DIVISION DIRECTOR OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

THE POSITION:  Appointed by the Department Chair and reporting to the Executive Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, the Division Director of Gynecologic Oncology is the physician head of the academic, clinical, 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 and the department leadership team, they will develop a multi-year plan that aligns with the Departmental, College of Medicine, 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 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.

THE CANDIDATE:  He/She is expected to exhibit leadership traits that incorporate accountability and critical thinking, and the ability to anticipate and solve complex problems using focused communication skills.  The Division Director is expected to understand how and when to escalate issues based on the content and severity.  We are seeking a candidate with outstanding abilities in providing clinical care to our patients for both surgical cases and chemotherapy management. Significant value is placed on providing educational training to our fellows, residents, and medical students as well as supporting our clinical and translational research endeavors.

Discrete Activities and Responsibilities of the Division Director:

Education

• Understand and educate 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

• Ensure customer service, patient care and 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 regular communication channels.
• Promote faculty development through timely, consistent, frequent customized plans and reviews, and appropriately manage performance issues. 
• Promote professionalism within the Division.

THE CANDIDATE:  The successful candidate will have hands-on administrative experience, having 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 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;
• Financial/business acumen;
• Data driven; analytical; understand billing and coding;
• Challenges others appropriately;
• Innovative;
• The ability to lead change, and
• Committed to social justice for underserved communities

Montefiore Medical Center is a premier, research-intensive medical school dedicated to innovative biomedical investigation and to the development of ethical and compassionate physicians and scientists.  We welcome students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds who strive to enhance human health in the community and beyond.

At the core of our mission is the pursuit of social justice in meeting the healthcare needs of all individuals, including those from underserved communities.

Among our pioneering educational initiatives, it was one of the first major medical schools to integrate bedside experience with learning, bringing first-year students into contact with patients and linking classroom study to case experience.  We also led the way in developing bioethics as an accepted academic discipline in medical school curricula, it was the first to establish an academic department of family medicine, and was the first to create a Residency program in internal medicine with an emphasis on women’s health.

THE DEPARTMENT:  The Department is centered on providing comprehensive health care to women and is recognized nationally and internationally for our clinical, education and research achievements focused on improving patient outcomes.

The Department’s mission is to provide comprehensive women's health care to improve health outcomes for the diverse population of women they serve in oour community.  Complementary to our mission is the commitment to educate the next generation of health care professionals and to participate in evidence-based research to ensure patient care continues to evolve in the areas of quality and safety.  To this end, a culture of learning and collaboration is present within the Department through innovative interdisciplinary relationships.  We are proud of our history and are building on our strengths to be the Department of choice for highly capable medical staff, trainees and faculty who share our mission.

COMPENSATION:   In addition to a competitive salary of $400,000-500,000, we offer  LTD, STD, paid malpractice, paid CME, health, dental, vision and a 403(b) and 457 are also offered.

Interested candidates should be Board Certified in OB/GYN and Gynecologic Oncology and have or be able to obtain a NY State Medical License and send a cover letter and updated CV to William Carpini, Senior Physician Recruiter,  at wcarpini@montefiore.org or call 914-806-0568 for additional information. 

Montefiore is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Department: OB/GYN Bargaining Unit: Non Union Campus: EINSTEIN  Employment Status: Regular Full-Time Address: 1825 EASTCHESTER RD
Shift: Day Scheduled Hours: HOURS VARY Req ID: 216741 Salary Range/Pay Rate: $400,000 - $500,000       

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Montefiore is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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