Psychiatry - Department Chair Opportunity
Company: -Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS)
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: September 17, 2023
Job Description:
OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS Trinity Health Ann Arbor is seeking a
physician leader to serve as our Psychiatry Department Chair in Ann
Arbor, Michigan. This is a full-time role with .4 FTE for
administrative work and .6 FTE clinical practice through employment
with our medical group. This is an excellent opportunity for a
Board Certified and experienced Psychiatry physician to serve as
the Psychiatry Department Chair while also maintaining a clinical
practice. We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking leader
to serve in this Department Chair role. Candidates should have
excellent collaborative skills and be comfortable in a team based
environment. The Department of Psychiatry Chair will be responsible
for overseeing the professional work of its members and those
Advanced Practice Professionals in the Department. The Department
Chair shall be responsible to the Trinity Health Ann Arbor and
Livingston Medical Executive Committees for the performance of
duties within the Department and shall be a participating member of
those Committees. Department Chair Director Duties include:
- Establishes, in conjunction with Local Chair, credentialing
standards by creating a system DOP with criteria for privilege and
criteria for maintenance of privileges.
- Establishes the indicators and thresholds for the system
Ongoing Professional Performance Evaluation (OPPE). OPPE should
include elements of ambulatory practice evaluation for those
practitioners who may only have an outpatient practice associated
with the local site.
- Accountable for OPPE rollup reports to System Physician
Leadership Council (as needed regarding OPPE that leads to peer
review).
- Accountable for peer review functions within the department
including receiving reports on peer review and quality reports from
the Local Chairs.
- Oversees a program of orientation and continuing education for
all individuals who have clinical privileges.
- Establishes clinical care standards and required policies and
procedures to ensure standards are upheld.
- Assures that the quality and appropriateness of clinical care
are monitored and evaluated and that appropriate actions based on
findings are taken, including continuing surveillance of the
professional performance of all individuals in the Department who
have delineated clinical privileges; and maintenance of quality
control programs, as appropriate; (may delegate portions of QA
program to the Local Chair).
- Determines necessity for department officers and section heads
in consultation with Local Chair.
- Must be an Active or Active Affiliate member of the medical
staff at all local sites they oversee.
- Makes recommendations to executive management on workforce
planning and space and other related resource needs (including off
-site sources for needed patient care, treatment and services not
provided by the department or organization) that are related to
alignment issues of mutual interests.
- Provides oversight for operational issues that cannot be
resolved at the local site.
- Oversees the administrative related activities of the
department and ensures the department is integrated into the
primary functions of the health system.
- In conjunction with CAAO, establishes the GME and research
strategies for the system department.
- Serves as a member of the System Physician Leadership
Council.
- Chair of the Department Executive Council that consists of the
local site chairs.
- Appoints medical directors for clinical services and off-site
SJMHS locations and ensures a mechanism to evaluate the
effectiveness of these medical director roles.
- Determines qualifications and competencies of Department or
service personnel who are not licensed independent practitioners
and who provide patient care services.
- Formulates specific regulations and policies applicable to the
Department, including monitoring of Department Rules and
Regulations.
- Makes recommendations regarding workforce planning for the
local site to deliver safe and effective care.
- Develops local tactics and methods to meet system physician
performance standards and expectations.
- Works with the System Chair to assure that relevant educational
programs are offered at the site on a routine and timely
basis.
- Participates in the operational aspects of policies that relate
to the functions of department and department members at the local
site.
- Participates in interdisciplinary committees and teams to
better understand local care issues and help to identify and
implement solutions to those issues.
- Coordinates and integrates department services with other local
department chairs.
- Represents the Department at the local Executive Committee of
the Medical Staff.
- Assigns local proctors when appropriate.
- Enforces the Medical Staff Bylaws and these Rules and
Regulations; and ensures operations of specific regulations and
policies are carried out by department members at the local site.
