Physician - Division Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Company: Ascension
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Details
Specialty: Pediatrics
Subspecialty Interest: Pediatric Hospitalist
Schedule: 51 clinical shifts per year
Call Schedule: 13 overnights in a year
Practice Detail: 31 Pediatric Hospitalists, 2 APPs
EMR System: Cerner/Compass
Facility: Dell Children's Medical Center, Dell Children's Medical
Center - North Campus
Location: Austin, Texas
Visa Eligibility: No
Benefits
Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness
plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term &
short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental
leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back
to your community
As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career
flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being
of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our
associates are empowered to apply their military experience and
unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by
position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: PRN,
Short-Term Option, etc.). Connect with your Talent Advisor today
for additional specifics.
Responsibilities
The Department of Pediatrics at the Dell Medical School (DMS) at
The University of Texas at Austin, along with its clinical partner,
Dell Children's Medical Center, a part of the Ascension Seton
Healthcare Family, is seeking a Division Chief of Pediatric
Hospital Medicine. In partnership with clinical, educational and
research leaders in the Department of Pediatrics and at Dell
Children's Medical Center, the Division Chief will develop and
foster a vision for the Division for the years to come, with a
strong focus on providing leadership and direction to the
Division's fellow, resident, and medical student education. The
Division Chief is charged with building statewide and national
relationships for our Department and for our partners at Dell
Children's Medical Center.
DMS, the first new medical school to be built at a tier one
research university in nearly 50 years, welcomed its inaugural
class in 2016. The school is committed to redesigning academic
medicine and revolutionizing how people get and stay healthy, by
educating leaders, developing new models of care, advancing
innovation from health products to health care delivery, and
partnering closely with community and regional stakeholders to
serve the community's underserved population. The Ascension
Healthcare Network (the nation's largest non-profit health system)
and DMS share a common vision of transforming healthcare through a
focus on quality and value.
Pediatric training for residents and medical students has been
present here in Austin for over 40 years, starting in 1973 with the
first pediatric residency, and in February 1988 with the opening of
the Children's Hospital of Austin (CHOA) within the adult teaching
hospital, Brackenridge. In June 2007, the pediatric teaching sites
transitioned over to Dell Children's Medical Center.
Dell Children's Medical Center (DCMC) is a 248-bed, free standing,
Pediatric Level I Trauma Center; one of only five in all of Texas
opened in June 2007. It is one of an elite group of children's
hospitals that offer the highest level of care available to
children who have been victims of trauma. DCMC has a Level IV
Epilepsy Center, Level IV NICU, Special Delivery Unit, Texas Center
for Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease, and Inpatient Psychiatry
Mental Health Unit. The DCMC network encompasses the most pediatric
specialists and specialty programs in our region, serving a
46-county area as the premier comprehensive health care provider
for children and adolescents. This not-for-profit organization
leads health care delivery to a rapidly growing population of 1.9
million and is expanding with construction of a 4th medical tower
and entire North Austin campus projected to open in November
2022.
Austin, the capital of Texas and 11 th most populous city in the
United States, is universally recognized as a vibrant,
entrepreneurial, and socially conscious city. Its live music scene,
international festivals such as South by Southwest (SXSW), film and
food scene, have made it among the fastest growing large cities in
the nation. This metropolis is a high-tech growth hub and home to
one of the largest state universities in the country. It is also
known as one of the healthiest/physically fit cities in America.
The many parks and lakes offer a multitude of outdoor activities,
including swimming, hiking, paddle boarding and fishing.
Responsibilities:
Leadership:
Create a positive environment for the division
Establish an environment that encourages communication at all
levels within the division
Establish a system for ensuring that information is transmitted in
a timely manner to all faculty and staff
Understand the local and national forces shaping healthcare in the
US and how these forces may influence the future of the
discipline
Develop programs that connect the division's faculty and fellows to
community health-related services, including school-based clinics,
mobile health clinics, and medical homes
Academic:
Recruit new faculty and staff to fulfill the division's mission and
responsibilities
Develop a strategy to retain and develop the academic skills of
existing faculty
Develop an individual faculty development plan for each faculty
member of the division that outlines goals and expectations
(clinical, research, educational)
Conduct an annual performance review with each division faculty
member, including written feedback regarding expectations/goals
from the individual faculty development plan
Develop a similar process for all trainees in the division
consistent with ACGME training requirements
Understand the specifics and subtleties of the promotion process of
the institution to be able to counsel junior faculty through the
intricacies of promotion
Identify appropriate mentors for junior faculty in the areas of
research, education, and clinical function of the
division/department
Monitor the academic progress of divisional faculty and fellows
Financial
Develop a "zero-deficit" or "surplus" divisional budget approved by
the department chair.
