General Pediatrics-Quality and Safety Director
About The Position
The Department of Pediatrics at the Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital is actively recruiting a dynamic and experienced general pediatrician with a strong interest in quality and safety to join our extensive pediatric primary care service. The successful candidate will have the option to practice in either Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, or Mountain Top, PA. The successful candidate will help advance our strong commitment to quality and safety while delivering exceptional family-centered pediatric care. This position offers a blend of clinical practice (80%) and leadership in quality and safety (20%).
Requirements
- Board-certified General Pediatrics.
- Demonstrated experience of at least 5 years in general pediatrics with strong intertest in pediatric outpatient quality and safety initiatives.
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)
- Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania
- Patient Care And Procedural Skills
- Professional Etiquette
- Systems-Based Practice
Nice To Haves
- Additional leadership and or Quality and Safety experience strongly desired.
Responsibilities
- Clinical Practice: Provide comprehensive pediatric primary care as part of our regional practices, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to deliver family-centered, equitable, safe and best practice healthcare to children.
- Quality and Safety Leadership: The Director will utilize protected time to lead outpatient pediatric quality and safety initiatives. This includes advancing current successes and developing strategies to further enhance patient safety culture and ensuring adherence to best practices. The Director will access to multiple data bases that incorporate internal and collaborative metrics that allow us to track success and identify opportunities in pediatric quality and safety.
- Professional Development: Engage in ongoing personal education in quality and safety, with opportunities to educate peers and learners.
- Reporting Structure: This position reports directly to the Vice Chair of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics.
Benefits
- Forgivable recruitment loan
- Relocation assistance
- Generous CME
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Claims made malpractice insurance and tail coverage
- Robust retirement plans
- healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
