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The Department of Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville is seeking a dynamic, visionary physician-leader at the non-tenure accruing levels of Clinical Associate or Professor level to serve as the Division Chief of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. This is an exceptional leadership opportunity to lead the next strategic chapter of a growing division; scaling advanced specialties, directing clinical operations, and expanding our regional footprint across Northeast Florida.
Following a highly successful rebuilding phase under transformational leadership, our robust division features comprehensive subspecialty programs in laryngology, otology/neurotology, rhinology, head and neck surgery, facial plastics and reconstruction. These clinical areas are supported by a strong, growing audiology program and integrated speech-language pathology resources. Additionally, the division hosts four non-ACGME fellowship positions and an expanding team of advanced practice providers.
Appointed by and reporting directly to the Chair of the Department of Surgery, the Chief will serve as the senior administrative and clinical leader of the division. The successful candidate will be responsible for faculty recruitment and development, strategic program growth, and integrating multidisciplinary clinical teams across our academic medical center network.
Responsibilities
- Clinical Leadership: Oversee the safety, quality, and expansion of the division's clinical services across outpatient clinics and inpatient/surgical settings.
- Academic & Research Oversight: Mentor junior faculty, manage educational and research activities in alignment with the College of Medicine – Jacksonville and Department of Surgery
- Financial Management: Collaborate with administrative leadership in the financial management of the division including faculty, support staff, and resource deployment
- Strategic Planning: Drive divisional growth, optimize practice management, and represent Otolaryngology on institutional projects and initiatives.
- Culture: Establish an intentional culture of engaged faculty and staff. This includes a culture of mentoring faculty, supporting their development and encouraging collaborative endeavors.
About UF Health:
UF Health is the Southeast’s premier academic health center and an integral part of the University of Florida. Our mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation. UF Health encompasses the Gainesville-based University of Florida colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands family of hospitals in Gainesville; UF Health Jacksonville medical center; UF Health North; an academic campus in Jacksonville that is home to the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville and includes degree programs offered by the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy; UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine; UF Health Neighborhood Hospital in Ocala; and our campus in Central Florida, which includes UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital. It also includes primary care and specialty practices throughout Central, North Central and northern Florida and Southeast Georgia. The UF Health network of hospitals and physician practices manages more than 3 million inpatient and outpatient visits each year, and serves patients from all 67 Florida counties, from across the nation and from dozens of countries around the world.
About College of Medicine – Jacksonville (COM-J):
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 500 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 450 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.
Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.
To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit https://med.jax.ufl.edu/administrative-affairs/faculty-orientation-guide/.
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