Section Chief in Gastroenterology/Hepatology

About the role

The successful candidate will bring an outstanding basic-science or clinical/translational research program in an area relevant to Gastroenterology/Hepatology. This position offers significant opportunities to provide leadership to a division that is poised for rapid programmatic growth across its clinical, research, and teaching missions.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the Division including Faculty Members, Physician Extenders and Administrative Staff.
• Identifying opportunities for growth of the division's clinical, research and educational programs.
• Developing division-specific research/scholarship, educational and clinical goals and monitoring the division's progress in achieving these goals.
• Developing individual faculty development plans for each faculty member of the division that outlines goals and expectations (education, research and clinical).
• Conducting annual performance reviews with each division faculty member, including written feedback regarding expectations/goals outlined in the individual faculty development plan.
• Maintaining fiscal responsibility regarding the financial status of the Division.
• Maintaining compliance with clinical practice billing and documentation rules and regulations.
• Ensuring the quality of care delivered meets accepted standards.
• Maximizing patient access for the division.
• Maintaining on-call and clinical schedules.
• Maintaining compliance with all internal policies and procedures promulgated by the university, medical college, department, medical center and external regulatory agencies.

Required Qualifications

• MD/DO/MBBS degree or equivalent and be board certified in Gastroenterology/Hepatology.
• State of Georgia medical license and federal DEA.
• CPR certification.
• Experience as an Associate Professor or Professor with at least five years at the appropriate rank.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

This position is fiscal year based and works year-round. The intended work commitment or full-time equivalent (FTE) for this position is 1.0 and considered full-time. Salary and benefits are commensurate with education, experience, and achievements.

College/Department Information

The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation’s largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class. The educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, regional clinical campuses for third- and fourth-year students across the state and a second four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. MCG’s expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Georgia currently provides about 350 sites where students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, from complex care hospitals to small-town solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to more than 500 residents and fellows in 50 different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Georgia's and America’s children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics. Our physician faculty also share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 100 clinics and hospitals statewide.

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University. If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage. Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.