Qualifications for this opportunity include:
- Board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology (ABPN)
- Administrative/Executive experience required
- Candidate should be able to handle management of the day to day
for the entire department
- Must be an Active Staff member of the Department
- Must remain a member in good standing of the Trinity Health Ann
Arbor and Livingston Medical Staffs during tenure of office Ann
Arbor is a bustling university town, culinary hotspot, and tech hub
with a walkable downtown. Home to the University of Michigan and
its more-than 38,000 students, as well as other nearby colleges and
universities including Cleary, Concordia and Washtenaw Community
College, Ann Arbor can be considered the education capital of the
Midwest. The city also boasts a nationally recognized public school
system and a variety of private and parochial schools. Regularly
receiving national attention as one of the best places to live in
the nation, Ann Arbor is much more than a university town; it is
home to more than 100 high tech, research, and light-?industrial
employers. Major employers outside the university and government
also call Ann Arbor home. ??This diverse community has an array of
attractions, with more than 200 restaurants; shopping, including
the year-round Ann Arbor Farmers Market; world-class museums;
galleries; theaters; and clubs with live music. Annual cultural
events include the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Ann Arbor Blues and
Jazz Festival and the Ann Arbor Art Fair, which draws thousands of
visitors from all over the globe to the downtown area every summer.
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Psychiatry
physician to lead the Psychiatry department at Trinity Health Mercy
Ann Arbor. RECRUITMENT PACKAGE An excellent compensation and
benefits package is available for the right candidate. ABOUT THE
FACILITY Trinity Health Ann Arbor (THAA), a member of the five
hospital Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, is an academic teaching
hospital and tertiary care center. The hospital, with 537 licensed
beds, is situated on a 340 acre campus in the Ann Arbor area. Saint
Joseph Mercy Health System is a member of Trinity Health, one of
the largest Catholic health care organizations in the United
States. Trinity Health is based in Livonia, Michigan. Its staff of
physicians, nurses and health care professionals have extensive
training in a variety of specialty or tertiary care programs,
including cardiology, oncology, obstetrics, orthopedics, surgery,
Level I trauma, physical medicine and rehabilitation, women and
children, and senior health services. THAA is home of the renowned
Michigan Heart & Vascular Institute at Saint Joseph Mercy Health
System, one of the top three cardiovascular programs in the state
of Michigan based on volume. In addition, THAA is designated by the
National Cancer Institute as a Clinical Community Oncology Program,
or CCOP, one of only 50 programs in the United States. Trinity
Health Ann Arbor provides medical residency training programs in
Internal Medicine, Transitional Year, General Surgery,
Obstetrics/Gynecology and Emergency Medicine as well as fellowship
programs in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Hospice and Palliative Care,
Infectious Disease and Surgical Critical Care. For more information
about Trinity Health Ann Arbor visit . COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION Ann
Arbor, Michigan - offers a bustling downtown and charming
tree-lined neighborhoods making it a safe and ideal place to live,
learn, work, and raise a family . More than 114,000 residents live
within the City's 28 square miles and Ann Arbor is a hub for
excellence in education, boasting five colleges and
universities.The City's acclaimed public school system has adapted
acomprehensive academic achievement plan to help ensure all
students are successful. People are drawn to Ann Arbor for its
eclectic urban setting and its acres of parks and trees.The
cosmopolitan college town boasts fine to casual dining and world
class shopping.Action packed sporting events come courtesy of the
University of Michigan.Cultural experiences including museums,
galleries, and a performing arts center make Ann Arbor a
destination for art aficionados of any age.Endless opportunities
for recreation are available in Ann Arbor, which operates 157
parks, trails, golf courses , canoe liveries, tennis courts,
athletic fields and more.One of the most environmentally friendly
cities around, Ann Arbor has a progressive recycling program and
takes great measures toward the preservation of the City's green
space. Ann Arbor regularly receives national attention as one of
the best places to live in the United States.For more information
on Ann Arbor visit About Trinity Health Trinity Health is one of
the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery
systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states
from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing
care facilities - including home care, hospice, PACE and senior
living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half
million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000
colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians. Our
mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the
Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within
our communities. We support this mission by living our core values
of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice,
Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented
physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and
want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we
serve. At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and
focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a
practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we
offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual
needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage
you to explore this opportunity at . If you are interested in this
opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email or call
Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.
Keywords: -Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS), Ann Arbor , Psychiatry - Department Chair Opportunity, Healthcare , Ann Arbor, Michigan
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