Physician Co-Chief- Division of Community Care and Wellness- CHOP

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Physician Co-Chief for the Division of Community Care and Wellness. This role involves leadership in clinical care, education, and research, focusing on improving access to behavioral health services for children and families. Candidates must possess an M.D. or equivalent and demonstrate expertise in program development and strategic planning. The position offers opportunities for teaching, research, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Expertise in strategic planning, program development, and evaluation.
• Outstanding qualifications in clinical care, education, and research.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and mentoring child and adolescent psychiatry fellows.
• Providing leadership to improve access to care and reduce health disparities.
• Conducting prevention and intervention development research.

Skills

Leadership Development

Program Development

Strategic Planning

Academic Mentoring

Education

M.D. or equivalent degree

Job description

Physician Co-Chief- Division of Community Care and Wellness- CHOP

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Associate or Full Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator or tenure track. Expertise is required in strategic planning, program development and evaluation, leadership development, and academic mentoring. Applicants must have outstanding qualifications in clinical care, education, and research, and possess an M.D. or equivalent degree.

Teaching responsibilities may include supervising and mentoring child and adolescent psychiatry fellows and psychiatry residents, as well as giving lectures to trainees in psychiatry, psychology, social work, pediatrics, and nursing.

Clinical responsibilities may include assessment and treatment services to children and families in community, outpatient, and inpatient settings.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include prevention and intervention development research, services research, and implementation science. The incoming Physician Co-Chief will provide leadership to investigators focused on improving access to care, equitable and culturally humble service delivery, promoting child and family engagement, and disseminating evidence-based practices to reduce health disparities and enhance health outcomes.

The department has a strong track record of extramural federal funding for intervention, services, and implementation research.

The Division of Community Care and Wellness is dedicated to promoting equity in access to evidence-based behavioral health services and advancing healthcare innovations. It supports initiatives like integrated services in primary care and school-based services to improve behavioral health access. The successful candidate must demonstrate effective collaboration with multidisciplinary faculty and clinicians, and the ability to forge strategic partnerships with community agencies, policy leaders, and university faculty and administrators.

The Physician Chief reports to the Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and works closely with other division leaders. Division Chiefs are appointed faculty members in the Department of Psychiatry at Perelman School of Medicine.

We seek candidates who embrace diversity in its broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are EOEs. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class under applicable law.