Job Abstract

The Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences is committed to academic excellence, and to enhancing access, inclusion, and success of our diverse faculty, staff, and students. The office is recruiting for the role of Director, Physician Wellness.

UC San Diego Health seeks in its Physician Wellness Director an inspirational, visionary leader with a deep understanding of the key opportunities and challenges in addressing issues of physician wellness. In addition to amplifying the programs already underway, the incumbent will foster new initiatives to address physician burnout and improve physician wellbeing. The Director’s primary goal is to further develop an extraordinary physician wellness culture at UC San Diego while positioning the university as a leader in physician wellness.

The Director leads the physician wellness programs at UC San Diego Health, providing overall strategic and intellectual direction for its initiatives, administrative structure, allocation of financial resources, and reviews of multidisciplinary wellness efforts. The incumbent is responsible for creating and sustaining productive relationships with leaders across UC San Diego to ensure that initiatives are informed by and address the needs of all practitioners and staff at UC San Diego Health and faculty across Health Sciences and the campus at large. The Director works closely with a broad community of leaders also engaged in wellness activities across multiple departments and clinical environments, aligning programmatic efforts to ensure proper financial stewardship and evaluate outcomes of goals and milestones.

Reporting to the chair of the Physician Wellness Oversight Committee, with secondary reporting to the Health System CEO, the Director partners with academic and clinical leaders to expand existing physician wellness programs at UC San Diego Health, spearheads new initiatives that address barriers to physician wellbeing, fosters activities that lead to research and scholarship in the areas of physician wellness, and provides advice and counsel to Health- and Health Sciences-wide committees, as appropriate. The Director chairs the Physician Wellness Steering Committee, which advises on programmatic plans for UC San Diego Health and provides oversight and coordination of these activities to ensure efficiency, efficacy, and transparency.

The Director manages the administrative operations of the physician wellness administrative teams, and monitors the administrative functions of key wellness programs budgeted through wellness office (e.g. HEAR, Physician Peer Support, and Headspace Care). The Director provides functional direction on priority projects, ensuring appropriate financial oversight, and liaising with the Oversight Committee to ensure alignment with the broader UC San Diego Health mission and vision. The Director will have a collegial, consultative management style, with the ability to be strong and decisive while also considering the needs and perspectives of a diverse academic community. The Director will collaborate, delegate and make difficult and timely decisions based on well-considered input. The Director will have a high level of integrity and professionalism, and a commitment to support the professional development of faculty and staff.

The Director is expected to allocate up to 40 percent effort toward the role, with the incumbent’s remaining time spent in clinical care, education, or research.

The appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate’s background and experience. Application materials must be submitted through the UC San Diego online application system.

The series will include 50% Ladder Rank / 50% In-Residence with secured extramural funding or 100% Ladder Rank.

A link to the full descriptions of each series is listed below:

Ladder Rank Professor - see: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-220.pdf
In-Residence Professor - see: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-270.pdf

Senior administrative positions at UC San Diego Health Sciences are considered at-will.

As a member of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, the appointee should be aware that there are limitations on outside professional activities and clinical moonlighting is expressly prohibited. Additional information can be found here: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-671.pdf

• Terminal degree (ex MD, MD/PhD, DO or equivalent). Candidates with an MD or equivalent must have or be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit determined by the Medical Board of California.
• 10+years of demonstrated leadership experience in a senior administrative role with a high level of conceptual and strategic thinking.
• Previous experience (5+ years) in clinical care, education or research (basic, translational, and/or clinical).

• 10+ years of experience as a senior administrator in an academic medical center environment.
• 5+ years of experience enhancing the agenda of an academic or clinical program, in building environments that enhance innovation and productivity.
• 10+years of demonstrated experience managing a unit’s financial resources including operating within a defined budget, reviewing financial analyses and plans, and providing regular reports to institutional leadership.

The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20.

For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California prohibits smoking and tobacco use at all University controlled properties.

The UC San Diego Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at: https://www.police.ucsd.edu/docs/annualclery.pdf. This report provides crime and fire statistics, as well as institutional policy statement & procedures. Contact the UC San Diego Police Department at (858) 534-4361 if you want to obtain paper copies of this report.