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Medical Director, Newborn Nursery

The Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine,

Medical Director, Newborn Nursery

The Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine,

Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Newborn Nursery Medical Director to join our faculty.

Clinical activities are based at Boston Medical Center (BMC), a private, not-for-profit, 514-bed, academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End. With origins stretching back to 1864, Boston Medical Centers mission is to provide exceptional care without exception a commitment to care for all people, regardless of their ability to pay. Boston Medical Center is ranked as the #4 most racially inclusive hospital in the US (and #1 in Massachusetts) by the Lown Institute.

The Newborn Nursery Medical Director (NMD) reports to the division Chair of Newborn Medicine and 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) administrative director and BMC inpatient leadership, using performance metrics established annually, with input from faculty, BMC operational, and nursing leadership.

Position Overview

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 the care of hospitalized patients in 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 a 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:
  • Department or Section staff meetings
  • Monthly Inpatient Medical Directors meeting
  • Unit-based triad meetings
  • 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 the 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 (students, residents, and fellows) assigned to the units.
  • Establishes protocols that articulate the roles and responsibilities of trainees on the units

Qualifications

  • Medical degree from an accredited medical school
  • Board Eligible/Board Certified in Pediatrics
  • Active medical license or eligible for a medical license in the state of Massachusetts
  • Minimum of three years of clinical experience in areas of primary care pediatrics, newborn nursery, or NICU and minimum clinical effort of 5 weeks of nursery per year.

Additionally, qualified candidates will have demonstrated strength in collaboration and interdisciplinary commitment, as well as, demonstrated leadership and management experience and/or possess a health care management degree.

Compensation: Boston University School of Medicine offers a competitive salary commensurate with academic training and practice experience. Academic rank will be based on qualifications and experience.

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (BUCASM) offers a competitive salary commensurate with academic training and practice experience. We continue to evaluate our compensation plan to remain one of the most competitive in salary and benefits. Our staff receives a highly competitive salary and generous benefits that include paid vacation, sick time, parental leave, and CME expenses. Faculty members and their dependents qualify for greatly reduced tuition at Boston University, ranked among the top 50 universities in the US.

Apply: Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and CV, to Vincent C. Smith, MD MPH Division Chief of Newborn Medicine to this job post or forward directly to Karin Laping at karin.laping@

Boston University conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidates current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employers applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled Authorization to Release Information after the execution of an offer letter.

About Us: At Boston Medical Center (BMC), our doctors are changing the face of healthcare. At every level and in every unit, BMC doctors are advancing professional practice and delivering evidence-based care to our patients, families, and community. Join BMC and help us continue to carry out our mission of delivering exceptional and equitable care to all. As both the largest trauma hospital and largest safety net hospital in New England, you get a chance to be a part of exciting leading-edge clinical care, in a truly mission-driven organization.

Boston Medical Center is the academic teaching hospital for Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Boston Medical Center and Boston University comply with all state, federal, and local laws and regulations on equal opportunity. Boston Medical Center and Boston University are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers, committed to a common mission of improving the health of Bostons residents while adhering to the highest standards of academic medicine. Women and people historically underrepresented in Science and Medicine are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the Department of Pediatrics firmly believes that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, residents, staff, and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our clinical and scholarly work. As a department and institution, we embrace and champion anti-racism, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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