Chief, Division of Primary Care

Job Description
Nemours is seeking a Chief of the Division of Primary Care to join our Delaware Valley Team
Who We Are.
As one of the nation's leading pediatric healthcare systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 280,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

We're looking for talented, passionate people to join us on the journey to better health for children. As one of the nation's largest pediatric health systems, we offer an open collaborative environment, great benefits and the opportunity for you to make a difference.

What are some of the functions of this role?

• The Division Chief of Primary Care is the physician leader who creates the vision to achieve clinical excellence and deliver superior healthcare service to our patients across more than 20 community-based and academic practices.
• The Chief of the Division of Primary Care division reports to the Pediatrician-in-Chief and is charged to lead and operate all primary care practices in the Delaware Valley. Primary Care is a central component of clinical services in the region and is integral to achieving the overall vision os Nemours: "creating the healthiest generations of children".
• This Physician Leader designs, implements, and transforms care delivery through a team-based interprofessional care model across the core primary care practices.
• Primary Care is a critically important contributor to the value-based care in the Delaware Valley. The Division Chiefs lead initiatives across Primary Care that support the Nemours clinically integrated network that is dedicated to elevating performance in value-based contracts and models of whole child health models.
• The Division Chief executes the organization's growth strategy by expanding primary care's footprint in targeted regions across the Delaware Valley, enhancing access to populations served by the health system overall.
• The Chief of the Division of Primary Care is responsible for recruiting, engaging, and developing primary care physicians, clinical faculty and physician leaders. The Chief will serve as a role model by demonstrating professional, collegial, respectful, inclusive, and accountable behavior, and will champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Health, life, dental & vision benefits for Associates and their dependents
• Wellness program
• CME days and dollars
• 403(b) with employer match
• Licensure and dues allowance after hire
• Tuition reimbursement & tuition discount programs with various Universities for Associates and their dependents
• Adoption assistance and 6 weeks of Paternity leave

If you're looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.
About Us
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at .

About The Team
At Nemours Children's, our providers and associates work together across specialties, clinics and hospitals, to give children care that's among the safest, most caring and compassionate. As part of a pediatric health system with both clinical and academic partnerships, we are 100% focused on ensuring a healthier future for children. We strive for excellent outcomes across all of our medical and surgical specialties - and we measure these outcomes in order to provide consistent, top-rated care.

We aspire to build a workforce of providers that support the needs of the communities we serve and create a sense of belonging for our patients and families. Nemours Children's is committed to equal opportunity in welcoming candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Any preference or exclusion based on a protected characteristic is strictly prohibited. To learn more, click here .