Assistant Professor of Clinical - Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Breast)

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General Description (Purpose and Function): 

The Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Miami, Leonard Miller School of Medicine is seeking a fellowship-trained surgeon specializing in breast and cutaneous oncology to join our surgical oncology team. We have strong multidisciplinary programs in breast and cutaneous oncology that work to provide high quality clinical care and access to cutting edge clinical trials. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only university-based, NCI-designated cancer center in South Florida and is focused on innovation in cancer care.   

Primary Duties and Responsibilities (For-exempt Employees Include Percent of Effort): 

Job responsibilities include participation in clinical and educational activities as they relate to the Division of Surgical Oncology and the Department of Surgery with a special emphasis on breast reconstruction:  

• Oversees outcomes, quality, and patient experience for the program 

• Coordinates and provide scheduling services for physicians to ensure coverage to perform services when scheduled 

• Maintain administrative records pertaining to the scheduling of all physicians and ensure the hospital (s) has/have reasonable access to such records 

• Perform daily unit rounds  on all assigned inpatients and perform all inpatient follow up during the inpatient stay 

• Provide outpatient professional medical services performed in all scheduled clinics related to the Program. 

• Participate in regular outpatient clinics for the Program 

• Coordinate inpatient care and clinic care  under the Program  with the patient’s  primary  physician 

• Collaborate with other physicians and hospital personnel (including case managers) to reduce medically unnecessary use of resources and length of stay and coordinate interdepartmental patient care. 

• Provide assistance as needed to bed control and other hospital personnel to facilitate patient throughput 

• Respond in a timely fashion to patients, other physicians or hospital personnel making patient care-related inquiries