Assistant Professor of Clinical - Pediatrics, Nephrology (Division Chief)

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The University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine The University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine (MSOM) is the oldest medical school in Florida. Headquartered in downtown Miami, the medical campus provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient, and surgical services, with 1,200 physicians and scientists. Additional facilities extent into Palm Beach, Broward, and Collier Counties, and include the University of Miami Hospital, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Lennar Foundation Medical Center. The MSOM is affiliated with Jackson Health System (JHS), several hospitals, one of the largest public-health systems in the US, and Miami VA System. MSOM offers leading programs in transplantation, cancer care, ophthalmology, neurosciences, and genomics, including outstanding pediatric programs in all areas.

With more than 2,000 active research projects and $260 million in private and public funding, MSOM ranks among the top 40 NIH-funded medical schools. Core services and research support structures are provided, as well as mentoring, education and consultation through the Miami Clinical Translational Science Institute.

Department of Pediatrics The MSOM Department of Pediatrics consists of 150 faculty and 440 staff, caring for patients from South Florida, across the entire state, and throughout the US, as well as from Latin America and the Caribbean, through the University of Miami Medical Group and JHS. The Department’s mission is accomplishing extraordinary things every day for children of all ages. The Department staffs three hospitals – the 225-bed Holtz Children’s Hospital and two community hospitals; it also provides care at nine ambulatory sites. Community outreach is accomplished through the Pediatric Mobile Clinic, 36 school clinic sites, and the Injury Free Mobile Unit. The Department operates the Debbie School, a 150-student early child-care facility focused on children with special needs and special-education training. In addition, the South Florida Poison Control Center and the Child Protection Team are part of the Department. The Batchelor Children’s Research Institute and Mailman Center for Child Development house research and clinical activities. Department faculty are responsible for the education of 200 medical students (both MD and combined MD/MPH); 72 categorical pediatric residents; 20 med/peds residents; 41 fellows in 10 subspecialties; masters, doctoral and post-doctoral students in child psychology; and several other ancillary areas. Research advancement is augmented by the annual Micah Batchelor Awards, which distributes $500,000 in intramural grants annually.

Summary The Chief of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology is responsible for coordinating the Division's clinical, research, and educational activities by providing administrative direction, in collaboration with the Department's Chair and SAO, and hospital's administration. This position is also responsible for the strategic clinical relationships with physicians across MSOM and Holtz Children's Hospital, as well as those with the nursing staff, pharmacy, laboratories, and technical staff. The Chief will ensure adherence of pediatric nephrologist with all service-line rules and regulations regarding clinical patient care, billing documentation, and HIPAA, and will participate in the development and leadership of quality and safety initiatives and clinical practice improvements. The Chief is responsible for the implementation of the service's component of the hospital's strategic plan and development of the Centers for Excellence across the inpatient and outpatient programs of Holtz Children's Hospital at JHS. Key business objectives include establishing the service as a leader on local, national, and international levels, and assisting in the acquisition of clinical, financial, educational, and research resources to achieve this objective. We have active programs in dialysis providing all modalities of renal replacement therapy. The Division of Pediatric Nephrology is fully integrated with the Miami Transplant Institute, and the Division has an active transplant program, including kidney, liver, and multi-visceral transplants. Our Comprehensive Children's Kidney Failure Center follows a large number of children with all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Division has an ACGME-approved fellowship training program with three fellows. Our Comprehensive Children’s Kidney Failure Center follows a large number of children with all stages of CKD.

Reporting Relationship In this role, the Chief reports to the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics.

Duties and Responsibilities (Clinical and Administrative) Operational Oversight • Responsible for the direction and operation of the Service's functions and associated professional activities at Holtz Children's Hospital and the Division’s outpatient clinics, including being available for assistance and advice when called on, and assisting in the resolution of identified problems through existing lines of communication. The Chief also is responsible for the direction of operation of services provided to patients that may be evaluated for specialized needs and their transfer .

• Responsible for care of children with nephrological illnesses, such as nephrotic syndrome, FSGS, proteinuria, SLE nephropathy, hypertension, oligonephropathy of prematurity, obstructive uropathy, and HIV nephropathy, among others.

Administrative, Operational , and Regulatory Assistance and Review • Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining administrative and clinical policies related to the activities of this service, subject to review and approval of Holtz Chil

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