Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Lehigh Valley Health Network • Bethlehem, PA

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About The Position

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), proudly part of Jefferson Health, is seeking a proven and effective leader to spearhead our Department of Psychiatry as Chair. The Chair will support the Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute as part of the LVHN legacy services in addition to the Psychiatry & Human Behavior service line under Jefferson Health. The Department of Psychiatry at LVHN is one of four pillars of the Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute, the other pillars being the Department of Neurology, the Department of Neurosurgery, and the Fleming Memory Center. Under this Institute structure, these four key entities are devoted to the clinical, academic/research, and educational missions related to brain/nervous system and mental health in the region and beyond. The Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute is a system partner of the Vicky and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience of Thomas Jefferson University. LVHN and our Department of Psychiatry are dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable place for our community to overcome life's challenges. Our team of psychiatrists, psychologists, physician assistants, certified registered nurse practitioners, licensed clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses and occupational therapists work collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes for their patients. In addition to our inpatient behavioral health services at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)-Muhlenberg, LVH-Schuylkill and LVH-Pocono, we provide short-term services at LVH-Muhlenberg and LVH-Cedar Crest, which include individual, couples, family and group therapy. Our department also aids with medication management to children, adolescents and adults. We provide a full continuum of care in behavioral health from emergency evaluation to intensive care, partial hospitalization, outpatient follow-up, homecare and skilled nursing facility consultation. We are growing the Department of Psychiatry which is comprised of more than 30 Psychiatrists and 120 mental health professionals in addition to our residency and fellowship programs.

Requirements

• Board-certification in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
• Pennsylvania Medical License.
• Medical Degree M.D. or D.O.
• Five years of experience in a medical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical operations of the Department of Psychiatry.
• Provide leadership and management oversight in areas of quality improvement, care management, clinical program development, business development, medical staff relationships and policies, education and research.
• Appoint and supervise all Division Chiefs, the program director of the department's residency programs, and other physician leaders within the department.
• Develop, implement and manage quality improvement and care management programs.
• Oversee, manage and maintain the quality of all educational and research activities.
• Appoint appropriate physician and non-physician leadership for the department's educational and research activities.
• Work with other members of the administration on the development of clinical programs designed to meet the needs of the people served by the network.
• Work collaboratively with the Network Office of Research and Innovation and LVHN's Institutional Review Board to ensure the research produced by department members meets the rigorous standards of human subject safety and academic excellence.
• Oversee the business and financial implications of psychiatry program development.
• Serve as a member of the Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) Board of Governors.
• Serve as a member of the network's Medical Executive Committee.
• Maintain good relationships with network affiliated education organizations.
• Collaborate with all clinical entity leaders to provide comprehensive psychiatric programs for our community.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Jefferson Health and within the Behavioral Health service line to provide comprehensive care across our community.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation/rewards package, including a significant opportunity for a performance-based incentive.
• Robust and comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, dental, short/long term disability, CME and retirement benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree