Open Rank Clinical Faculty Associate Chief, Clinical Population Health Management and Quality Improvement
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is seeking an experienced physician and public health leader and educator to help grow our academic programs in clinical population health and health equity and develop policies for healthcare delivery systems and operations. This leader, who in addition to clinical duties within one of our affiliated sites, will serve as the Associate Chief of the Population Health Management Division will direct the work of the clinical public health program and plan work schedules and tasks to assure the flow and distribution of work and the expeditious handling of priority projects and initiatives.
This full-time, nontenure track position (made at a rank commensurate with academic achievements and experience) is located within the newly established SMHS Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity (CPHSHE). The CPHSHE was founded in late 2022 as a premier academic center within the university for applied population health research to address health inequities. The incumbent works under the general administrative and broad program and policy direction of the Executive Director for the CPHSHE who provides assignments through current and long-range population health program goals and managerial requirements. The Associate Chief for Clinical Population Health Management and Quality Improvement's work is reviewed in terms of fulfillment of a broad range of CPHSHE program objectives and GW academic medical enterprise goals.
The GW SMHS is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from candidates from backgrounds underrepresented in science.
Major Responsibilities:
- Coordinates CPHSHE clinical public health management and quality improvement projects in alignment with other programs and initiatives within CPHSHE and the GW academic medical enterprise. Apprises staff of organizational goals and objectives.
- Reviews program goals and objectives to ensure program accomplishments.
- Monitors subordinates' work activities to ensure concordance with activities performed by program and research teams, appropriate program coverage by CPHSHE staff, and proper linkage with programs and services within CPHSHE and throughout the GW academic medical enterprise.
- Provides CPHSHE staff with current information concerning federal, regional, and local laws, regulations, programs, and initiatives related to clinical population health management, value-based payment, accountable care, and health equity.
- Provides supervision and professional guidance to program staff by defining objectives and advising on the broader aspects of methods to be employed in accomplishing population health management and health equity objectives. Evaluates the functions and overall performance of the clinical public health management and quality improvement program.
- Assures GW academic medical enterprise policies and procedures are efficient and effective in achieving clinical population health management, quality improvement, accountable care, and health equity goals and are consistent with local, regional, and federal policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Participates in CPHSHE senior leadership meetings related to assigned areas of responsibility and advises the CPHSHE Executive Director on matters pertaining to clinical population health management and quality improvement.
- Executes health services research and population health data collection, analysis, management, dissemination, and utilization including but not limited to the development of health status indicators, health care services utilization, key performance indicators, health equity measures, and outcome research in the clinical domain.
- Develops internal partnerships appropriate to maximize the collection, analysis, and application of population-health data throughout the GW academic medical enterprise.
Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have at least five years of experience in leadership in healthcare delivery systems; local, state, or federal health organizations; or population health management. Applicants must be Board certified or eligible in their medical specialty and licensed in the District of Columbia and/or Maryland, at the time of appointment. Applicants must have an advanced degree in or demonstrably relevant experience in public health or a related discipline. Applicants must possess demonstrable experience and success in the ability to foster research and scholarship relevant to these qualifications and evidence of ability to work successfully in collaborations within large integrated health systems. In addition, applicants must have demonstrable evidence of successful leadership, administrative and program management acumen (success in leading groups, managing people, budgets, and systems), and supervision of professional and support staff.
To Apply: Please complete an online faculty application at https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/100635 and upload a curriculum vitae and cover letter. The review of applications will begin on April 7, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered. Employment offers are contingent on the satisfactory outcome of a standard background screening.
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.