Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Overview:

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.

Description:

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) in partnership with Emory University Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics are seeking a visionary and collaborative physician leader with a strong clinical and academic foundation and academic experience to serve as Division Chief, Anesthesiology.

The Division Chief will serve as the primary physician leader for Anesthesiology and Pain Management for the Children’s health care system as well as the academic Division Chief for Pediatric Anesthesiology for the Department of Anesthesiology of the Emory University School of Medicine. The Division Chief will provide strategic leadership and oversight for quality, safety, and clinical operations. He/She will guide the design of care delivery advancing care consistency, efficiency, and a culture of excellence in the Division. This leader will be dedicated to the implementation of professional and clinical care standards, team-based care driven by evidence-based care guidelines and mutual accountability.

The Division includes 65 physicians, more than 90 anesthetists and over 25 Nurse Practitioners who serve patients at the Egleston and Scottish Rite Hospital locations as well as 2 ambulatory surgery centers (Meridian Mark, Satellite Boulevard) and Center for Advanced Pediatrics (CAP). As the leader of the Division, he/she will be responsible for clinical program development, faculty recruitment, workforce development, the growth and advancement of research, scholarly activity, and educational excellence of the trainees within the Division. This leader will continue to improve education/training and sustain a strong commitment to leading Division research efforts. A full appointment at the appropriate academic level will be included in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics of the Emory University School of Medicine

The successful candidate will be an outstanding clinical and academic leader with demonstrated ability to set a vision, position the team to execute, effectively inspire, manage, and mentor others. He/She will be an individual who has a passion for providing outstanding care, scholarly work, and a desire to improve systems and processes to maximize efficiency. The Division Chief will be a leader that demonstrates the collaborative ability to work well with multiple partners and stakeholders. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced physician leader to live and work in a desirable, advanced healthcare market, develop trainees in a complex care environment and lead a nationally recognized Anesthesiology and Pain Management program into the future.

The Division Chief is responsible for the Anesthesiology and Pain Management delivery model design and clinical operations across the enterprise. He/She will oversee the strategic leadership of the division with the development of faculty, fellows and trainees, academic excellence and increasing research and scholarly activity.

This leader will advance a culture of excellence, accountability, and care innovation. He/She will be dedicated to performance measures by providing the highest quality patient care and clinical care standards driven by patient safety and regulatory requirements, clinical outcomes monitoring, and patient and family experience expectations.

This leader will continue to raise the bar with contemporary training programs, mentorship platforms, clinical delivery, service, and a strong commitment to research efforts.

It is anticipated that the Division Chief will be a visible, inspiring leader with a clinical practice presence to foster credibility and to develop an appreciation for division operations and its providers. Furthermore, a clinical presence will allow this leader to identify potential solutions and see the impact of these initiatives. This position requires an individual who has a passion for providing outstanding care, a desire to improve systems to maximize efficiency, the leadership to engage physicians in team-based care and an enduring commitment to providing an environment conducive to maximizing education and scholarly work. This Division Chief will craft the long-term vision for Anesthesiology and Pain Management at Children’s and Emory while advancing the key mission areas to engage and inspire the faculty to reach these goals while holding the team accountable.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical

• Oversees the delivery of clinical services in the Division’s areas of practice and develop resources (including personnel and programs) related to these services in conjunction with the respective clinical directors or hospital administrators.

• Assures appropriate and continuous coverage of inpatient, outpatient, and consultative services at all relevant clinical sites.

• Assures participation of Division personnel in quality improvement, safety, and patient satisfaction initiatives.

• Builds a high quality, well-developed network of cohesive physician providers. Fosters positive relationships with other clinicians including community and referring providers.

• Assures compliance with all relevant Department, clinic, and hospital policies and procedures. Assures compliance with all medical records documentation requirements and appropriate billing procedures.

• Ensures that the Division is responsive to the needs of those it serves clinically (patients, families, referring physicians, other divisions/ departments, etc.).

• Assumes responsibility for faculty members achieving their productivity targets.

Leadership

• Fosters a collegial environment that supports the successful recruitment, retention, and development of outstanding physicians, faculty and staff.

• Defines and communicates expectations for physicians and faculty members, providing them with the support he/she need to meet them, and review their performance in individual meetings at least annually using the Career Development Conference Report or Children’s Performance Review. Understands the Emory University promotion and tenure process and its requirements and mentors faculty members—or arrange mentoring—accordingly.

• Assigns clinical, administrative, educational, service, research, and teaching roles to the physicians and faculty in ways that promote the division and department while bearing responsibility for Divisional productivity and academic performance.

• Fosters excellent communication, teamwork, and cooperation in carrying out the scholarly, educational, and clinical missions of the Division and the Department.

• Provides adequate Divisional infrastructure for faculty and staff to carry out their responsibilities.

• Demonstrates accountability for financial performance and stewardship of resources. Develops case for support to achieve fundraising targets and collaborates with business partners to drive optimum financial performance and viability.

• Develops and manages the Divisional budget effectively, productively, equitably, and efficiently to support the missions of the Division and the Department.

• Identifies initiatives and priorities and allocates resources to advance these initiatives.

• Supports faculty in attracting, leveraging, and retaining sponsored research and grant dollars.

• Manages the Division’s capital assets, including both current assets and plans for replacement and/or renewal.

Research

• Encourages, guides, and supports a comprehensive vision for research activities across the enterprise. Develops the goals and the structure necessary to reach the vision.

• Ensures responsible and compliant conduct of research.

• Seeks to optimize both the research synergies between Divisional faculty and the research activities elsewhere within Emory.

• Fosters cooperative and interdisciplinary research activities with other divisions, departments, and schools and with community physicians.

• Supports faculty in attracting, leveraging, and retaining sponsored research and grant dollars.

• Supports and promotes a research environment that involves trainees (including students, residents, fellows, advanced practice providers) and attendings.

• Assist the organization in ensuring mechanisms are implemented to meet external regulations regarding research program compliance.

• Ensures oversight and management of the research funds, equipment, facilities, and personnel assigned to the Division or its investigators. The effectiveness of the Division’s research programs would be demonstrated by regular publications in top peer review journals, by presentations in notable scientific meetings, and by substantial and growing extramural funding.

• Grows philanthropy to support the generation of research dollars.

Teaching/Education

• Ensures the Department of Pediatrics maintains the highest standard in training medical students, residents, and fellows.

• Creates, supports, facilitates, and implements the educational programs of the Division, including curricula for medical student, resident, fellow, and anesthetist training; and for graduate and postdoctoral training-- to satisfy or exceed national and accreditation standards. Ensures ongoing recruitment for the pediatric anesthesia fellowship programs.

• Ensures academic programs meet external regulations and accrediting standards.

• Conducts Divisional and programmatic reviews and appropriately assigns faculty to carry out the educational programs. Designates qualified faculty to serve as program directors, assistant program directors, core faculty, and members of required committees of ACGME-accredited resident and fellowship training programs.

• Evaluates the performance of faculty, students, and graduates ensuring that goals and professional standards are met or exceeded.

Quality

• Develops and communicates a vision and overall direction for pediatric health that aligns all entities across Children’s. Presents pediatric health strategy and updates to Children’s & Emory’s Executive Teams, and Boards of Trustees as appropriate.

• Serves as a physician champion and leader for the provision and monitoring of quality healthcare and clinical performance excellence.

• Ensures consistent standards of practice in all practice locations. Leads in identifying mechanisms to meet external regulations around quality of care and service.

• Takes initiative to identify, conceive, implement, evaluate, and refine new methods of health care delivery, especially wellness/preventative medicine initiatives that will impact the organization and community.

• Guides ongoing and emerging priorities and works with faculty and leaders to develop a vision that encompasses other areas of growth.

• Partners in fundraising endeavors, contributing to new and existing partnerships and philanthropic opportunities.

• Facilitates growth to meet the demands and needs of Metro Atlanta and other communities in Georgia and supports the expansion of regional networks and partnerships. Helps Children’s achieve the right balance between acting locally and having the horsepower and responsibility to achieve globally.

Candidate Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following credentials:

Education

• Doctor of Medicine (MD/DO) from an accredited school of medicine; Board Certification in Pediatric Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology and eligible for licensure in Georgia.

• Meet eligibility requirements for credentialing as part of Children’s professional staff.

• An advanced degree in Business, Health Administration, Public Health and/or PhD is a plus.

Experience and Skills

• An experienced academic and operational leader with vision, enthusiasm, executive presence with a track record as a unifier. Can successfully galvanize a group to one vision.

• Significant clinical experience and clinical operations/management experience with the capacity to align/engage physicians and clinicians.

• Clinical experience with 5-10 years of administrative or leadership experience in a pediatric hospital or health care setting.

• Passion for patient care and service that permeates through the team including the ability to lead service improvement efforts by example.

• National reputation of excellence in clinical care and/or education and research, gained within an advanced and highly complex market.

• Experience building and maintaining partnerships between clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.

Personal Characteristics

• A transformational and strategic leader who can establish an inspiring vision, who is committed to growing and developing clinicians, faculty, staff, and trainees, achieving prestige through the success of the program and its members rather than primarily through his or her own clinical and research work.

• Continually demonstrates excellence in all communications with high energy, enthusiasm, and a professional demeanor. Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

• A confident manager with business skills who knows how to achieve challenging performance goals in complex, evolving environments, including balancing his or her own strengths and weaknesses with complementary associates.

• A mentor with strong coaching skills to nurture the development of team members.

• A teacher who enjoys interchange with students, residents, and faculty.

• An individual of the highest integrity with high levels of energy, maturity, and flexibility and a reputation for fairness and idealism.

• An approachable and enthusiastic leader who is accessible and visible and who can engage the community for philanthropic support.

• Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or develop appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

• Maintains advanced knowledge of medicine, healthcare, and the functions over which this position provides senior-level leadership.

• Broad, visionary thinker. Keeps the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action, while proactively seeking opportunities with medical staff to lead process improvement in a positive, collaborative manner.

About Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

The mission of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Across three hospitals, eight urgent care locations and 13 telemedicine sites, we manage more than 1.2 million patient visits each year from 444,000 unique patients. More than 2,300 pediatric physicians provide care across 60 pediatric specialties with support from 12,700 staff and 10,000 volunteers. In addition to fulfilling our role as the community’s trusted source for pediatric healthcare, we conduct groundbreaking research to discover new cures and train and attract some of the best pediatric physicians in the world.

Our dedication to caring for our community’s children has garnered national recognition and secured our reputation as one of the best pediatric healthcare systems in the United States. We are ranked as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval by upholding national standards for healthcare quality and safety, and have achieved Magnet® recognition for our dedication to nursing excellence.

Children’s is also the trusted safety net for all of Georgia’s kids. We serve children from all 159 Georgia countries and beyond. Our

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