Physician | Regional Chair | Department of Internal Medicine | Eastern Division

WVU Medicine•Burbank, CA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine seeks a Regional Chair of Internal 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. The Regional Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine – Eastern Division is responsible for overall clinical, educational, scholarship/research, and service provided by the Department on the Eastern campus of the WVU School of Medicine and WVU Medicine East. 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. 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. Under the guidance of the East Dean, the regional chair will work closely with the WVU School of Medicine Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, Morgantown and the WVU Medicine East Chief Medical Officer and WVUH-E hospital leadership teams to align clinical, educational and scholarly initiatives, as well as physician recruitment, retention and strategic planning for clinical and academic initiatives and services.

Requirements

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, with ongoing maintenance of certification.
Eligible for medical licensure in the state of West Virginia, with an ongoing, active license once achieved.
Ten years or more experience in practicing Internal Medicine or its Specialties, with demonstrated leadership experience.
Experience in teaching medical students and residents.
Demonstration of successful fiscal and personnel management.

Nice To Haves

Experience in teaching medical students and residents.
Demonstration of successful fiscal and personnel management.

Responsibilities

Overall clinical, educational, scholarship/research, and service provided by the Department on the Eastern campus.
Ensuring the highest quality of care and service, consistency in the standard of practice, and maintaining excellence across the educational spectrum.
Facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to achieve excellence in clinical care, education, and research.
Aligning clinical, educational, and scholarly initiatives with WVU School of Medicine Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and WVU Medicine East Chief Medical Officer.
Ensuring academic standards and excellence of education for medical students, residents, and allied health learners.
Supporting and supervising the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director.
Promoting the recruitment, retention, and mentoring of academic faculty.
Assuring continuing faculty development activities in education, scholarship, research, and outreach.
Providing annual summative evaluation and oversight of all faculty.
Participating in the clinical care of patients in the inpatient and/or setting.
Providing leadership and management for clinical operations within the Department of Internal Medicine.
Determining the qualifications and assessing the competency of all members of the department.
Coordinating and providing oversight of all medical staff as it relates to credentialing, re-credentialing and privileging.
Ensuring 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 the WVU School of Medicine, University Health Associates, and WVU Medicine.
Monitoring patient, customer, and employee satisfaction.
Encouraging the practice of evidence-based medicine, engagement with quality initiatives, and optimal use of the Electronic Medical Record.
Collaborating with the senior leadership to develop and monitor continual performance improvement.
Contributing to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of inpatient internal medicine general and subspecialty clinical services.
Working with hospital leadership to monitor physician productivity, quality, access, and patient and staff satisfaction.
Serving as spokesperson for the department, advising leadership, and acting as an agent for implementing hospital policies and procedures.
Coordinating with hospital leadership to optimize access and the delivery of care to patients.
Collaborating with quality and compliance officers in performance improvement projects.
Participating in medical staff committees as assigned.
Participating in scholarly activities and/or research.
Supporting and guiding faculty to develop and enhance academic and professional development.
Providing appropriate mentoring for academic, scholarly, research and professional growth.
Encouraging and rewarding grant funding in clinical research, population studies, and other areas appropriate to the discipline of Internal Medicine.
Seeking interdisciplinary collaboration in research and scholarly activities.
Overall responsibility for cost-effective management of departmental finances.
Participating in the budget cycle and space planning.
Providing recommendations regarding compensation and benefit programs for faculty, medical staff and allied health professionals.
Making recommendations for annual capital improvements, space planning and future fiscal needs of the department.
Coordinating fiscal activities with the Residency Program Director, Department Administrator, and other appropriate personnel.
Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with community leaders and practitioners, referring professionals, and recognized lay organizations.
Maintaining active professional relationships with former graduates practicing in the state and region.
Participating in local and regional leadership forums and societies or delegating these responsibilities.
Remaining active in local, state, regional and national professional societies appropriate to Internal Medicine.
Participating in active and ongoing strategic planning for the department.
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.
Oversight of the clinical operations, educational activities, and scholarly efforts.
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.
Assist in setting of personal and departmental goals with measurable outcomes.
Promote and develop faculty and staff personal and professional development.