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
department, which is congruent with that of the WVU Children’s
Hospital, School of Medicine, the Health Sciences Center, the
University, and WVU Medicine.
- Assists in setting of personal and departmental goals with
measurable outcomes.
OTHER:
- Participates in the Council of Chairs and Executive Council of
the School of Medicine.
- Serves on committees and councils as assigned by the Executive
Chair of WVU Children’s Hospital, Dean, CMO, hospital CEO, other
ranking officials, or as peer elected.
- Promotes and participates in endeavors of philanthropy on
behalf of WVU Children’s Hospital, the Department, School of
Medicine and University.
- Serves in other duties as assigned.
Essential Skills Requirements
- Extensive knowledge of clinical operations and management.
- Credibility, problem solving, teamwork, consensus building,
conflict resolution, and developing innovative solutions.
- Ability to handle 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.
Minimum Education, Certification, Licensure, and
Experience:
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy from an accredited
medical school.
- Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and participation
in its continuing certification program.
- Hold or able to obtain medical licensure in the State of West
Virginia by start date
- At least ten (10) years of clinical practice experience and a
minimum of three (3) years administrative experience in an academic
medical center preferred.
- 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 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 annual from across region and the nation with more than 4.5
million patient visits annually.
Morgantown, WV is the quintessential college town, with
Division I Big 12 sports, diverse cultural and arts activities,
world-famous outdoor recreation, excellent schools, and stunning
geography. Located a short 1-hour drive south of Pittsburgh and
3-hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD, Morgantown is
consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in
the country for both lifestyle and business climate. The city
offers the cultural diversity and amenities of a much large city in
a safe, family-friendly environment, an excellent school system, a
strong economy, and an abundance of beautiful neighborhoods and
year-round recreational activities.
West Virginia University School of Medicine is pleased to partner
with Russell Reynolds Associates, a leading global leadership
advisory and executive search firm, to identify exceptional
candidates for this position. We welcome nominations and
applications from physician leaders who wish to be considered by
the Search Committee. Please provide an
electronic version of a
curriculum vitae as well as a brief bullet point summary of
administrative roles held and professional accomplishments.
While not required,
letters of interest are strongly
encouraged.
All inquiries, nominations, and applications should be directed in
confidence to any of the following:
Kathy Vuturo Francine Kyaw
Russell Reynolds Associates WVU Medicine
M 513-503-9573 M 719.985.9529
kathy.vuturo@russellreynolds.com Francine.kyaw@wvumedicine.org
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