Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), proudly part of Jefferson Health, is seeking a proven and effective leader to spearhead our Department of Psychiatry as Chair. The Chair will support the Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute as part of the LVHN legacy services in addition to the Psychiatry & Human Behavior service line under Jefferson Health.

 

As Chair of Psychiatry with LVHN, you will:

Oversee clinical operations of the Department of Psychiatry. Provide leadership and management oversight in areas of quality improvement, care management, clinical program development, business development, medical staff relationships and policies, education and research. 

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Essential functions include:

• Appoint and supervise all Division Chiefs, the program director of the department's residency programs, and other physician leaders within the department.
• Develop, implement and manage quality improvement and care management programs.
• Oversee, manage and maintain the quality of all educational and research activities.
• Appoint appropriate physician and non-physician leadership for the department's educational and research activities.
• Work with other members of the administration on the development of clinical programs designed to meet the needs of the people served by the network.
• Work collaboratively with the Network Office of Research and Innovation and LVHN’s Institutional Review Board to ensure the research produced by department members meets the rigorous standards of human subject safety and academic excellence. 
• Oversee the business and financial implications of psychiatry program development.
• Serve as a member of the Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) Board of Governors.
• Serve as a member of the network’s Medical Executive Committee.
• Maintain good relationships with network affiliated education organizations.
• Collaborate with all clinical entity leaders to provide comprehensive psychiatric programs for our community.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Jefferson Health and within the Behavioral Health service line to provide comprehensive care across our community.

Compensation and benefits for Chair, Department of Psychiatry with LVHN

We acknowledge the dedication of our colleagues and offer a benefits package that makes LVHN an even better place to work and grow your career. And now that we’re proudly part of Jefferson Health, we can offer current and future clinicians new educational and development opportunities at Thomas Jefferson University across our larger service area. We leverage its position as a world-class medical institution to recruit the best and brightest clinicians.

 

Our compensation/rewards package is highly competitive, and benchmark driven, including a significant opportunity for a performance-based incentive.  As a large health network, we also offer a robust and comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, dental, short / long term disability, CME and retirement benefits, to name a few.

 

Qualifications:

• Board-certification in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Pennsylvania Medical License
• Medical Degree M.D. or D.O.
• Five years of experience in a medical leadership role

About Lehigh Valley Health Network

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a large non-profit and multi-specialty health network in Eastern Pennsylvania! LVHN offers comprehensive care in 95 clinical specialties across dozens of facilities including eight hospitals, the Lehigh Valley’s only children’s hospital, 2,005 primary care & specialty physicians, 23 outpatient health centers, 18 ExpressCARE locations, and community clinics. Additional services we provide include a Level 1 trauma center, a regional referral center for burns, the regions’ only Level 4 NICU, pharmacy, laboratory, imaging, home health, and hospice.

At LVHN, we have a Passion for Better Medicine and to provide first-rate clinical care for the people of our community in Eastern Pennsylvania! Consistently ranked among America’s 100 Great Hospitals, we PRIDE ourselves on being the superior Health Network in the region! The highest quality of patient care & patient safety is reflected in our “A” rating by Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade and the U.S. News & World Report!