RWJBarnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School are Seeking a Section Chief of Heart Failure

Summary

The Section Chief of Heart Failure within the Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension in the Department of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School provides oversight for all operational and programmatic aspects of the section and is responsible for supervision and leadership of assigned faculty.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and management of the heart failure section; develop yearly divisional budgets in consultation with financial administrators and the health system’s service line.
• Serve as liaison between the academic cardiology division and the hospital/health system’s cardiovascular service line, to establish and disseminate information and policies.
• Promote interdisciplinary care, to include nurses, PA’s, surgical and medical specialties and other members of the heath care team.
• Review and approve faculty requests for leave and schedule alterations to ensure adequate clinic/hospital and administrative coverage for the heart failure service.
• Review quality metrics and outcomes with efficient use of resources.
• Organize recruitment and retention of faculty in consultation with the Division Chief/Chair of Medicine.
• Monitor performance standards and metrics of divisional faculty to ensure faculty meet personal targets for clinical performance of the RVU benchmarks for the specialty. Advise and recommend methods of improvement as necessary.
• Coordination and execution of the faculty performance evaluation process for faculty within the section, recommend promotions and disciplinary actions.
• Understand and implement all responsibilities related to heart failure services and ensure compliance with all rules and regulations.
• Develop uniform teaching standards for divisional fellowship program at RWJUH and affiliate hospitals.
• Oversight of and participation in the Division’s educational mission of teaching medical students, residents and fellows.
• Develop CME programs.
• Participation in the educational, patient care, research and other activities of the Department.
• Work with philanthropy officer to facilitate Department fund raising efforts.

For additional information about the position, contact Grace Casaclang-Verzosa, MD at Grace.Casaclang-Versoza2@rwjbh.org or Andrea Bernard at ab2333@rwjms.rutgers.edu.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Founded in 1884, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick, is an academic medical center whose Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, and women’s and children’s care, including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH).

BMSCH serves as the focal point of New Brunswick’s growing children’s health campus, which includes the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital, and Ronald McDonald House - New Brunswick. The free-standing, state-designated, acute care children’s hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that is specially designed to care for children. From pediatric surgery, urology, and cardiology to oncology, hematology, and pulmonology, BMSCH’s specialists and intensivists provide advanced care for children of all ages—from fragile newborns to adolescents.

As the flagship cancer hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, RWJUH New Brunswick is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care. Featuring a Level 1 Trauma Center and the first Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH’s New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.

RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and services to more than three million patients each year. With 12 acute care hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, a growing number of our outpatient facilities and physician practices, our healthcare system is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care and health education to the community and region.

Our dedication to serving the people of New Jersey extends far beyond the care we provide within our hospital walls. We support programs that promote health and wellness in our communities and provide access to services that would otherwise be unavailable. We are committed to the ongoing improvement of the health, quality of life, and vitality of our communities. We strive to bring the best healthcare to meet the evolving needs of residents in New Jersey — whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Our partnership with Rutgers University creates the state’s largest academic healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, leading-edge research, and world-class health and medical education, further advancing our mission of providing high-quality healthcare in New Jersey.

The new collaboration also aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers’ education, research, and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

RWJBarnabas Health is an equal opportunity employer.