Chief of General Pediatrics

Kids Are Our Everything.

Department

10128 AHC/CHC Administration

Pay Range

$150000.00 - $450000.00

The Division Chief will oversee and lead clinical and programmatic activities in the Division of General Pediatrics & Community Health. The Division Chief will work closely with CNHS and Goldberg Center leadership primary care faculty and interdisciplinary care teams to successfully develop and implement the strategic vision for excellence in care delivery and community health. The Division Chief will collaborate with the Associate Division Chief and Director Academic Development and division faculty to promote academic success for the Division its faculty and related programs. The Division Chief will represent the Division and Goldberg Center in leadership meetings and philanthropic engagement.

Minimum Education
Medical Doctor (M.D.) Requires Medical Doctor degree from an accredited medical school. (Required) And
MPH Masters of Public Health preferred. (Preferred)

Required Licenses and Certifications
Fully licensed and credentialed attending staff category physician on the medical staff of Childrens National Medical Center. (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Commitment to World Class Care

• Provide clinical services for patients at Childrens Hospital and other approved sites in an ethical professional and timely manner.

• Provide oversight of the medical care team and manage direct patient care for a specified patient population; improve continuity of care customer service and partnerships with community medical providers through timely completion of records and communication.

• Actively participate in family centered care and communicate in a professional and compassionate manner; refer patients to specialists and to relevant ancillary services as appropriate. Serve as a leader in communication with primary care referrals and work to develop these relationships.

• Appropriately utilize the defined chain of command and escalation policies.

• Respond to team members and outside medical providers in a timely and respectful manner; communicate clearly to faculty expectations regarding patient clinical care updates and notifications of significant clinical changes and encourages questions.

Commitment to Advocacy

• Participate in CNMCs advocacy initiatives.

• Contribute scholarly effort to the advancement of public policy to promote population-based pediatric health and well-being.

• Teach patients and families about treatment prevention and care enhancement techniques.

• Participate in specific health promotion education and/or prevention programs.

• Contribute scholarly effort to the advancement of public policy that promotes population-based pediatric health and well-being.

Commitment to Research

• Conduct research of significant scientific value in the clinical and translational science area(s) relevant to his/her practice specialty.

• Participate in reviewing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.

• Publish in peer-reviewed scientific quality and management journals.

• Submit applications for grants or contracts for funding of research projects.

• Participate in research committees workshop special interest groups etc.

Commitment to Education

• Participate in CNMCs medical education programs through learning activities with colleagues and trainees.

• Participate as appropriate in hospital/university wide educational programs and outreach forums to educate primary care and other referrals sources.

• Participate as appropriate in local regional and national educational efforts.

Commitment to Quality & Compliance

• Follow established bylaws policies and procedures continuous quality improvement objectives and safety environmental and/or infection control standards.

• Adequately and promptly complete all clinical documentation as required by JCAHO other regulatory bodies and/or the Medical Staff Bylaws Rules and Regulations and Policies and Procedures include complete clinical charge documentation.

• Identify problems related to patient services and make recommendations for improvement.

• Cooperate and participate in the development implementation and revision of policies affecting medical practice judgment and quality of care; Participate as a member of special care teams Medical Staff and hospital committees.

• Review and prepare protocol for use by staff. Evaluate patient care according to adopted protocol and Quality Assurance program criteria. Participate in evaluation of peers and support staff; acknowledge and report medical and/or other errors as well as participate in efforts to prevent them.

Strategy Development and Leadership

• Set the clinical and programmatic direction for the Division and its members in concert with the Center leadership and Chief.

• Take a leadership role in promoting the activity of the Division to enhance CNMCs clinical and academic reputation within the community. Work in concert with the institution on marketing of Division activities.

• Develop the clinical operational activities of the Division including activities specific to the Division that affects the operations. This may include intramural as well as regional and national education.

• Ensure adherence within the Division of the hospital and medical staff bylaws and policies and procedures.

• Participate in financial planning and budget preparation for the resource needs of the division.

• In conjunction with the Division Chief work to best align resources to meet patient demand participating in philanthropic opportunities if necessary for future capital planning and purchases.

• Track monitor and evaluate best resource allocation to patient demand and increase access to the Division.

• Plan and advance clinical performance to meet value-based care and population health metrics and payment.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Childrens National believes an individuals base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Childrens National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including but not limited to the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individuals combination of prior work experience level of education knowledge skills and other qualifications. Childrens National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race color national origin religion sex age marital status disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or other characteristics protected by law. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here:Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Childrens National Hospital to ensure a drug-free work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act) or the misuse of legal substances by all staff (management employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia Childrens National and its affiliates maintain the right in accordance with our policy to enforce a drug-free workplace including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.