What are the responsibilities and job description for the School of Medicine - Chair - Department of Pediatrics position at University of Alabama at Birmingham?
Position Information
School/College
School of Medicine
Title
School of Medicine - Chair - Department of Pediatrics
Assignment Category
Full-Time
Rank
Open Rank
Tenure Status
Open Tenure
Payroll Status
Faculty 12
Job Description
The Chair of the University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine’s (UAB HSOM) Department of Pediatrics (Department) will lead a thriving department and develop an overarching vision of novel strategies to grow the Department and enhance the three mission areas of patient care, research, and education. The Chair will assess gaps within those mission areas and identify future opportunities and needs, serve as a member of senior leadership to establish research and education priorities, and provide strategic leadership for all aspects of the Department, including the positive representation of the Department within the UAB enterprise, Children’s of Alabama and within the greater Birmingham region and the Southeast, creating opportunities for collaboration across the community and institution.
This highly visible leadership role requires a dynamic, passionate, and experienced leader with a proven track record across the spectrum of individual scholarship, collaborative clinical leadership, program development, educational excellence, successful faculty recruitment, and community engagement. The Chair is responsible for aligning physicians within the department and acting as a visible champion of change initiatives to continue to improve performance.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
| Reports to | Anupam Agarwal, M.D., Senior Vice President for Medicine and Dean, Heersink School of Medicine
| Direct reports | Division Directors Department Faculty and Staff Residency and Fellowship Program Directors
| Other key relationships | 1. Tom Shufflebarger, President and CEO Children’s of Alabama 2. Dawn Bulgarella, M.S.H.A., C.P.A., CEO, UAB Health System & UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance 3. Tika Benveniste, Ph.D., Sr. Vice Dean, Heersink School of Medicine 4. Cheri Canon, M.D., President of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C., and chief physician executive Brenda Carlisle, CEO UAB Medicine 5. Other UAB Health System leadership 6. Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) Department Chairs 7. Faculty, Staff, Students 8. Patients and Families 9. Megann Bates Cain, Assistant Vice President, Development, Heersink School of Medicine 10. Alumni and Donors 11. Community Leaders
| Direct reports | Division Directors Department Faculty and Staff Residency and Fellowship Program Directors
| Other key relationships | 1. Tom Shufflebarger, President and CEO Children’s of Alabama 2. Dawn Bulgarella, M.S.H.A., C.P.A., CEO, UAB Health System & UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance 3. Tika Benveniste, Ph.D., Sr. Vice Dean, Heersink School of Medicine 4. Cheri Canon, M.D., President of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C., and chief physician executive Brenda Carlisle, CEO UAB Medicine 5. Other UAB Health System leadership 6. Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) Department Chairs 7. Faculty, Staff, Students 8. Patients and Families 9. Megann Bates Cain, Assistant Vice President, Development, Heersink School of Medicine 10. Alumni and Donors 11. Community Leaders
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Demonstrate enthusiastic advocacy of UAB Department of Pediatrics and all of its constituent divisions, trainees, and patients with commitments to provide advanced care across the spectrum of pediatric disorders through high-quality patient care, innovative basic science and clinical research, and comprehensive education.
2. Commitment to the UAB Department of Pediatrics goal to become a renowned leader in the treatments and cures of pediatric disorders. Obtaining this recognition by excelling in the tripartite mission areas of patient care, research, and education.
3. In collaboration with the leadership of UAB Medicine, provide visionary and innovative leadership to guide the Department into its next phase of growth and development, including expanding services to the growing hospital system and practice network.
4. Define and lead the Department’s research strategy. Support principal investigators and other faculty within the Department in efforts to secure NIH and other grant funding to support research priorities and ensure a deliberate investment into research activities and priorities.
5. Provide the vision and leadership to achieve superior clinical programs within Pediatrics and related disciplines. Work with the Department and health system leadership to build areas of acknowledged clinical excellence and further integrate related operations across the health system.
6. Assure that excellent clinical education and advanced training is delivered to residents, medical and graduate students. Provide leadership and oversight to the training programs within the Department.
7. Supervise the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the Department-related budgets, encompassing all funding sources and ensuring compliance with grant, legislative, and institutional guidelines.
8. Recruit, hire, and retain outstanding faculty for Pediatrics. Ensure an atmosphere of collegiality, support and development.
9. Require ethical medical and financial practices across the Department, supporting compliance activities, as necessary.
The Chair of Pediatrics will possess outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and exhibit a style that supports change and innovation, with an ability to delegate yet maintain overall control. A commitment to research and educational missions is crucial, as well as a genuine appreciation for consultation and collaboration. The successful leader will exhibit a personal style that fosters and supports innovation, belonging, mentorship, and career success for all UAB faculty, staff, and trainees within the department.
Required Qualifications
Qualifications & IDEAL EXPERIENCE
- An M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree(s) and Board Certification in Pediatrics and either licensed or eligible for medical licensure in Alabama.
- A record of outstanding personal academic accomplishments and credentials within Pediatrics as well as the experience and national reputation necessary to ensure the enhancement of the tripartite research, clinical, and educational missions of the Department, the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Children’s of Alabama and UAB.
- Demonstrated success in research (clinical, translational and/or basic) with experience providing research and grant mentorship to faculty.
- Experience developing academic leaders and mentoring junior faculty while identifying and recruiting students, trainees, staff, and faculty.
- Demonstrated ability to build and sustain collegial relationships with peers, faculty, departmental staff, hospital administration, students, other learners, and representatives of outside organizations and community stakeholders.
- Commitment to and success in advancing institutional initiatives in inclusion, belonging, and access to care.
- Demonstrated financial and business acumen, with appropriate knowledge of the complex financial pressures facing academic medical centers and health care delivery organizations.
CRITICAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES
Program Development
The successful candidate will possess a record of success in research and clinical program development and will be able to substantially grow clinical volume and enhance research success by:
The successful candidate will possess a record of success in research and clinical program development and will be able to substantially grow clinical volume and enhance research success by:
1. Recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty members with a commitment to excellence in an academic environment;
2. Investing in faculty research programs;
3. Actively building relationships with community and referring physicians;
4. Creating and executing an aggressive marketing campaign; and
5. Actively seeking opportunities to develop cross-department programs and initiatives.
Leadership
The successful candidate will demonstrate the requisite leadership and administrative skills to advance a successful Department of Pediatrics into a best-in-class academic unit by:
6. Articulating a strong vision for building excellence in all areas of the Department and its constituent divisions;
7. Enabling the entire Pediatrics team, supplying them with vision and resources, and creating an environment in which the team can work at their full potential;
8. Utilizing communication skills and the ability to think and act strategically; and
9. Displaying an understanding and appreciation for the opportunities and resources presented by the service area in which UAB Medicine and Children’s of Alabama operate.
Relationship Building
The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to build relationships in an extremely complex and geographically distributed environment through:
10. Developing collaborative and mutually supportive relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders across the state and region;
11. Representing the Department to the community to enhance goodwill and positive community relations;
12. Modelling adaptability and skills for conflict resolution and management of adversity; and
13. Demonstrating strategic influence, leading organizational change, cultivating strategic relationships, and engaging and inspiring stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
F2423P
Open Date
06/17/2024
Close Date
Open Until Filled
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