Chair, Department of Endocrinology - Full-time / Part-time

The Cleveland Clinic, one of the world's most distinguished academic medical centers in the U.S., announces a search for a Chair of the Department of Endocrinology at Cleveland Clinic Florida.

The Chair will be responsible for overall leadership of the program, including operational, fiscal, educational, and quality improvement issues as well as participate with the Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute Leadership team in Cleveland, Ohio, including care-pathway development and research.

Responsibilities for the successful candidate include:

* Embrace the clinical culture of Patients First and focus on Access, Quality, Safety and Patient Experience

* Strong Leadership skills and experience of successfully managing and mentoring physicians and non physicians

* Develop regional alliances/networks and actively participate in CC Florida strategic planning

* Build an academic endocrinology program that will be differentiating in the South Florida market

* Outstanding communication skills to foster alignment with the Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute and CC Florida, with emphasis on the development of Integrated Practice Units and multi-disciplinary care

* Grow and develop the Endocrinology education program

* Grow the Endocrine Surgery program

The Endocrinology department consists of six established physicians and is an ADA Certified Diabetes Center. Established programs for Insulin Pump Therapy and Thyroid US are also present. Cleveland Clinic Florida is a state-of-the-art Medical Center and Hospital in a rapidly growing community with high patient demand located in South Florida. We are a multispecialty academic group practice closely affiliated with Cleveland Clinic in Ohio; physicians in Cleveland Clinic Florida's Endocrinology Department are members of Cleveland Clinic's Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute.

A faculty appointment at a rank commensurate with experience is available at the Florida Atlantic University and the Florida International University Medical Schools.

For over 75 years, Cleveland Clinic has been committed to the improvements in patient care, enhancements in medical education and breakthroughs in medical research. The tradition continues here in the Southeast with Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston. Continuing the world-renowned tradition of Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Florida physicians excel at the diagnosis and treatment of medical problems that are complex or difficult to treat. Cleveland Clinic Florida is a not-for-profit, multispecialty group practice dedicated to providing outstanding, state-of-the-art medical care. Cleveland Clinic Florida physicians are carefully selected for their credentials and training. All have Florida licenses and are board certified or board eligible in one or more specialties. They are salaried and receive no compensation for the number of patients they see or tests they order. Cleveland Clinic Florida physicians focus on treating the patient, not just the disease. Working together, they provide comprehensive diagnoses and coordinated treatment. Proximity of offices and examination rooms, collegial collaboration and strict peer review, ensure high-quality, cost-effective and well-coordinated care -- a tremendous advantage to patients who require the services of more than one physician. This care and concern is supported by state-of-the-art technology and dynamic research and medical education programs. For these reasons, patients travel to Cleveland Clinic Florida from all over the United States and many foreign countries.

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment/affirmative action employer: Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Smoke/drug free environment.

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