Physician – Regional Chair of Family Medicine

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Additional Job Description:

West Virginia University Regional Chair of Family Medicine – Eastern Division  

West Virginia University WVU) School of Medicine seeks a new Regional Chair of Family Medicine for the Eastern Division in collaboration with West Virginia University Hospitals/University Health Associates. This is an exceptional leadership opportunity for a physician with unwavering commitment to excellence in clinic care, education and research.

SUMMARY:     The Regional Chair of the Department of Family Medicine – Eastern Division is responsible for overall clinical, educational, scholarship/research, and service provided by the Department. This includes ensuring the highest quality of care and service, consistency in the standard of practice, maintaining excellence across the educational spectrum and enabling scholarly advances in the field. Reporting to the Eastern Division Dean and the Chair of FM in Morgantown, the Regional Chair facilitates an interdisciplinary approach to achieve excellence in clinical care, education, and research in an environment in which collaboration is valued and encouraged.

ALLOCATION OF TIME: Administrative 50%; Clinical and Educational 50% (variable).

The position requires the following skill set:

• Extensive knowledge of clinical operations and management.
• Credibility, problem solving, teamwork, consensus building, conflict resolution, and developing innovative solutions.
• Ability to manage unusual, demanding and unrelated tasks.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and an effective, active listener.
• Ability to give constructive feedback and mentoring.
• Ability to work and function in a matrix organization.
• Ability to seize new opportunities and generate new ideas in a spirit of innovation.
• Viewed by his/her colleagues as an exemplar of professionalism and is passionate regarding the provision of superb clinical care.
• A management philosophy that exemplifies accountability, integrity, self-awareness, respect for others, collaboration, willingness to share and teach, customer service orientation, and commitment to excellence in all endeavors.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:  

EDUCATIONAL:

• Works collaboratively with senior leadership in the Eastern Division, Department of Family Medicine in Morgantown, and School of Medicine to ensure academic standards and excellence of education for medical students.
• Supports and supervises the Residency Program Director and Fellowship Directors and complies with the standards of the Office of Graduate Medical Education
• Promotes the recruitment, retention, and mentoring academic faculty.
• Assures continuing faculty development activities in education, scholarship, research, and outreach.
• Provides annual summative evaluation and oversight of all faculty, particularly with regards to the promotion and tenure cycle, as well as ongoing formative evaluation and feedback.
• Acts as a role model for students, residents, and physicians of the Department.

CLINICAL:

• Participates in the clinical care of patients.
• Provides leadership and management for all clinical operations within the Department of Family Medicine.
• 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, recredentialing and privileging.
• Promotes and fosters the concepts of the Patient-Centered Medical home, to include a multidisciplinary approach to patient care and the coordination of care among disciplines.
• 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 School of Medicine.
• Monitors patient, customer, and employee satisfaction in accordance with organizational goals and guidelines, while maintaining clinical excellence.
• Encourages the practice of evidence-based medicine, as well as optimal use of the Electronic Medical Record.
• Collaborates with the senior leadership to develop and monitor continual performance improvement.

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP:

• Participates in scholarly activities and/or research.
• Enables faculty to develop and enhance academic and professional development.
• Provides appropriate mentoring for academic, scholarly, research and professional growth.
• Encourages and rewards grant funding, clinical research, population studies, and other areas appropriate to the discipline of Family Medicine.
• Seeks interdisciplinary collaboration in research and scholarly activities.

FINANCIAL:

• Overall responsibility for cost-effective management all departmental finances including centrality allocated funding, income from clinical operations, grant funding, foundation resources, and other income necessary for operation of the Department.
• Participates in the budget cycle at all levels.
• Provides recommendations regarding compensation and benefit programs for faculty, medical staff and allied health professionals working in department, and updates them regularly.
• Makes recommendations for annual capital improvements and monitors future fiscal needs of the department.
• Coordinates fiscal activities with the Residency Program Director, Fellowship Directors, Department Administrator, and other appropriate personnel.

HOSPITAL:

• Contributes to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical services.
• Works with hospital leadership to monitor physician productivity, quality, access, and patient and 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 hospital leadership to optimize access and the delivery of care to patients.
• Ensures that patient care is consistent with current professional standards, as well as with the mission, vision, and values of the hospital.
• Collaborates with quality and compliance officers in performance improvement projects, monitoring of morbidity and mortality, sentinel event reports, key performance indicators and established metrics and dashboards.
• Participates in medical staff committees as assigned.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND OUTREACH:

• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with community leaders and practitioners, referring professionals, and recognized lay organizations.
• 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 appropriate to Family Medicine.

STRATEGIC PLANNING:

• Participates in active and ongoing strategic planning for the department, which is congruent with that of the Eastern Division, WVUH-E, School of Medicine, and Health Sciences Center.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Direct patient care, as appropriate for training, expertise, and experience
• Teaching of medical students, residents, and allied health professionals
• Creation and execution of an appropriate departmental budget, with the assistance of the Departmental Administrator and other key personnel.
• Oversight of the clinical operations, educational activities, and scholarly efforts, with delegation of duties as appropriate, to include hiring and replacement of staff, capital purchases and compliance.
• Committee and council duties as assigned.
• Annual faculty evaluation and completion of promotion and tenure requirements.
• Hiring and replacement and retention of faculty.
• Setting, monitoring, and ensuring equitable compensation within the institutional framework.
• Maintenance of accreditation of all educational programs, both pre-doctoral and post-graduate.
• Departmental strategic planning in conjunction with institutional initiatives.
• Assist in setting of personal and departmental goals with measurable outcomes.
• Promote and develop faculty and staff personal and professional development.

MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from an accredited medical School.
• Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and participation in its continuing certification program.
• Hold or able to obtain medical license in the State of West Virginia by start date.
• Current medical school appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level.
• At least ten (10) years of clinical practice experience and a minimum of three (3) years administrative experience in an academic medical center or large healthcare system preferred.
• Experience in teaching medical students and residents.
• Demonstration of successful fiscal and personnel management.
• Familiarity with clinical program administration and graduate medical education required.

About Us:

As a land-grant institution, the faculty, staff, and students at WVU commit to creating a diverse and inclusive culture that advances education, healthcare, and prosperity for all by providing access and opportunity; by advancing high-impact research; and by leading transformation in West Virginia and the world through local, state, and global engagement. WVU is proud to hold R1 research classification, the highest research activity as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. 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 24 hospitals and clinics, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, an 881-bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. The WVU

Medicine System, has more than 33,000 employees; 4,000 clinicians; and serves hundreds of thousands of people annual from across our region and the nation with more than 4.5 million patient visits annually.

Harpers Ferry, WV (Residency Clinic) / Martinsburg, WV (Academic Office) located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a rapidly growing part of the state, just over an hour to an hour and a half from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD with easy access to three (3) major international airports.  It is consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in the country for both lifestyle and business climate. The area offers access to large city amenities in a safe, family-friendly environment. There are an excellent school system and an abundance of restaurants, historical locations, and outdoor recreational activities.

Those who wish to be considered by the Search Committee should provide an electronic version of their curriculum vitae as well as a brief bullet point summary of administrative roles they have held and their accomplishments in each. While not required, letters of interest are strongly encouraged.

We welcome all inquiries, nominations, and applications and directed in confidence to any of the following:

Richard "Tom" Thomas, MD, DDS, MSS                 Tina Stover

WVU Medicine / WVU Health Sciences East        WVU Medicine Associate Vice President & Dean                           M / 304.279.3079

[email protected]                          [email protected]

West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students, and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center:

8415 UHAE Family Medicine Harpers Ferry

Address:

300 S Preston StRansonWest Virginia

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