Vice Dean of Practice

Core Functions and role:

In partnership with the chief operating officer - hospital and chief operating officer - ambulatory practice, the Vice Dean - Clinical Practice & Practice Integration will be the senior most physician leader responsible for the design, development and implementation of an academic integrated group practice providing the highest quality consistent care seamlessly to patients who seek UT Medicine care including a thoughtful and strategic build that includes:

• Ambulatory Care
• Inpatient Care
• Surgical Care
• Digital and Virtual Care (synchronous and asynchronous)
• Partnership Programs
• Diagnostics
• Clinical partnership with MDACC

Key Responsibilities:

1. Physician Lead-New facility build- Serves as the primary physician lead on the Integrated Practice of the Future Facilities Project, a facility investment that aims to provide multidisciplinary integrated care to serious and complex patients focused on cardiovascular, neurosciences, surgical specialties, medical specialties, and transplant. The Vice Dean-Clinical Practice and Practice Integration will sit on the Executive Committee for this project, and will sit on other related committees as needed. The design will encompass a "SMART" hospital and integrated care delivery concept with the following principles in mind:

• Integrated: Core platforms talk to each other
• Data Driven: Data capture capabilities in all settings with data analytics to support decision making
• Innovative: Flexibly designed to incorporate innovation and agile adoption of new technology upon activation and throughout the life of the facility
• Connected: foundation to connect to systems, devices, and people
• Automated: automated manual processes; administrative tasks, workflows, supply chain to reduce waste and error
• Experience Centric: optimize spaces, processes, services for patients and their families
• Virtualized: Extend care to the home through multi-channel virtual care models
• Safe & Secure: provide physical and digital security

2. Ambulatory Practice Build- The Vice Dean- Clinical Practice and Practice Integration will be the architect of the build-out of the ambulatory practice, including the timing and cadence of new physician and non-physician hires, the development of new ambulatory sites, and the development of the primary care strategy. Additionally, it will support the strategic growth of Departments that will not be meaningfully engaged in the new facility (Pediatrics, Women's Health, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology). Actively engage with the committees of MSRDP and UTHA.

3. Develops, tests, and deploys new models of care to anticipate patient needs now and in the future including:

• Develop and implement a robust quality management surveillance system that provides systems and processes to monitor quality metrics, provide real time feedback loops on quality issues (i.e. application of Root-cause analyses, LEAN or other process improvement systems), with the goal of delivery consistent, high quality care with expectations for accreditation with TJC and reportable metrics through industry ratings systems
• Patient access systems to assure timely access to the right provider at the right time and leveraging digital technology to improve patient experience
• Advanced technology, automation and artificial intelligence strategy that facilities and enables and enhances patient care while reducing cognitive burden of clinicians
• Assuring exceptional patient experience surveillance, monitoring and measures while learning and implementing best practice in patient experience including providing exceptional patient experience as measured by industry standards as well as a system for service recovery
• Revenue models that reward and align with quality, safety, and service
• Contracting and payor relations strategies aligned with the integrated model of care that improves value for patients
• Work closely in partnership with colleagues across the community in supporting care for all patients

4. Develop and implement governance, policies, and processes that enable and support an integrated model of care that improves quality and safety, enhance the patient experience and increases programmatic efficiency including:

• Standardized policy of clinical capacity, assuring the ability for patients to seek timely access
• Leverage new EHR to minimize clinical administrative tasks while creating internal and external compliance with industry standards and regulations
• In partnership with Department Chairs, help to monitor and assist in assuring appropriate outpatient, surgical, inpatient and call coverage
• Assuring an appropriate clinical onboarding program to assure consistency of clinical practice standards
• Team based space and workflow design

5. Optimize the use of clinical resource management (people-processes-systems-space) to deliver high value and seamless coordination of care including

• Staffing
• Systems and system deployment
• Space utilization
• Efficient process flow for patients, providers and staff
• Cutting-edge equipment evaluation and deployment

6. Collaborate with Chairs and Institute Directors to:

• Develop a network of practice leaders representing each department/institute to assure implementation of clinical standards and guidelines set by the practice pillar.
• Assure accountability for specialty specific quality outcomes and benchmarks for surveillance and ongoing performance improvement across departments and the practice ecosystem
• Assure consistent and seamless access across specialties
• Co-develop reasonable volume, throughput, and efficiency metrics and targets for financial sustainability
• Co-create and innovative governance structure e.g. Medical Executive Committee and Staff Bylaws to enable the future of healthcare

7. Collaborate with shared services leaders (CFO, CHRO, CIO, Facilities, Planning) to develop tools and processes to develop and optimize:

• Create and maintain alignment with facilities master plan to ensure the clinical practice utilization of space is cost efficient, safe and functional while meeting both staff and patients expectations
• Develop key performance indicators specific to the clinical practice aimed at growth rates to achieve 2030 plans while creating standardized practice expectations

8. Partner with practice and business development in developing clinical strategic decisions regarding future programmatic development

• Partner with the Chief Growth Officer and Business Development in identifying and vetting strategic clinical growth across all areas of the practice
• Working with chairs and administrators to ensure the necessary infrastructure including practice site and operations to ensure success and sustainability of clinical programs and individual faculty members

Minimum Qualifications

Eligible for a faculty appointment with the Dell Medical School, at the rank of Associate Professor or higher.

Board certified in area of specialty.

Seven or more years of practice management experience including inpatient, outpatient, patient access and digital/virtual care.

Experience in large-scale healthcare and hospital facilities design, construction, and implementation.

Experience in leading healthcare transformation work or complex change management

Experience with contracting, payer relations and revenue strategies, including successful negotiation & implementation with major insurers, employer-based contracts, or value based contracts.

Success as a leader in roles of progressive scope and scale that incorporate an understanding of challenges and opportunities that exist in academic medical centers. Previous department chair experience preferred.

Demonstrated experience in building alliances among many key stakeholders and specialties, fully leveraging existing assets and relationships while building new programs and partnerships.

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