Chief- Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Baystate Health (Springfield MA)

Baystate Health; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Paid time off

403b plan with employer match

Professional development and mentoring

Wellbeing programs

Incentive bonus opportunities

Job summary

Baystate Health in western Massachusetts seeks a Division Chief for Pediatric Infectious Diseases to lead operations, safety, quality, and recruitment. You will drive budget stewardship and participate in executive decision making within the children’s hospital.

The role includes oversight of medical education for residents and students, advancement of faculty, and active clinical work at the Baystate Pediatric Outpatient Specialty Center in Springfield with inpatient consults at Baystate

Qualifications

• Board-certified in pediatric infectious diseases.
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive management in academia.
• Faculty appointment to UMass Chan Medical School‑Baystate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide Leadership and set strategy for operations, safety, quality, and recruitment/retention.
• Monitor division budget and assume stewardship of all financial operations.
• Participate in senior leadership strategy and decision making for the department and hospital.
• Promote accountability, innovation, and agility within the division.
• Lead engagement in medical education for pediatrics residents and medical students.
• Guide academic advancement of faculty and support staff.
• Foster clinical and quality improvement research initiatives.
• Lead high reliability culture of safety, quality, and performance improvement.
• Practice clinically with our pediatric ID faculty at Baystate Pediatric Outpatient Specialty Center in Springfield, with inpatient consults at Baystate Medical Center.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Budget management

Quality improvement

Education

ABMS Board-certified pediatric infectious diseases

Job description

Baystate Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system in western Massachusetts. Baystate Children’s Hospital is a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center with subspecialists across 15 pediatric divisions. Our 107-bed facility includes the region’s only PICU and level III NICU, as well as a designated 24-hour pediatric ED and outpatient specialty services.

As Division Chief You Will

• Provide Leadership
• Implement strategy for operations, safety, quality, and recruitment/retention.
• Understand and monitor the division’s budget, implement goals, and assume stewardship of all financial operations.
• Participate as part of the senior leadership team in departmental and children’s hospital strategy and decision making.
• Promote an environment of accountability, innovation, and agility.
• Facilitate Academic Excellence
• Lead engagement in medical education (peds, med-peds residents, 4th year medical students).
• Guide and monitor the academic advancement of faculty.
• Cultivate and facilitate clinical and QI research initiatives.
• Promote Clinical Best Practices
• Lead high reliability organization- culture of safety, quality and performance improvement.
• Practice clinically with our full-time pediatric ID faculty and support staff in our well-established and busy division. Practice at Baystate Pediatric Outpatient Specialty Center in Springfield MA, with inpatient consults at nearby Baystate Medical Center.
• Qualifications: AMBS BC pediatric infectious diseases. 5+ years’ experience with evidence of progressive management responsibilities and leadership in an academic department. Faculty appointment to UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate commensurate with experience.
• Compensation: Our compensation package consists of a base salary of between $190,000- $270,000 (based 1.0 FTE, experience level and qualifications) and annual incentive bonus opportunities.

The Advantages Of Working At Baystate

• Compensation plan includes base salary and opportunity to earn incentive bonuses
• Robust relocation package
• Immediate access to paid time off
• 403b plan with employer match and 457b deferred compensation plan
• Professional development and mentorship
• Wellbeing programs that include mental, physical, and financial health and more

I understand and acknowledge that as a condition of my employment, I will be required to be vaccinated and follow all required protocols for the influenza vaccine, and the COVID-19 Vaccine as designated by Baystate Health, unless otherwise exempted from such requirements by applicable law.

Baystate Health participates in E-verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment, or continued employment. An Employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.