Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is seeking a visionary and enthusiastic leader to serve as the next Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs. Do you enjoy being creative and futuristic The successful candidate will join this growing academic practice that is greatly expanding its service area building new practices and hiring a significant number of family physicians to join the practice.

UT Southwesterns vision is one of high-quality innovative practice that seeks to better understand how we deliver care to improve the lives of the patients and communities we serve. The qualified candidate will have considerable experience preferably at the Associate Professor level or above and have demonstrated progressive administrative and operational proficiency. Specifically this leader will oversee clinical operations for our Family Medicine residency program and faculty practices co-lead the growth of a new Primary Care Service Line and oversee our inpatient services.

We are a very diverse group of clinicians educators and scholars who strive to deliver outstanding care to all our patients improve the way primary care is provided and educate excellent family physicians for the next generation. Our department is focused on growing our research and extramural funding with opportunities to grow research across our clinical enterprise through innovation and collaboration.

Dallas is a vibrant growing community and a great place to live and work booming with many cultural activities sporting events restaurant openings and an active downtown business district revitalization.

Position Description
Job Responsibilities:
Oversee clinical programs and operations quality improvement efforts and support medical directors and other leaders.
Co-Lead the growth of the new Primary Care Service Line and co-managing regional satellite practices.
Plan manage implement and evaluate clinical programs that promote the delivery of value-based care in a cost-efficient manner.
Continue and expand efforts to promote practice redesign to achieve optimal patient outcomes and improve the clinical teams joy in practicing family medicine.
As a member of the departments Executive Committee contribute to the development and implementation of departmental strategic planning budgeting management and operations.
Provide direct patient care and family medicine education.
Promote scholarships in family medicine and population health.
Facilitate streamlined integration of clinical services of the Department of Family & Community Medicine across clinical sites in the DFW region.

Required Qualifications
Board certified in Family Medicine with a track record of success in the administration of large clinical programs preferably in an academic environment.
Successful candidates will have progressive leadership and administrative experience in family medicine educational research and clinical programs.
Eligible for appointment as associate professor or professor at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. Initial faculty appointment will reflect the successful applicants qualifications and professional achievements.
A well-developed scholarly/research portfolio with evidence of multi-disciplinary applications and external funding appropriate to complement and expand existing expertise in the department is preferred.
Licensed or license eligible in Texas.
Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty staff and learner environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215 which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research work on or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.
Benefits
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing and include:
PPO medical plan available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100% coverage for preventive healthcare no copay
Paid Time Off available day one
Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer