Reported by 69 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
69 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
This is a leadership role as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at WVU School of Medicine with 30% clinical and 70% administrative/educational/research duties, based at an 880-bed academic medical center. The position includes responsibility for academic mission, clinical operations, faculty oversight, teaching, research mentoring, and financial stewardship within a large health system.
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Welcome! We're excited you're considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full. Below, you'll find other important information about this position. WVU Medicine is West Virginia University's affiliated health system, West Virginia's largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality. The WVU Health System is comprised of a network of 25 hospitals and their affiliated clinics, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, an 880-bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. The WVU Medicine System, has more than 35,000 employees; 4,000 clinicians; and serves hundreds of thousands of people annually from across the region and the nation with more than 4.5 million patient visits annually. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org Additional Job Description Margaret T. and Larry K. Pickering Chair, Department of Pediatrics WVU School of Medicine West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine seeks a new Margaret T. and Larry K. Pickering Chair of Pediatrics in collaboration with West Virginia University Hospitals/University Health Associates. This is an exceptional leadership opportunity for a physician with an unwavering commitment to excellence in clinical care, education, and research. Position Summary The Department of Pediatrics is the academic home to all pediatrics faculty and advanced practice providers at the WVU Children's Hospital in Morgantown and other locations throughout the WVU Health System (WVU Medicine). The Department Chair will be responsible for overseeing the academic mission, strategy, and clinical operations in conjunction with a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate medical education, and interdisciplinary health sciences education. This includes ensuring the delivery of the highest quality of evidence-based care and service, consistency in the quality standards of practice, and maintaining excellence across the academic spectrum enabling scholarly advances in the field. The Chair facilitates an interdisciplinary approach to achieve excellence in clinical care, education, and research in an environment in which collaboration is highly valued. This position shall report to the Executive Chair of WVU Children's Hospital, and the Chancellor and Executive Dean of WVU Health Sciences. Allocation of time is thirty percent clinical, and seventy percent towards administrative, educational and research. Core Duties and Responsibilities EDUCATIONAL Works collaboratively with the Executive Chair of WVU Children's Hospital, Chancellor & Executive Dean, Associate Deans, other Department Chairs, Program Directors, and faculty on curriculum for the medical school. Teaches medical students, residents and allied health professionals. Supports the Residency Program Director and complies with the standards of the Office of Graduate Medical Education. Maintains accreditation of all educational programs Promotes the recruitment, retention, and mentoring of academic faculty within the Department. Assures continuing faculty development activities in education. Provides annual summative evaluation and oversight of all faculty within the department, particularly with regards to the promotion and tenure cycle, as well as ongoing formative evaluation and feedback. CLINICAL Participates in clinical service. Determines the qualifications and assesses the competency of all members of the department and coordinates and provides oversight of all medical staff as it relates to credentialing, re-credentialing, and privileging. Collaborates with clinical services to support a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Ensures that patient care delivery and clinical standards for the department are consistent with current professional guidelines, accreditation standards, and the mission, vision, and values of WVU Medicine. Monitors clinician, patient, referral, and employee satisfaction in accordance with organizational goals and guidelines, while maintaining clinical excellence. Ensures the practice of evidence-based medicine, as well as optimal patient care by clinicians. Collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer to develop and monitor continuous performance improvement. SCHOLARSHIP Participates in scholarly activities. Enables faculty to develop and enhance academic and professional development. Provides appropriate mentoring for academic, scholarly and professional growth. Encourages and rewards grant funding in education and training, basic, translational and clinical research. Seeks interdisciplinary collaboration in research and scholarly activities. Supervises and mentors faculty research focused on practice changing contributions and scientific importance with a focus on high impact journals and national/international presentation. Mentors faculty and promotes development in voluntary national academic organizations. FINANCIAL Oversees departmental finances with regards to the clinical practice and educational mission. Creates and executes an appropriate departmental budget, with the assistance of WVU Children's Hospital, Departmental and Hospital Administrators, and other key personnel. Provides recommendations regarding equitable compensation for faculty, and staff working in Pediatrics and updates them regularly. Makes recommendations for annual capital improvements and monitors future fiscal needs of the department. HOSPITAL Oversees clinical operations, capital purchases and compliance. Contributes to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical services. Works with leadership to monitor physician productivity, quality, access, and clinician/patient/staff satisfaction. Serves as spokesperson for the department, advises leadership, and acts as an agent for implementing the policies and procedures of the hospital. Coordinates with Executive Chair WVU Children's Hospital, Administration, Chairs, and Medical Directors to optimize access and the delivery of care to patients. Ensures that clinical care is consistent with current professional standards, as well as with the mission, vision, and values of WVU Medicine. Collaborates with quality and compliance officers in performance improvement projects, turnaround time, sentinel event reports, key performance indicators and established metrics and dashboards. Participates in medical staff affairs. COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND OUTREACH Seeks collaborative relationships with clinicians and administrators at system hospitals. Maintains active professional relationships with former graduates practicing in the state and region. Participates in local and regional leadership forums and societies or delegates these responsibilities. Remains active in local, state, regional and national professional societies. STRATEGIC PLANNING Participates in active and ongoing strategic planning for the…