Department Chair, General Surgery

Job description

• LOCATION: ABU DHABI, UAE
• FACILITY: CLEVELAND CLINIC ABU DHABI

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi seeks an internationally recognized and visionary leader to head the clinical, operational, educational, and research activities of the Department of General Surgery in the Digestive Disease Institute. The Chair will direct leadership in the Department to work in accordance with the strategic goals and mission of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and the Cleveland Clinic worldwide programs. The successful candidate will build upon the current robust clinical growth with expansion into new service lines, promote research development and infrastructure, support academic training programs for students, residents, and fellows; all within the context of a healthcare network focused on placing patient care first.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement a vision for the Department of General Surgery, including clinical, operational, educational, and academic goals.
• Work with Section Heads within Department to further develop service lines of Hepato-pancreaticobiliary, Oncology, Foregut, Bariatric, Colorectal, Endocrine, and General Surgery.
• Support interdisciplinary approaches to patient care with Nursing, Dietician, and Wound Care teams.
• Promote patient first ethos of care.
• Enhance educational programs for students, residents, and fellows, within and outside the Department of General Surgery.
• Create sustainable and conscientious clinical programs that offer newest most efficacious therapies across General Surgery.
• Possess collaborative mindset and have excellent communication skills to work with a physician and non-physician team from around the world.
• Establish individual career development trajectories for clinicians, including academic promotion through the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.
• Participate in Institute-level discussion with Digestive Disease Institute Chair, Chair of Gastroenterology, Administrators, and Nursing leadership to develop goals and accomplish targets for the Department and Institute.
• Align with cultural priorities established by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Mubadala, and United Arab Emirates overall strategies for talent development and promotion.
• Recruit and retain a world-class cohort of surgeons, like-minded in clinical excellence, education, and research.
• Take a leadership role among other Department Chairs at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in operational, quality, and educational initiatives.
• Promote the core Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi principles of “listening to the voice of the patients, growing sustainably, and taking care of each other.”

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience requirements are set by the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi bylaws.
• To view the Professional Qualification Requirements set by the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi, please click http://www.haad.ae/HAAD/tabid/927/Default.aspx
• Please Note: According to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi bylaws, only physicians with qualifications from Tier I countries and the following Tier II counties will be considered for Institute Chair Physician opportunities: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and Switzerland
• MBA is preferred
• 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

Company Description

Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 as a not-for-profit group practice, integrating clinical and hospital care with research and physician education.  In addition to our Cleveland location, we have Cleveland Clinic Florida, Cleveland Clinic Nevada, Cleveland Clinic Canada, and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.  Cleveland Clinic London is also scheduled to open in February 2021.

Cleveland Clinic has more than 3,600 salaried physicians and scientists on staff, representing approximately 120 specialties and subspecialties.  In 2017, we provided a total of 7.6 million outpatient visits, 229,132 acute admissions and observations, and 207,354 surgical cases.  Patients came to us from across America and from more than 180 nations.  We also lead an extensive system of community hospitals in Northeast Ohio called the Cleveland Clinic Hospitals.

This system is made up of Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Akron General Hospital, Avon Hospital, Euclid Hospital, Fairview Hospital, Hillcrest Hospital, Lodi Hospital, Lutheran Hospital, Marymount Hospital, Medina Hospital, South Pointe Hospital, and Union Hospital.  Ashtabula County Medical Center is also an affiliate of Cleveland Clinic.  With approximately 4,500 staffed beds, Cleveland Clinic Hospitals offers broad geographic coverage, a full continuum of care, improved quality and lower cost of care to Northeast Ohio residents.

Cleveland Clinic was named a top hospital and health system by Diversity Inc. in 2019.  Companies on this list score well in talent pipeline, talent development, leadership commitment, and supplier diversity.