Section Chief - Psychiatrist - DCAPBS

About the role

The Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Associate or Full Professor, in the Academic Clinician, Clinician Educator, or tenure track, to serve as Section Chief for the Behavioral Health Integrated Program (BHIP) of the Division of Integrated Psychiatry, Psychology and Behavioral Health.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, management, and motivation to the Section
• Directs clinical activities of the Section
• Directs instructional/educational activities of the Section
• Promotes research interest among the faculty
• Directs the specialty training programs for residents and fellows
• Recruits faculty and clinicians, making recommendations to the Division Chief(s) when positions are available
• Knowledgeable of all CHOP University policies and procedures applicable to the Department
• Counsels regularly scheduled meetings with Section leaders and direct reports
• Disseminates information to faculty and staff in the Section
• Encourages faculty and clinician participation in Section and Department activities
• Exercises fiscal responsibility in the day-to-day activities of the Section
• In collaboration with the Administrative Director, routinely reviews budgets, expenditures, professional charges, receipts, and Section activities

Requirements

• Outstanding qualifications in clinical care, education, and research
• An M.D or equivalent degree and be board-certified in Adult and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• At least 8 years of experience in healthcare systems administration, hospital operations & practice management in a large, academic medical center and/or similarly complex environment
• Led leadership experience

Qualifications

• Doctorate Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
• At least eight (8) years of experience in healthcare systems administration, hospital operations & practice management in a large, academic medical center and/or similarly complex environment
• Leadership experience preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of applicable guidelines, policies and regulations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Skilled in exercising initiative, judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making
• Skilled in developing and maintaining effective relationships with medical and administrative staff, patients, and the public
• Epic training
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Ability to accept feedback and incorporate it into professional growth and own performance improvement
• Maintains strictest confidentiality

Essential Skills

• Working knowledge of applicable guidelines, policies and regulations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Skilled in exercising initiative, judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making
• Skilled in developing and maintaining effective relationships with medical and administrative staff, patients, and the public
• Epic training
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Ability to accept feedback and incorporate it into professional growth and own performance improvement
• Maintains strictest confidentiality