Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology (F72970)

Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Division Chief (F72970)

Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Health, Richmond, VA

Mission or Goal of Unit: The mission of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology is to serve the Commonwealth of Virginia as a nationally recognized entity of clinical, educational and research excellence.  The Division is dedicated to improving the quality of children's lives through prevention, control and cure of cancer and blood disorders.

Chief Purpose of this position: This position will provide a mix of direct clinical care, clinical administrative and QA/QI activities, didactic and bedside teaching for students, residents and fellows, and have a strong research initiative.  Will serve as the administrative head of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.     

Position Responsibilities: 

• Teaching: Bedside teaching of residents, students and fellows while on clinical service. Shared responsibility for divisional didactic instruction of residents, students and fellows.    
• Research: Continued development of scholarly activity. Serve as mentor to researchers in division and department when appropriate.    
• Service: Participation in the community and school committees when appropriate.    
• Clinical: Host regular ambulatory clinics, as appropriate. Shares in a negotiated amount of inpatient services including night and weekend coverage.   
•  Other (for instance administrative duties, etc.): Serve as administrative lead for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.    

Required Qualifications:

• Board certified (MD or DO), current license to practice medicine
• Strong research background
• Previous experience as a program director or division head or equivalent experience
• Experience in an academic medical center
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Extramural funding

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution providing access to education and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

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The Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Pediatrics is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate, state-of-the-art pediatric health care, research and education at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, a full-service children’s hospital within the VCU Medical Center. CHoR offers a robust continuum of pediatric services, research and education, and is the region’s only full-service children’s hospital. CHoR provides emergency, primary, secondary, advanced, tertiary and long-term care. CHoR has 11 locations across Central Virginia and provides more than 42 pediatric medical/surgical services.

There is energy and momentum around advancing children’s health in Richmond, and we have marked a new milestone. Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU recently opened a multi-story, high-tech ambulatory pavilion for pediatric services.  The new facility will meet the growing need for outpatient services for children in our community.

CHoR's outpatient pavilion is the largest, most advanced outpatient facility dedicated to children in the region. The new pavilion includes diagnostic and treatment services for children, bringing together the majority of outpatient pediatric services currently on the MCV campus to one location. It is designed to meet the unique health care needs of children, and to provide Richmond the most advanced and coordinated care possible:

The facility is a 640,000 square foot, multi-story building and includes a 7-story parking deck with more than 600 spaces.
The new pavilion houses 72 exam rooms arranged in clinic pods to optimize a multidisciplinary care model. Each pod includes 12 exam rooms, a treatment room, support space and a centralized clinical team.
The new pavilion features pediatric-dedicated imaging, surgical and endoscopy procedure rooms, as well as pediatric faculty offices.
The pavilion is designed with future expansion in mind. It can accommodate additional clinic pods and operating rooms, as demand for these services increases.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

When we break ground on a new facility, it’s about more than bricks and mortar. It’s just like we tell our children— it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Over the past three years, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU has increased pediatric faculty to more than 130 clinicians focused on 42 specialty areas and providing access to children’s health care from more than 11 locations throughout the region. It’s these dedicated physicians and an extensive network of pediatric-trained nurses, child-life specialists, therapists, social workers and ancillary medical staff, who will continue providing health care designed especially for children.