Chief, UCSF Division of Hematology-Oncology at San Francisco General Hospital

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (SFGH) seeks a leader for its Division of Hematology-Oncology. The SFGH Division of Hematology-Oncology currently comprises 8 faculty who provide consultative inpatient care for patients with benign hematologic conditions and malignant solid tumors. The Division also has an active outpatient practice and chemotherapy service, supported by a team of mid-level providers, social workers and pharmacists. The Hematology-Oncology Division at SFGH is committed to academic excellence. Education of residents and fellows in specialty care, in inpatient as well as outpatient settings, represents an important mission of the Division. In addition, there are rich opportunities for research in the Division, particularly for the study of cancer in ethnically diverse and vulnerable populations. Faculty in the Division are closely allied with the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCSF.

San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center is an essential part of San Francisco’s health care system serving some 100,000 patients each year and providing 20 percent of the city’s inpatient care. We serve the community with a full complement of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, diagnostic and psychiatric services for adults and children 24-hours a day. San Francisco General offers compassionate and culturally competent care to a diverse community of patients in more than 20 languages. SFGH is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco, Department of Public Health and is part of a city wide integrated health care system, providing primary, specialty and hospital care for vulnerable populations. SFGH will open a brand new hospital in December 2015 and the faculty in the Division of Hematology-Oncology will play key roles in clinical management and leadership in this new hospital.

SFGH and UCSF have been partners in public health since 1872, attracting physicians who are leaders in their fields and making SFGH one of the nation’s top academic medical centers, training tomorrow’s providers and leaders. The research conducted at SFGH has led to many important breakthroughs in the delivery of care to vulnerable populations. The UCSF research programs at SFGH are awarded around $160 million annually, and have resulted in real time benefits to our patients by offering the best care that medical science has to offer. The successful candidate will join the full time UCSF Department of Medicine (DOM) faculty and be included in the UCSF DOM compensation and benefits program.

We seek a Chief who has a demonstrated commitment to a safety net population, the ability to lead a diverse group and work with hospital partners using a collaborative approach, success in promoting or producing scholarship and funding, and ability to mentor young clinicians.

Successful candidates for this position must demonstrate exceptional leadership, administrative and organizational skills in academic Hematology-Oncology in the areas of patient care, medical education and research. The applicant must have national stature in academic Hematology-Oncology and be board-certified in Oncology or Hematology, preferably in both disciplines.

The salary is open to negotiation. Please apply online at: https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/apply/JPF01277 and submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter, statement of research, and statement of teaching.

UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.