About Us:
Serving one million patients and their families annually. Advancing medical knowledge, technologies and practices. Developing and educating the next generation of exceptional health care professionals.
With more than 100 locations in hospital-based clinics, outpatient health and specialty care centers, we provide the most advanced medicine and thoughtful, patient-centric care to the greater metro-Detroit community.
Job Summary:
The Faculty Physician provides quality medical care to patients in a clinical setting. The Faculty Physician also assists management in developing policies and procedures relating to patient needs.
Job Description:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide quality treatment to all patients in a professional manner.
- Participate in the teaching/training program(s).
- Communicate with administrators and Physicians to facilitate practice operations.
- Participate in team effort to guarantee efficient services to patients.
- Conform to the ethical code of conduct of his/her professional organization, to the Wayne Health Corporate Compliance Program and all standards of the Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, and to clinic policies and procedures.
- Maintain a current professional license, professional liability insurance at limits required by Wayne Health Credentialing as applicable.
- Attend meetings and training as requested including participation in mandatory annual Wayne Health training in such areas as: recipient rights, confidentiality, corporate compliance, prevention of violence and management of unsafe behaviors, and cultural competence.
- Participate in professional development activities and keep current with healthcare trends and practices.
- Obey confidentiality as required by all federal, state, regulatory and Wayne Health policies.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Additional Chief Duties:
The Division Chief is responsible for the academic, clinical, educational and administrative activities and initiatives of the division. The duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Oversee all inpatient general medicine services including teaching services, hospitalist service, and consultative services at DMC, KCI, DaVita and other institutions as applicable.
- Ensure appropriate coverage and staffing for all services.
- Monitor and develop processes and projects to improve quality of care and work collaboratively with department, Wayne Health, University and hospital leadership to promote quality of care, patient, physician and trainee satisfaction and compliance with regulatory organizations.
- Develop opportunities for all round growth and progress of the division in patient services, teaching and research activities.
- Develop a clinical research operation, aligned with community needs, departmental goals and the mission of the SOM.
- Champion recruitment, promotion and development of faculty through training, mentorship, collaboration and synergistic use of divisional, UPG and University resources leading to a deserving regional and national research and clinical reputation.
- Lead oversight of all financial issues in the division through alignment with leaders in the department, UPG and SOM to achieve budgetary goals and financial sustainability and growth of the division.
Education, Licensure/Certification, and Training:
- Licensed M.D. or D.O. Board eligible.
Skills and Abilities:
- High level of interpersonal skills, written and verbal, necessary to effectively communicate, establish, and maintain productive working relationships with people inside and outside the Department and/or Practice.
- Excellent analytical ability necessary to independently identify and resolve extremely complex and unusual problems or discrepancies.
- Clinical knowledge to meet the medical requirements relating to various procedures.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding patients, personnel and/or financial data.
- Excellent organizational skills to work independently, prioritize, handle multiple tasks, and manage time.
- Patient management skills necessary to provide quality care.
Safety Requirements:
- Compliance with Department Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Working Conditions/Schedule:
- Hours and days to be determined by the business need of the department. Additional hours may be required.
We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse program and are passionate about improving health equity and justice in medicine for our patient population. We request that you submit one to two paragraphs illustrating your commitment to these principles.
Wayne Health is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer.
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