SGA), Housing and Residence Life, Greek Life, and Graduate Studies.
• Provide leadership and policy direction, ensuring a formal business plan is developed, periodically updated, and followed.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with strict adherence to federal and state laws, including HIPAA, FERPA, and public health reporting mandates.
• Develop and direct studies for program analysis and evaluation to ensure proper management of available resources.
• Ensure professional standards meet requirements of licensing agencies and guidelines established by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), including maintaining accreditation.
• Ensure clinical activities comply with Student Health Services policies, state and federal statutes, and Board of Regents guidelines.
• Advise and assist in planning, directing, and reporting clinical service activities.
• Provide direct clinical services to patients and consultative support to medical staff as needed.
• May supervise medical students, interns, and residents during their rotations.
• Foster the development of comprehensive clinical care, education, and prevention programs, and assume responsibility for the development of medical services and programs.
• Engage in frequent internal and external collaborations through committees, task forces, partnerships, and public relations efforts; participate in campus-wide health promotion.
• Oversee the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP).
• Complete all required university, division, and departmental training in a timely manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited institution with a license to practice in the State of Florida.
• The candidate’s scholarly background and experience must be commensurate with the faculty rank for which the application is submitted.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in college health leadership, administration, or student health services.
• Strong understanding of higher education dynamics, with success in fostering cross-functional partnerships with campus and academic stakeholders to advance student health initiatives, programs, and services.
• Board certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Sports Medicine, Psychiatry, or other relevant specialties.
• Experience providing direct patient care in outpatient, inpatient, emergency, or other clinical settings.
• Prior clinical and administrative experience within a higher education student health center is strongly preferred, with experience leading or supporting public health initiatives and population health programs.
• Minimum of five years of professional related experience.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off, including annual (12-month faculty) and sick time off, and paid holidays.
• Retirement savings options.
• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions.
• Education assistance.
• Flexible work environment.

For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide.

This is an auxiliary funded position and is contingent upon available funding.