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Posted: 07-Sep-24
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Internal Number: CHoNJ NBI.3
RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a Chair of Pediatrics and Pediatrician-in-Chief for the Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
We seek a visionary leader for the Children's Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ) at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center who will lead the growth of pediatric programs for the children of Newark and of the surrounding counties. The Chair/Pediatrician-in-Chief will work collaboratively with physician, nursing and administrative leadership to establish and achieve CHoNJ’s strategic goals and who will inspire and develop others.
The selected leader will be responsible for the development of inpatient and ambulatory programs that result in the sustained growth of the CHoNJ and Department of Pediatrics and will supervise all activities with a focus on quality, safety, and patient engagement. The Chair is responsible for all teaching activities within the department, including undergraduate, graduate, and continuing educational programs.
The Chair/Pediatrician-in-Chief will be a key leader within the RWJBarnabas Health Children’s Health Network, New Jersey’s largest provider of pediatric healthcare.
Responsibilities:
- Guide the conceptualization and execution of strategic goals, including strengthening existing clinical programs, identifying new program needs, integrating appropriate services, and managing and expanding the patient base.
- Provide leadership to the CHoNJ executive team, nursing directors, and administrative directors.
- Serve as chief clinical spokesperson for CHoNJ. Engage in regular communications with CHoNJ clinical and non-clinical departments. Represent CHoNJ externally and build community, regional and national relationships to further the CHoNJ program
- Partner with Chairs of various clinical departments, nursing, and administrative leaders to address cross-service clinical and service issues and build integrated programs.
- Direct and coordinate activities of CHoNJ’s Medical Staff to ensure accreditation standards are met or exceeded and compliance with corporate policies and bylaws.
- Recruit, develop and retain faculty.
- Promote/support academic and research activities of faculty and trainees in collaboration with other site pediatric chairs and the two Rutgers medical schools associated with the RWJBH system.
Requirements:
- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
- Board certification in Pediatrics and/or in a Pediatric subspecialty.
- Eligible for medical licensure in the state of New Jersey.
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If interested, please reach out with your CV to our Pediatric Physician Recruiter, Meghan Ryan, at: Meghan.Ryan@rwjbh.org
About Children’s Hospital of New Jersey
The Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, located at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, cares for children from birth through adolescence and has more than 30 specialized pediatric services/programs including New Jersey’s largest Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, the Children’s Heart Center that offers a complete range of medical and surgical treatments for cardiac abnormalities, and a Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that offers extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy and the highest level of intensive care for newborns. The Children’s Hospital of New Jersey focuses on community health and wellness through its prevention and wellness programs and the efforts of its state designated Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center that is dedicated to working with children, families, and agencies to help heal children and families who experience child sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and violence.
About Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is a 665-bed quaternary care, teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care for the region. It is home to one of the nation’s 10 largest heart transplant centers; New Jersey’s only Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program; and a Valve Center that performs more cardiac valve procedures than any other center in the state. The medical center is also home to the most comprehensive robotic surgery center in the state and the Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Breast Health Center which provide seamless integration of cancer prevention, specialized care, and treatment options.
About RWJBarnabas Health Children’s Health Network
In partnership with Rutgers Health, the RWJBH Children’s Health Network provides advanced research, teaching, social impact initiatives and outstanding care to improve the health and well-being of every child in every community. The RWJBH Children’s Health Network is the largest provider of pediatric care in New Jersey and includes four comprehensive acute care Children’s Hospitals/Centers, a nationally recognized pediatric rehabilitation and long-term care hospital, nearly 900 primary and specialty care providers, and the full array of tertiary and quaternary physical, mental and rehabilitative health services for children.
About RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) is the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, with a service area covering eight counties and five million people. The health system includes twelve acute care hospitals, three acute care children’s hospitals, Children’s Specialized Hospital with a network of outpatient pediatric rehabilitation centers, a freestanding 100-bed behavioral health center, two trauma centers, a satellite emergency department, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state’s largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, fitness and wellness centers, retail pharmacy services, affiliated medical groups, multi-site imaging centers and two accountable care organizations.
RWJBarnabas Health launched an affiliation with Rutgers University to create New Jersey’s largest academic health care system. The collaboration aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers' education, research and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey - the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center - and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
RWJBarnabas Health is the most comprehensive health care delivery system in New Jersey, treating over 3 million patients a year.
The system includes eleven acute care hospitals – Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Medical Center Souther...n Campus in Lakewood, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, RWJUH in New Brunswick and Somerville, RWJUH- Hamilton, RWJUH- Rahway and Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston; three acute care children’s hospitals and a leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital (Children’s Specialized Hospital), a freestanding 100-bed behavioral health center, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state’s largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, fitness and wellness centers, retail pharmacy services, a medical group, multi-site imaging centers and four accountable care organizations.
RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s second largest private employer – with more than 32,000 employees, 9,000 physicians and 1,000 residents and interns – and routinely captures national awards for its outstanding quality and safety.
