Job: ACADEMIC CHAIRMAN (82105)

Department: INTERNAL MEDICINE
Employment Type: FULL TIME
Hours per pay period: 80
Shift: DAY
Facility: ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL & MED CTR
Location: PHOENIX, AZ

Facility Information:

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been a symbol of quality healthcare in the Valley of the Sun for more than 110 years. As one of the Valley's largest hospitals with more than 740-beds and 5,200 employees, we are extremely proud to announce that we are the only Arizona hospital to be voted a "Best Place to Work in the Valley" six years in a row. We are also proud to be named a Top 25 Workplaces for Women, a top hospital by Ranking Arizona Magazine and routinely recognized as one of the country's best neuroscience centers by U.S. News & World Report. We are also the ONLY Valley Hospital located conveniently off of the Valley's Metro Light Rail.

St. Joseph's is home to: the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute; St. Joseph's Children's Health Center, which is the second largest provider of comprehensive pediatric services in the state; The Heart & Lung Institute at St. Joseph's; and St. Joseph's Trauma Center, which is one of the only Level 1 trauma center's in Arizona that's verified by the American College of Surgeons.

St. Joseph's continues to expand and enhance its services to meet the growing needs of the community by providing comprehensive neurological, neurosurgical, pediatric, perinatal, cardiac, thoracic, and cancer care. The hospital's nine critical care units serve more than 60,000 patients each year.

As a mission-driven organization dedicated to the legacy of service and innovation set by its founders, the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's continues to help the underserved through clinics, community grants and outreach programs. The hospital is part of Catholic Healthcare West, which has more than 40 hospitals in Arizona, California and Nevada.

SJHMC is a major teaching affiliate of Creighton University School of Medicine and University of AZ College of Medicine. SJHMC supports 10 ACGME accredited residencies in multiple adult and pediatric medical and surgical specialty areas and 5 ACGME accredited fellowships and 6 unaccredited fellowships. SJHMC is also home to the world renowned Barrow Neurological Institute.



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St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, a major Academic Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona is recruiting a new leader for the Department of Medicine. This Academic Chairman will work with St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center's administration to lead the Medicine Department, which includes an excellent well established Internal Medicine Residency training program as well as physicians representing most internal medicine specialty areas. The Chair is the senior academic leader for the Department of Medicine with full responsibility for clinical, academic, research and administrative functions of the department. Fellowship program development, medical staff development, budget creation and execution, faculty and staff physician education and evaluation are some of the key components to this position.

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center offers an excellent compensation and benefits package in a supportive and collegial atmosphere, which emphasizes quality patient care and a commitment to the underserved. We welcome diversity in the workplace and encourage a wide range of candidates to apply for this position.

Candidates will have demonstrated administrative experience and commitment to faculty development, research, education of residents and fellows, and patient care.

REQUIREMENTS:
MD, record of teaching, scholarship and service as well as strong clinical and mentoring skills.
Board Certified leader in his/her specialty on a local, state and national level.

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