Job Description

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The Resident PGY7 assumes responsibility for academic teaching, operative case scheduling, and assignment of duties, liability, and authority to residents and medical students. Moreover, this position directs communication with the attending physicians and oversees patient care management.

JOB FUNCTIONS

Remains aware of the progress of the residents.
Supervises residents, encouraging and allowing their participation in surgeries and procedures.
Performs the more complex surgeries and procedures.
Serves as resource for on-call residents with regards to emergent and non-emergent patient care issues.
Organizes and oversees teaching conferences and other clinically related conferences.
Oversees the daily activities of the residents’ schedules and assignments.
Evaluates patients, orders appropriate studies, and provides follow-up care.
Gathers accurately essential information about all patients, either directly or by managing junior residents.
Devises patient-care plans at the level of an independent physician.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions

This position is part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Regional Medical Campus Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship program located at JFK Medical Center and the West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palm Beach County.
Evaluate, diagnose, and develop treatment plans for patients with known or with suspected cardiac rhythm disturbances.
Manage patients with arrhythmia evaluation and management, including inpatient and outpatient consultation.
Perform a variety of surgical implantation of pacemakers, defibrillators, and biventricular devices; performance and interpretation of invasive electrophysiology studies; and catheter ablation of both simple and complex arrhythmias, including supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and endocardial and epicardial ventricular tachycardia.
Appropriately utilize cardiovascular testing.
Disease Prevention and Risk Factor Control: implement disease prevention and risk factor control measures, addressing comorbidities.
Work effectively to promote patient-centered interdisciplinary team-based care.
Gain competence in bedside teaching.
Demonstrates the ability for effective problem identification and resolution as well as the exercise of independent judgment.
Demonstrates dexterity and competency to perform essential and required procedures and provides complete written documentation of all procedures
PGY 7 Residents, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellows, are required to supervise and train junior fellows, residents, and medical students in clinical tasks.

Department Specific Qualifications

Education:

All PGY 7 Residents, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellows, must have a M.D. or D.O degree.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

M.D. or D.O. in relevant field

Certification and Licensing:

ECFMG certification is required for medical degrees obtained outside the United States.
PGY 7 Residents, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellows, must maintain a valid training license in the State of Florida throughout the duration of the training program.
PGY 7 Residents, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellows, must maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification throughout the duration of the training program.

Experience:

Minimum 6 years of experience

All PGY 7 Residents, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellows, must have successfully completed an ACGME accredited Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
Commitment to the University’s core values.
Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
Develop an advanced understanding of disease states.
Demonstrate the skill of reading and interpreting the medical literature.
Develops and maintains a personal program of self-study.
Efficiently performs in emergency situations.
Demonstrates applied knowledge base including integration of skills as required through rotation experiences.
Engage in lifelong learning.
Sustain a therapeutic relationship with patients.
Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to patient and family issues, including age, gender and cultural diversity.
Present topics informally and formally to groups of learners.
Develop skills to negotiate.
Use effective and appropriate non-verbal communications with patients and colleagues.
Establish a sense of responsibility for a patient population.
Manage and direct a health care team.
Develop conflict management skills.
Work with consultants and other health care teams.
Comprehensively documents in patients’ charts in a timely and accurate manner.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

Patient safety is a top priority. As a result, during the Influenza ("the flu") season (September through April), the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine requires all employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have an annual influenza vaccination. Failure to meet this requirement will result in rescinding or termination of employment.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here (https://www.hr.miami.edu/careers/eo-ada/index.html) for additional information.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

120

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.

The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.

Transforming lives

With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University is committed to fostering a culture of belonging, where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to add value. Through values of Diversity, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Compassion, Creativity, and Teamwork (DIRECCT) the U community works together to create an environment driven by purpose, excellence, community, and service.

This job was posted on Sun Mar 19 2023 and expired on Sat Apr 01 2023.

Minimum $16K /yr

$53K /yr Average

Maximum $270K /yr

Tasks

Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.

Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.

Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.

Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.

Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.

Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.

Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.

Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.

Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.

Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.

Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.

Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.

Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors.

Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.

Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.

Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.

Work in hospitals or clinics or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultant, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas, such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy.

Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.

Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.

Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.

Skills

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Knowledge

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Chemistry - Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.