Job description

Department:
SOM KC Executive Dean
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School of Medicine-Exec Dean

Position Title:
Chair – Department of Surgery

Job Family Group:
Academic

Job Description Summary:
The Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine provides visionary leadership to develop and strengthen the department and oversees departmental operations, faculty and resources. The chair develops and maintains collaborative and dynamic partnerships with leaders of other clinical departments and units across the medical center and health system.

The chair is accountable for ensuring the department fulfills its education, research and clinical commitments to the organization while advancing towards the KU Medical Center’s vision to improve the lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through partnership and innovation in education, research and health care.

The chair also serves as the clinical service chief in The University of Kansas Health System, which is comprised of the University of Kansas Hospital Authority and The University of Kansas Physicians.

This position reports jointly to the Executive Dean of the School of Medicine and leadership of The University of Kansas Health System.

Job Description:

Responsibilities and Expectations:

The chair provides strategic direction for the department in alignment with the university and health system partners, thoughtfully stewards departmental resources and supports faculty growth and contributions to all mission areas.

Leadership and Institutional Commitment

• Promote and support the vision, mission, and strategic objectives of KUSOM.
• Engender and advance a culture of academic excellence.
• Develop a departmental strategic plan to grow clinical programs, research and teaching activities.
• Achieve national external measures of reputation and excellence.
• Actively and regularly participate in KUSOM and university leadership meetings and committees.
• Promote faculty authorship of articles in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
• Ensure faculty and staff compliance with university and KUSOM policies.
• Mentor faculty members.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a talented and various faculty to fulfill the needs and missions of the department and KUSOM.
• Participate in KUSOM and departmental fundraising initiatives.
• Develop and implement a policy of annual reviews for all faculty members in accordance with KUSOM and university policy.
• Supervise and evaluate faculty and staff members.

Education

• Promote the participation of department faculty in the teaching of medical students, graduate students, residents, fellows, and other learners.
• Ensure that clinical rotations in the department are well organized, well taught, and demonstrate a high degree of student satisfaction.
• Ensure that postgraduate training programs (residencies and fellowships) are of the highest quality and continuously accredited by the ACGME.
• Participate in continuing medical education activities sponsored by KUSOM.
• Support the developmental and professional needs of medical and graduate students, residents, fellows, other health professionals, staff, faculty, and community physicians.

Research

• Promote a departmental culture which values and encourages scientific discovery and innovation.
• Develop and maintain an independent, extramurally funded portfolio of research.
• Promote the development and recruitment of clinician-scientists
• Achieve and maintain desired ranking in NIH research funding to medical school departments.
• Strive for research efforts to be self-supporting and based on extramural funding.

Finance and Administration

• Oversee financial affairs and long-term fiscal stability of the department.
• Work with KUSOM and UKHS to develop annual financial and programmatic goals.
• Partner with key financial stakeholders to develop annual budgets to include sources of income and expenses.
• Provide effective oversight of administrative and financial leadership within the department.
• Reinvest departmental funds in growing the academic and research enterprises.
• Design department compensation plans for faculty and oversee administration.
• Resolve inquiries and complaints from employees, students, regulatory agencies, or members of the academic or business community.
• Present information to faculty, academic and campus leaders, corporate leaders, professional colleagues, and public groups.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education: M.D., D.O. or equivalent degree.

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Work Experience:

• 10 years of department/division leadership experience.
• A currently held rank of associate professor or professor.
• Experience with operating budgets and fiscal management.
• Experience in teaching and educational leadership.
• Distinguished record in peer-reviewed scholarship as evidenced by application materials.

Skills

• Collaboration.
• Communication.
• Leadership.
• Mentor.
• Negotiatio n.

Employee Type:
Regular

Time Type:
Part time

About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.

Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination

How to apply

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

To learn more and apply online, please visit https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR009175.

Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.