Chairman & Professor

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Department Summary

UNT Health is one of the three higher education institutions within the University of North Texas (UNT) System alongside UNT at Denton and UNT at Dallas. The UNT System offers high-quality education to residents of the North Texas region including Fort Worth Dallas Denton and Frisco as well as students from other states. Named a top-tier medical school for primary care by U.S. News & World Report Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) is a leader in training physicians skilled in comprehensive primary care and rural medicine. More than 60% of TCOMs graduates practice primary care medicine helping reduce the shortage of physicians in our Texas communities.

Position Overview

The Chair is the immediate supervisor and the academic and administrative leader of the faculty and staff in the department. The Chair derives responsibility and authority from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean & Vice President for Clinical Affairs UNT Health. Through this authority the Chair is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department long-term strategic development and the judicious use of all resources allocated to the department. The Chair holds authority over departmental budgets faculty-related expenditures for the clinical enterprise distribution of departmental space and use of departmental capital equipment. As the senior academic and clinical leader the Chair works closely with the Dean & Vice President for Clinical Affairs associate/assistant deans leadership of the UNT Health Clinical Practice Group and other department chairs to ensure that departmental academic clinical educational and research programs are commensurate with institutional strategy accreditation requirements clinical quality standards and patient safety priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

DO degree.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to lead an academic clinical department with integrated education clinical care and research missions.
• Strong knowledge of undergraduate and graduate medical education accreditation standards and continuous quality improvement principles.
• Proven leadership in faculty recruitment professional development mentoring evaluation and promotion.
• Ability to oversee and support faculty research and scholarly activity including fostering collaboration and extramural funding efforts.
• Experience managing complex budgets and clinical operations within an academic health system.
• Excellent communication organizational and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate across academic and clinical environments.
• Working knowledge of clinical quality improvement patient safety and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with osteopathic medical education and training environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years administration/leadership experience.

Required License/Registration/Certifications

• Active unrestricted medical license or eligibility for licensure in the State of Texas.
• Active board certification in Family Medicine (ABFM or AOBFP).
• Eligibility for appointment to the medical staff of UNT Health Clinical Practice Group.

Job Duties

• Develop and implement the departmental strategic plan in alignment with UNT Health and Clinical Practice Group priorities; oversee departmental policies bylaws staffing space financial planning and management and budget preparation; and provide overall leadership for department operations.
• Provide oversight of departmental clinical services in collaboration with UNT Health Clinical Practice Group leadership ensuring quality of care patient safety regulatory compliance financial performance and appropriate supervision of learners.
• Plan manage and lead workload planning and tracking of faculty in alignment with workload expectations and bylaws.
• Provide clinical care to patients consistent with professional standards and patient safety expectations. Teach osteopathic medical students in the clinical learning environment.
• Recruit mentor evaluate promote and retain qualified faculty. Conduct regular faculty performance evaluations aligned with institutional policies.
• Oversee departmental contributions to undergraduate and graduate medical education. Ensure compliance with accreditation standards.
• Provide leadership for the development and oversight of faculty research and scholarly activity including mentorship collaboration and support for extramural funding and dissemination of scholarship.
• Serve as liaison between the department and institutional leadership. Collaborate with other department chairs and clinical leaders to advance institutional goals.

Physical Requirements

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Environmental Hazards

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule

Full-time exempt position. Work schedule is generally Monday through Friday; however evenings intermittent weekends and travel may be required to meet departmental institutional clinical and educational responsibilities.

Driving University Vehicle

No

Security Sensitive

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed additional references can be added after the application has been submitted.

Benefits

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EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit and takes actions to prevent discrimination harassment (including sexual violence domestic violence dating violence and stalking) and retaliation on the basis of race color religion national origin sex age disability genetic information or veteran status in its application employment practices and facilities; nor permits race color national origin religion age disability veteran status or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination harassment and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice file a charge or report or testify assist or participate in a related investigation or proceeding.