University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Medicine- Administration

Job Title: Clinical Director of Transplant Medicine - Open Rank- Associate Professor - Professor

Position #00836756 – Requisition #37229 

Job Summary:

The Clinical Director of Transplant Medicine in CCTCARE will be a key member of the Transplant Center’s Leadership team and will be responsible for leading the Center’s medicine subspecialties (kidney/pancreas, hepatology, lung, heart, infectious diseases, and other medical subspecialties).  This position will have oversight and responsibility over transplant medicine’s clinical practice (ambulatory and inpatient), recruitment of new faculty, advancing the academic mission to improve the care provided to our patients, strengthening the partnership CCTCARE has with our clinical partners (School of Medicine and outside institutions), and training the next generation of transplant medicine physicians.  This role serves at the pleasure of the Executive Director of CCTCARE. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as a participant in the development and execution of the CCTCARE strategic plan as it pertains to medical specialties, including the identification of priorities, development of goals and tactics, advocacy within internal and external constituencies, and review and revision of plans on a recurring basis.
• Actively participates in CCTCARE leadership management committees, including but not limited to the Executive Committee, Quality and Outcomes Committees, among others.
• Partners with the Cardiothoracic and Abdominal Transplant Surgery Directors on the clinical, research, and education missions of CCTCARE.
• Partner with transplant administration and the Senior Director of CCTCARE on initiatives surrounding optimization and standardization of clinical time (inpatient, outpatient, procedures) and outreach efforts.  Including, but not limited to, clinic space utilization, template design and visit length, defining cFTE, abiding by UCH ambulatory clinic guidelines, and clinic time expectations.  
• Oversee the CCTCARE space management as it relates to medicine subspecialties, including developing policies on assignment and retention of space.
• Provide direct oversight and leadership for the transplant medicine medical directors (Kidney/Pancreas, Lung, Liver, Heart, and Infectious Diseases).  Does not include bone marrow transplant medical directors.  In this leadership role, you will ensure that the medical directors are effectively leading their programs and meeting their required quality measures and growth targets.  
• Participate in the development and review of policies, protocols and guidelines along with appropriate content experts and medical directors. 
• Support operational change management, standardization of work, and communication alignment with key stakeholders across CCTCARE.
• Ensure nationally and internally reported quality outcomes are within acceptable range as determined by CCTCARE while meeting access to care standards for the community.  If quality measures fall outside acceptable range, work with the organ specific medical director to develop a plan to improve the care provided. 
• Participate