Chair of Pathology Opportunity in Greenville, NC-Academic Employment

ACCEPTING CANDIDATES FROM SEARCH FIRMS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY

ECU Health Physicians and The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, located in Greenville North Carolina, are seeking a Department Chair to lead their growing academic division. The successful candidate will oversee clinical, educational and academic programs and will report to the Executive Dean of Brody School of Medicine. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is home to approximately 22 faculty members and 11 residents. The department serves ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed academic medical center, and has a robust surgical pathology volume of approximately 22,000 – 24,000 specimens a year. Additionally, the partnership with ECU Health offers the opportunity to leverage a large network of regional hospitals, an outpatient surgery center, as well as ambulatory clinics.

Competitive compensation, benefits, and startup resources are available to expand the division and to meet the growing needs of the eastern North Carolina region. Additional leadership opportunities exist for qualified individuals within the department, hospital, and oncology service line.

Minimum Education/Experience:

· MD or DO from an appropriately accredited institution, or completed foreign medical education accepted and recognized for ECFMG Certification

· Eligibility for medical licensure in the State of North Carolina. Board Certified or eligible for board certification

· 10 years in academic health care leadership

· Experience in supervising the work of others in academic medical settings and working directly with senior medical school administration, hospital administration, and other organizational executives

· Demonstrated ongoing commitment to personal growth and expansion of professional skills

· Experience in building effective teams to identify and resolve problems

· Demonstrated experience in developing and expanding clinical and translational research programs and extramural funding

· Demonstrated national recognition in an area of pathology practice, education, administration or research

· Demonstrated success over a sustained time in teaching, research, and professional service

· License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation

· Eligibility for medical licensure in North Carolina

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Academic programs and curriculum:

· Oversee the department’s coordination of the formal academic program and curricular design for medical students

· Work with faculty in the development of curriculum, assuring compliance with curricular policy and accreditation standards for the medical education program

· Serve as a source of information regarding national trends in medical education relevant to the department’s disciplines and initiates projects designed to improve the educational program and disseminates information to faculty, medical school administration, and other stakeholders

· Support the department’s graduate medical education programs, including the recruitment and selection of resident physicians, maintaining a curriculum consistent with evolving trends in patient care, and recommends faculty to serve as program director(s), in compliance with ACGME and other relevant standards

· Evaluate each faculty member annually on their competence in teaching and contribution toward the educational programs of the department

· Represent the School to external constituencies regarding academic programs as appropriate.

Faculty and staff support:

· Lead efforts to recruit and retain highly qualified faculty and staff

· Assign responsibilities and resources within the department to support the growth and welfare of faculty and staff individually and collectively

· Mentor faculty and staff directly or through a structured system that provides appropriate support

· Assure the tenure track faculty members receive guidance and support in a productive manner that optimizes their individual potential for success

· Assure every employee of the department is evaluated annually in a fair, objective, accurate and constructive manner according to applicable ECU and Brody School of Medicine policies and practices

· Develop appropriate ways to recognize accomplishments of faculty and staff

Clinical activities:

· Provide leadership for all clinical programs, including quality of care, participation in credentialing of practitioners, promotion of new programs, and meeting budget targets for the practice plan

· Administer the ECU Health Academic Physicians Clinical Faculty Compensation objectively and consistently, in accordance with all relevant policies, rules and regulations, so that high performers are appropriately recognized and individuals not meeting their targets are identified

· Serve as Chief of Service at ECU Health Medical Center or support the work of another department member who serves as Chief of Service, as appropriate

· Coordinate the department’s involvement in and growth of patient care programs with ECU Health and ECU Health Medical Center

· Represent the university to external constituencies regarding clinical programs

Research programs:

· Provide overall leadership for all research programs, including promotion of new programs and meeting university targets for research efforts

· Supervise the scientific investigative work by faculty and staff of the department, to assure high quality conduct, adherence to internal and external regulatory requirements, and production of high quality publications that advance scientific knowledge

· Assign research space within the department based on objective assessment of need

· Monitor the flow of intramural and extramural funds expended for research in the department, including indirect cost recovery funds and the use of the basic science faculty compensation plan, as appropriate

Brody School of Medicine and departmental administration:

· Lead budget planning for the department for all sources of funding applicable to the department, and assures that staffing and funding are appropriate for mission requirement

· Lead departmental planning initiatives and participate in continuing efforts to integrate department initiatives with both medical school and university strategic plans

· Ensure department compliance with Brody School of Medicine and ECU’s administrative policies and procedures and oversees the management of department operations

· Lead departmental philanthropic funding efforts

· Fulfill or respond to requested assignments by the Dean essential for the medical school

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. www.ecuhealth.org

ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.

This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.

Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10^th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. The Dickinson Avenue Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene in the Uptown Greenville district. Greenville is also home to East Carolina University, the Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College. Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, Greenville is the perfect place to live, work and play!

• Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC
• Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students
• Numerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
• Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
• Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private
• Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville’s revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area

If you, or a colleague, are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Ashley Rudolph at (252)558-3763 or Ashley.Rudolph@ecuhealth.org.

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position. Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.