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Overview
THE POSITION: Reporting to the Department Chair, the Division Director of Gynecologic Oncology is the physician head of the academic, clinical, research, and educational programs for the Gynecologic Oncology Faculty of the Department. As chief of the Gynecologic Oncology service, the Division Director will build the strengths of the division and its current programs to develop and strengthen its clinical and academic operations, including research initiatives. Working closely with the Chair, the Cancer Center leadership, and the department leadership team, they will develop a multi-year plan that aligns with the Departmental, College of Medicine with its NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Medical Center’s strategic vision, goals, and directives.
Our current division is active in all aspects of academic medicine. We serve a diverse community in the Bronx, New York, and provide comprehensive clinical care for women with gynecologic malignancy, including outreach to serving the underserved. We are an NRG oncology member and are active in the establishment of sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials as well as translational research. We have an ACGME-accredited Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship, one of the largest Obstetrics and Gynecology residency programs in the country, and a strong commitment to medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The Division offers services at multiple clinical sites and hospital locations throughout the area. The Division Director will oversee the assignments and day-to-day workflows of the Gynecologic Oncology Division’s clinical service lines.
Interested candidates should be Board Certified in OB/GYN and have or be able to obtain a NY State Medical License and send a cover letter and updated CV to William Carpini, Senior Recruiter, wcarpini@montefiore.org for additional information. 914- 806-0568
Responsibilities
Education
- Understand and work with the Fellowship Director and Division members regarding the policies of the Medical College/Center, and the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education regulatory requirements.
- Ensure Division faculty meet educational program objectives as well as provide educational and instructional opportunities for all levels of trainees.
Clinical
- Prioritize patient satisfaction, patient care and ensure patient quality and safety initiatives are met.
- Ensure coverage for all Division clinical activities at all clinical sites, including call and emergency coverage.
- Ensure Division faculty distribution of clinical workload is in accordance with their designated clinical effort expectations.
Administrative
- Ensure division faculty comply with all Department/Institutional regulatory and policy requirements
- Ensure quality, timely, consistent communication on key issues through standard communication channels.
- Promote faculty development through timely, consistent, frequent customized plans and reviews, and appropriately manage performance issues.
- Promote professionalism within the Division.
Requirements
The successful candidate will have experience and have held leadership position(s) in a similar academic medical center setting. The candidate will bring a successful record of accomplishments in clinical practice and academics, with a preference for clinical research, for these initiatives. The Director will be comfortable leading and managing the daily challenges of a large, distributed clinical Division.
Other desirable skills and traits:
- Extremely strong clinician.
- Natural leader, motivator and mentor.
- Strong communication skills.
- Research background with history of funding.
- Financial/business acumen.
- Data driven; analytical; understand billing and coding.
- Challenges others appropriately.
- Innovative.
- The ability to lead change, and
- Committed to serving a variety of populations.