Virginia Commonwealth University

Lung Transplant Surgical Director, Department of Surgery (M89608)

Virginia Commonwealth University$250K — $300K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Board Certified in Thoracic Surgery
  • Virginia state licensure
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence
  • Ability to navigate a complex matrixed environment
  • Effective conflict management skills
  • Commitment to clinical excellence and education
  • Demonstrated respect for diverse individuals in the academic community

Responsibilities

  • Teach Cardiothoracic Surgery and mentor residents and students
  • Participate in clinical research and trials, seeking extramural funding
  • Serve on departmental and university committees
  • Engage in professional service within the field, such as reviewing or organizing conferences
  • Manage administrative tasks related to the lung transplant program

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a nationally recognized lung transplant program
  • Access to a collaborative environment with top-tier healthcare and education institutions
  • Participation in cutting-edge clinical research initiatives
  • Opportunity for mentoring and teaching future cardiothoracic specialists
  • Work in a highly respected and innovative surgical department
Full Job Description
This is an MCV Physicians job posting and opportunity. This is not a Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) job posting. None of the information or duties below is part of a job offered by VCU.

Unit: School Of Medicine MBU

Department: Surgery

Duties & Responsibilities:

Mission or goal of unit: The mission of the VCU Division of Cardiothoracic surgery is to both provide the Mid-Atlantic's most advanced, patient-oriented, cost-effective and safe cardiothoracic services, as well as to create the finest training environment for the region's future cardiothoracic specialists. The current environment increasingly mandates leading both regional and national quality initiatives in cardiothoracic surgery.

Chief purpose of this position in support of above mission or goal: This position will serve as the Surgical Director for Lung Transplant Surgery. The ideal candidate would have a national reputation and a proven track record of leading key programs. They should be a master surgeon with unique skills in lung transplantation. This is a key leadership role within the department of surgery and with the VCU Pauley Heart Center (ranked #1 in Virginia) and VCU Hume-Lee Transplant Center (performing over 500 solid organ transplants per year).

Responsibilities:

1. Teaching: Faculty member will have teaching responsibilities in Cardiothoracic Surgery, CT surgery residents, general surgery residents as well as medical and undergraduate students. Must be able to mentor cardiothoracic fellows with graded surgery responsibilities.

2. Research: Clinical research and trial participation is required.Opportunities for intramural and extramural funding will be explored with a goal towards extramural funding in collaboration with basic science faculty in Surgery, Pauley Heart Center, Massey Cancer Center and School of Medicine.

3. Service: Faculty member will serve on departmental, College, and/or University committees as necessary, as well as in a professional capacity in their field, e.g., reviewer, conference organizer, etc. Clinical responsibilities may be extended to a shared time between VCU and VA Medical Centers.

4. Other: This role has dedicated time for administrative aspects of leading the lung transplant program.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

  • Board Certified in Thoracic Surgery
  • Virginia state licensure
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with high emotional intelligence
  • Ability to function in a complex matrixed environment
  • Effective skills in managing conflict
  • Commitment to clinical excellence, education and clinical research
  • Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications

  • Unique area of expertise that will enhance divisional and institutional reputation.

Salary Range: Commensurate

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

ORP Eligible: No

Rank: Open

Tenure: Ineligible

Months: 12 months

Contact Information:


About Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virginia General Assembly merged MCV with the Richmond Professional Institute, founded in 1917, to create Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2018, more than 31,000 students pursued 217 degree and certificate programs through VCU's 11 schools and three colleges. The VCU Health System supports the university's health care education, research, and patient care mission. Echoing his November 10, 1970 inaugural address, Dr. Warren W. Brandt, emphasized the University's commitment, which was unique in the country. "We are striving to be a strong institution with significant emphasis on being an urban university-serving the city, the state, and other institutions. We're not trying to be an elitist institution, but to be an institution which meets the needs of the Urban community by accepting a wide range of students into a variety of programs." VCU had a record $310 million in sponsored research funding in the fiscal year 2019 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". A broad array of university-approved centers and institutes of excellence, involving faculty from multiple disciplines in the humanities, public policy, biotechnology and health care discoveries, supports the university's research mission. Twenty-eight graduate and first-professional programs are ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the country. VCU's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the VCU Rams. They are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The VCU campus includes historic buildings such as the Ginter House, now used by the school's provost.
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