Department Chair, Eye Institute for Cleveland

3 weeks ago


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Cleveland Clinic Full time

**JOB SUMMARY**
This is a physician position and is responsible for the overall leadership of Eye Institute, including all issues regarding leadership, operational, fiscal and human resource management. This position is responsible for the integration of all Eye Institute services into CCAD’s strategic plan.

**PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Physician responsibilities**:

- Monitors and provides care to patients at CCAD within Eye 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 Institute/Department that supports the strategic direction of CCAD
- Defines the Institute/Department’s scope and direction in the areas of patient care, education and research
- Creates a vision and supports members of the Institute/Department in their pursuit of excellence in the areas of patient care, education and research
- Recommends criteria for selecting the department's or services professional staff and choose or recommend individuals who meet those criteria.
- Recommends space, medical technology, equipment, staffing, and other resources needed by the department or service and have a process in place to respond to shortages.
- Provides orientation and training for all staff of the duties and responsibilities for the department or service to which they are assigned.
- Responsible for recommending and monitoring outside sources of services that relate to the specialty.
- Promotes the retention of employees
- Assesses the cost effectiveness of practice at CCAD and recommends methods by which the most economical use of equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals can be assured without compromising the medical necessities of treatment
- 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
- Cooperates with leadership of other Institutes/Departments in setting strategy and providing care to patients
- Participates as a member of the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) and assumes administrative responsibilities on behalf of the organization as required.

**Operational responsibilities**:

- 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 Institute/Department
- Ensures that the Institute/Department provides appropriate clinical outcomes data and physician level performance metrics to allow for an objective evaluation of clinical performance
- Identifies opportunities for Institute/Departmental performance improvement from both a clinical and administrative perspective and works toward enhancing performance to meet or exceed standards

**Fiscal responsibilities**:

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

**Human Resources Management responsibilities**:

- Participates in reviewing and approving plans and expenses involved in the recruitment of staff members
- Performs annual professional review for staff
- Monitors and ensures high quality education and research programs
- Recommends compensation adjustments or requirements that are within budget guidelines
- Helps to arbitrate disputes regarding compensation

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**:

- For Physicians from Tier 1 countries, not less than two (2) 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 or Certificates of Specializations of



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