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Newborn Nursery Medical Director, Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine, Boston Medical Center
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Position Number: 5920363
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Medicine - Physicians

Newborn Nursery Medical Director, Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine, Boston Medical Center

Job Description
Newborn Nursery Medical Director, Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine, Boston Medical Center

Category
Boston University Medical Campus --> Professional
Job Location
Boston, MA, United States
Tracking Code
24599935680109
Posted Date
1/9/2025
Salary Grade
Competitive
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

The Newborn Nursery Medical Director (NMD) works collaboratively and in partnership with the Chair/Chief, Administrative Director, Nursing Director, Nurse Manager and Case Managers, ACMO for Inpatient Operations, Central Flow Unit, CMO and CNO to oversee the overall clinical operations of the Newborn Nursery. The NMD collaborates with the Chair/Chief, faculty, residency program, and BMC administration to improve performance in each of the six IOM quality domains - timeliness, safety, equity, efficiency, effectiveness, and patient centered care.

As part of this role, the NMD strives to build cooperative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. It is expected that the NMD will, in conjunction with nursing leadership, provide oversight of the inpatient services and will support the strategic plan and goals of Boston Medical Center, the department/section, and BU Medical Group.

The NMD will be evaluated by the Chair/Chief (or designee) and administrative director and BMC inpatient leadership, using performance metrics established annually, with input from faculty, BMC operational and nursing leadership.

Required Skills

Qualifications and Education

Employed by BUMG with clinical privileges at Boston Medical Center and a faculty appointment at BUSM

Board Certified or Eligible

Minimum of three years of clinical experience

Minimum clinical effort of 5 weeks of nursery per year

Demonstrated leadership and management skills

Demonstrated strength in collaboration and interdisciplinary commitment

Professional leadership experience and/or formal education/training preferred (e.g., MPH, MPP, MBA, and/or similar health care management degree)

Roles and Responsibilities
Clinical Leadership

Provides oversight for day-to-day inpatient operations of the Newborn Nursery faculty

Develops, reviews, and recommends clinical protocols/practice guidelines that impact care of hospitalized patients on the inpatient units.

Responsible for continuous development, improvement, and implementation of clinical programs in the Newborn Nursery

Reviews departmental/section and unit-based quality outcomes. Works with leadership to improve patient safety and quality of patient care units

Reviews and analyzes physician/unit/team scorecards using quality, length of stay, discharge time, readmission and other quality metrics as agreed between the department/section, BUMG and the hospital

Supervises team in facilitating difficult disposition conversations, when there is lack of alignment on the discharge plan

Ensures that multi-disciplinary rounds are timely and effective

Operations and Administrative Leadership

Organizes and runs the monthly newborn nursery division meetings

Participates regularly in appropriate administrative meetings including, but not limited to:
o Department or Section staff meetings
o Monthly Inpatient Medical Directors meeting
o Unit based triad meetings
o Other committees or meetings related to inpatient practice.

Provides medical expertise in the operation of approved quality improvement and utilization management programs in accordance with regulatory, state, corporate, and accreditation requirements

Identifies clinical quality improvement opportunities to improve the quality and cost of care

Collects and communicates clinician satisfaction with inpatient care processes

Responsible for participating in annual inpatient hospital goal setting process and designing programs to achieve goals across length of stay, readmissions, discharge time and quality of care

Participates in professional development programs

Educational Responsibilities

Ensures that the needs and requirements of UME and GME programs are met

Collaborates with central GME and the DIO and department educational leaders to ensure appropriate integration and oversight of trainees (student, residents and fellows) assigned to the units.

Establishes protocols that articulate the roles and responsibilities of trainees on the units

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae and cover letter to Vincent C. Smith, MD MPH -Division Chief of Newborn Medicine (vincent.smith@bmc.org) and Liam Keohane (liam.keohane@bmc.org) Senior Administrative Support for the Division of Newborn Medicine.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Required Skills

Job Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: Competitive

To apply, visit https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/jobs/315120