Physician - Medical Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital - Grand Rapids, MI

Physician - Medical Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital  - Grand Rapids, MI

The Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital has a wonderful opportunity for a board-certified child & adolescent psychiatrist looking for a leadership opportunity within a premier children's hospital.  We are growing to add a Medical Director to lead our new 12-bed, state-of-the-art pediatric medical psychiatric unit.  For the appropriate candidate, this position could also include the role of pediatric behavioral health core faculty for the pediatrics residency program.  Administrative time will be provided for both medical director and core faculty responsibilities. For clinical care, we anticipate a blend of inpatient and outpatient practice and would welcome learning your areas of interest.  

Select Medical Director Responsibilities:

• Assuring quality, safety, and evidence-based practice

• Managing and overseeing the unit's 12-bed census

• Working with payors for ongoing authorization and credentialing

• Leading quality, safety, and experience work and providing necessary reporting on these efforts

• Acting as an advocate and provide ongoing communication with patients, families, staff and multidisciplinary team

• Partnering with nursing, care management and providers to achieve unit goals

• Serving as a liaison with TJC and state of Michigan for site accreditation visits

• Being the authority in care treatment plans when there are differing views

• Building and maintaining a positive unit culture where patients, providers, and staff can thrive

Qualifications

BC/BE Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

License - Michigan, MD/DO

Certification - BLS

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

At Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, we fight for every child. With 350+ pediatric specialists and subspecialists, 12 years of U.S. News & World Report national rankings and innovations that draw patients from all over the world, we're driven to replace fear with hope, and doubt with answers. We believe in the possibility of every child's future. 

HDVCH is a state-of-the-art, globally integrated, 241-bed free standing dedicated children’s hospital located on the campus of Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Annually, there are 8760 inpatient and 124,600 ambulatory visits, as well as over 55,185 children seen in the Pediatric Emergency Department (Level 1 Trauma rated). HDVCH also has one of the nation’s largest NICU’s (108-beds). 

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan, boasting a vibrant downtown scene with hundreds of local restaurants and craft breweries. It is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, the fastest growing major city in Michigan, and one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest. A global canvas of creativity and community, Grand Rapids is home to ArtPrize, concert and theater venues, museums, Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, city owned parks, and is located just 30 minutes away from the beautiful west Michigan lakeshore. With a growing metro area population of over 1 million people, Grand Rapids has been recently identified by Forbes as the #1 best city to raise a family based on cost of living, housing affordability, commute, and education.  In 2022, US News ranked Grand Rapids 16th best place to live in the United States out of 150 metro areas. 

Corewell Health

People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy, and transparency. Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of 65,000+ dedicated people—including more than 12,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 15,500 nurses providing care and services in 21 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post-acute facilities—and Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving more than 1.3 million members  Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness. For more information, visit corewellhealth.org. 

Facility: Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

Visa Status: H1B visa accepted

Qualifications

Primary Location

SITE - 35 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Behavioral Health - HDVCH

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

8am - 5pm

Days Worked

Monday - Friday

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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