POSITION SUMMARY:

The Department of Urology at the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine is seeking a Open Rank to fill the position of Reconstructive Urologist. The candidate should be Fellowship Trained in Reconstructive Urology. This position will join our core faculty in a growing department which has its flagship clinical site at Tampa General Hospital (TGH). The provider would work closely with our current staff members of subspecialists and with the local outreach community.

This is a full-time 12-month salaried faculty appointments open rank and carries with it attending staff privileges at TGH. TGH is a level 1 trauma center that serves as tertiary care facility covering South, Central and West Florida.

Responsibilities

TEACHING:

• Enhance current urology residency experiences by offering center as unique rotation focused on demonstrating multi-disciplinary care and experiences with specialists focused on care of complex reconstructive surgery patients.
• Support resident-driven research experience by discussing reconstructive diseases with cohort opportunities
• Within two years, establish a Reconstructive-fellowship training program

RESEARCH:

• Establish reconstructive urologic cohort that will serve as launching point for center-based scholarly work as well as promote use of data by other USF faculty interested in outcomes
• Work with industry to develop and trial emerging technologies within center
• Work with pharmaceutical and device collaborators on developing unique study protocols

QUALITY and SAFETY

• Monitor, report and identify quality and safety gaps among urologic patients on an ongoing basis

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

• Marketing
• With establishment of clinic, strategize within first fiscal year to determine realistic proportion of volume increase within a 1 yr., 3yr. and 5 yr. model
• Determine current patient radius and volumes
• Assess best-practice revenue models for clinic to consider methods to enhance billing and collection of revenues within USF and TGH care models
• Philanthropic funding through TGH foundation
• NIDDK or other grants

Establish regional/national multi-disciplinary reconstructive urology center based at TGH.

• More multidisciplinary clinics helps US News and World report rankings
• Other duties as assigned.

CLINICAL DUTIES:

• Dedicate clinical efforts to improving medical and surgical outcomes for reconstructive patients with a focus on prevention.
• Ease of referral from TGH ER, Brandon Healthplex and within patient radius
• Engage in broad CME sessions within community to promote center and faculty as thought leaders in the community and region

Responsible to a Chair or other appropriate higher-level administrator of a State university. Responsible for teaching, research, service, and related administrative activities. Responsible for academic advising and related activities. May represent the university, college/school, or department/unit on university and/or Statewide committees.