Job Summary
The Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital has a wonderful opportunity for a board-certified child & adolescent psychiatrist looking for a leadership opportunity within a premier children's hospital. We are growing to add a Medical Director to lead our new 12-bed, state-of-the-art pediatric medical psychiatric unit. For the appropriate candidate, this position could also include the role of pediatric behavioral health core faculty for the pediatrics residency program. Administrative time will be provided for both medical director and core faculty responsibilities. For clinical care, we anticipate a blend of inpatient and outpatient practice and would welcome learning your areas of interest.
Select Medical Director Responsibilities:
Assuring quality, safety, and evidence-based practice
Managing and overseeing the unit's 12-bed census
Working with payors for ongoing authorization and credentialing
Leading quality, safety, and experience work and providing necessary reporting on these efforts
Acting as an advocate and provide ongoing communication with patients, families, staff and multidisciplinary team
Partnering with nursing, care management and providers to achieve unit goals
Serving as a liaison with TJC and state of Michigan for site accreditation visits
Being the authority in care treatment plans when there are differing views
Building and maintaining a positive unit culture where patients, providers, and staff can thrive
HDVCH is proud to be recognized as one of U.S. News & World Report's 2022-2023 Best Children's Hospitals in the nation for four sub-specialties. HDVCH is a state-of-the-art, globally integrated, 234-bed free standing dedicated children's hospital located on the campus of Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Annually, there are 8760 inpatient and 124,600 ambulatory visits, as well as over 55,185 children seen in the Pediatric Emergency Department (Level 1 Trauma rated). HDVCH also has one of the nation's largest NICU's (108-beds).
Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan with a growing metro area population of over 1 million people. It has been recently identified by Forbes as the #1 best city to raise a family based on cost of living, housing affordability, commute, and education. In 2022, US News ranked Grand Rapids 16th best place to live out of 150 metro areas and in 2023 Travel and Leisure ranked it the second most beautiful and affordable places to live in the United States.
Essential Functions
Assesses and monitors the medical needs of patients/significant others.
Provides quality medical services to patients in a cost effective, appropriate manner and ensures coverage of case load at all times.
Provides input into the development of policies and procedures as they related to medical practice and quality patient care.
Provides oversight of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners and others providing delegated services to patients.
Evaluates patients'/significant others'/staff educational needs and develops and implements appropriate teaching strategies or delegates to appropriate resources.
Documents in a manner consistent with regulatory standards.
Communicates with other members of the health care team in order to ensure continuity of care and coordination of services. Acts as a patient / family advocate.
Participates in ongoing process improvement activities through the development / application of clinical paths, process improvement and other related activities.
Actively works with Spectrum Health to meet financial and patient satisfaction goals.
Qualifications
Required Bachelor's Degree
LIC-Osteopathic Physician (DO) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required Or
LIC-Physician (MD) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
CRT-DEA Registration - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or
CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required
CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association If required by specialty or stress test performed 120 Days required
CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required
Physical Demands
Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs
Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs
Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 20 lbs
Sitting: Occasionally
Standing: Frequently
Walking: Frequently
Forward Bend - Standing: Occasionally
Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally
Trunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally
Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally
Squat: Seldom
Stair Climbing: Seldom
Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
Reach - Above Shoulder: Occasionally
Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally
Handling: Occasionally
Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Occasionally
Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Occasionally
Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently
Visual Acuity ¹[None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom
Primary Location
SITE - 35 Michigan St - Grand Rapids
Department Name
Behavioral Health - HDVCH
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Weekly Scheduled Hours
40
Hours of Work
8am - 5pm
Days Worked
Monday - Friday
Weekend Frequency
Variable weekends
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