Monitor the financial status of the division on an ongoing basis
and develop corrective action plans to address deficit
situations.
Evaluate and establish clinical productivity standards for all
clinical faculty and staff in the division.
Compare division and faculty productivity to appropriate benchmarks
and formulate plans to maximize clinical productivity as
appropriate.
Ensure divisional faculty compliance with clinical practice billing
and documentation rules and regulations.
Administration
Submit to the chair an annual report on the division. This report
should summarize the division activities in the area of research,
education, and patient care, as well as notable awards and
accomplishments of divisional faculty and staff.
Conduct regular meetings with all division personnel (clinical and
administrative).
Conduct regular division meetings on a schedule that maximizes
attendance.
Participate in healthcare system, hospital, medical school, or
department committees as requested or appropriate.
Lead and participate in quality assurance and performance
improvement activities for the division, department, and
hospital.
Clinical
Oversee the delivery of clinical care provided throughout the
division and ensure that the quality of care delivered meets
accepted standards.
Collaborate with the Chairman of Pediatrics and the other Division
Heads and Department leaders on the design, development,
implementation and assessment of value-based clinical care
Ensure that patient access is maximized for the division.
Ensure the maintenance of schedules.
Ensure that the divisional faculty and staff maintain working
relationships and contact with referring physicians.
Ensure compliance with appropriate medical record documentation and
timely charges for clinical services by all faculty.
Ensure compliance with all internal policies and procedures
promulgated by the university, department, hospital, and external
regulatory agencies.
Educational
Coordinate at least one annual Grand Rounds for the division.
Participate when requested by the chief residents in departmental
teaching conferences for residents and medical students.
Ensure that division faculty are similarly responsive to these
requests.
Regularly attend weekly grand rounds and departmental
conferences
Participate in resident and medical student education and ensure
divisional faculty participation and compliance with Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education and Liaison Committee on
Medical Education training requirements, to ensure successful
program continuation.
Research
Develop a creative divisional research plan integrating clinical,
translational, basic science, and health services research
opportunities.
Recruit faculty whose talents and research interests are consistent
with the overall divisional/departmental research program.
Encourage cross-divisional and departmental research and training
collaborations
Maximize utilization of divisional research space and
resources.
Monitor progress of divisional investigators.
Develop a plan to deal with gaps in research funding for
investigators, as well as a plan for shortfalls in research funding
for funded investigators.
Departmental responsibilities
Regularly attend departmental divisional director and faculty
meetings.
Communicate appropriate information from the department, medical
school, and hospital to division personnel in a timely and regular
manner.
Actively participate in departmental fundraising activities.
Advocate for staff and patients of the division.
Address complaints regarding the division with the department
chair.
Other duties as may be required for the division or department and
assigned by the chair or dean.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will demonstrate sustained excellence or
the potential for sustained excellence in research productivity,
clinical care, and/or mentorship/ teaching of trainees and junior
faculty.
M.D., D.O., or equivalent, with board certification in Pediatric
Hospital Medicine.
Eligible for appointment to the DMS faculty as an Associate or full
Professor
Eligible for appointment to the medical staff at Dell Children's
Medical Center
Demonstrable experience in collaborative relationships with strong
education partners, and especially in engaging those educators
nationally
Demonstrable experience in collaborative problem-solving with
academic colleagues in clinical and educational spheres
Requirements
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Required Credential(s):--- Physician MD/DO credentialed from the
Texas Medical Board.
Education:--- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
required.
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from applicants.
This Ministry does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot
employ STEM OPT candidates.
Visa Eligibility
H1-B Visa and J1 Visa Eligible
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