Division Chair - General Surgery

Overview

Job Summary

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Monitors and provides care to patients at CCAD within Digestive Disease Institute
• Prescribes or administers medication, therapy and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease or injury
• Provides specific treatments and/or performs operations to treat patient medical conditions
• Evaluates patient and records applicable notes about patient’s condition for purposes of serving as a record of treatment and/or making a possible referral to another member of the health care professional team
• Liaisons with other medical and non-medical staff at CCAD to ensure quality patient treatment
• Supplies, provides and manages care in a culturally appropriate and sensitive manner
• Adheres to individual approved clinical privileges, as well as to all policies and procedures of the Medical Staff

Leadership Responsibilities

• Develops a strategic plan for the Department in line with the strategic direction of CCAD
• Defines the Department’s scope and direction in the areas of patient care, education and research
• Creates a vision and supports members of the Department in their pursuit of excellence in the areas of patient care, education and research
• Develops and implements, in cooperation with Nursing, Administration and the Medical Staff, patient care policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols and periodically updates them as needed
• Oversees and resolves issues relating to resource utilization, productivity and other administrative functions
• Monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of patient care provided within the Department
• Ensures that the Department provides appropriate clinical outcomes data and physician performance metrics to allow for an objective evaluation of clinical performance
• Identifies opportunities for Departmental performance improvement from both a clinical and administrative perspective and works toward enhancing performance to meet or exceed standards

Fiscal Responsibilities

• Adheres to the budget for the Department and analyzes and explains budget variances
• Ensures that all Department expenditures are in accordance with CCAD policy

Human Resource Management Responsibilities

• Performs the annual professional review for staff in the department
• Recruits’ physician staff through a careful review of candidates and selection process

Experience Requirements

• For Physicians from Tier 1 countries, not less than two (2) years additional experience post qualification
• For Physicians from Tier 2 countries, not less than five (5) years additional experience post qualification
• Must hold a valid License/ Registration to practice in their home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable)
• Should meet the Maintenance of Certification requirements (where applicable)
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a team of health care professionals
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and staff
• Ability to speak and write in English is required
• Ability to speak and write in both English and Arabic is preferred

Education Requirements

• MD, MBBS, MBChB or DO (only if the specialization is obtained from one of the following: American Board of Medical Specialties, American Board of Surgery or Certificates of Specializations of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada) or equivalent qualification from an accredited Institution and completion of specialty qualification as per the Recognized Specialty Certificate table listed in Healthcare Professionals Qualification Requirements 2024

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