Chief, Neuropsychology at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Overview

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) and Emory University Department of Pediatrics are seeking a leader with strong clinical and academic leadership experience to serve as Chief, Neuropsychology at Children’s.

Expectations of Leadership

Children’s and its academic partner Emory strive to have a preeminent Neuropsychology program that is recognized for advancing clinical, educational, and scholarly activities with the goal of being a top tier program in all areas. To that end, the Chief will have made noteworthy progress in the following areas within the first 18 to 24 months of his or her tenure:

• Establish oneself as a credible, trusted and highly collaborative clinical team leader among the medical staff and administrative leaders at Children’s through performance as a clinician and a provider leader. It is essential this leader is visible and gain credibility quickly.
• Evaluate the current clinical operations model, provide recommendations collaborating with operational leaders to improve system performance, quality, service excellence, family experience and more efficient ways to meet patient care needs. Consistent performance of care delivery and clinical outcomes will be achieved.
• Define vision and strategies in alignment with Children’s program development, identifying which services are offered, prioritizing resource allocation, and balancing missions of patient care, research, and teaching.
• Establish a “team care” culture within all aspects of Children’s Neuropsychology services and initiatives strengthening the partnership of providers, advanced practice professionals, allied health professionals and staff in delivering outstanding patient centered care.
• Advance clear communication channels with staff within the division and with campus medical directors, program medical directors, and executive leaders resulting in alignment, trust, accountability, and collaborative working relationships in the pursuit of system-wide collaboration and esprit de corps.
• Maintain an elevated level of scholarly achievement in the Division with continuation of notable clinical research, publications, and national presence.
• Continuing to invest in the effective recruitment of fellows and neuropsychologists, set a favorable tone regarding programmatic strengths and stature, and ensure that we continue to attract the highest caliber trainees.
• Create professional development plans for individual faculty providing access to mentorship and alignment to key mission areas. Focus on the retention and development of neuropsychologists and psychometrists.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the administrative, professional, clinical, research and educational activities of the specialty or service.
• Oversee the delivery of clinical services in the specialty or service and develop resources related to these services in conjunction with the respective medical directors and administrators.
• Assures appropriate and continuous coverage of inpatient, outpatient, and consultative services at all relevant clinical sites.
• Drives provider alignment through internal and external provider partnerships and relationships.
• Implement continuous improvement, monitoring, and reporting activities for procedures and protocols within the specialty or service.
• Determines rolling plan for the specialty or service, balancing all three missions, as applicable (clinical, academic, research).
• Decide levers for prioritizing achieving quality outcomes in collaboration with quality leader.
• Determines services offered and opportunities for needed program development.
• Determines integrated growth and sustainability strategies for the specialty or service.
• Delivers on Operate with Excellence, encompassing people, patient experience, quality and patient safety, and financial categories.

Candidate Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following credentials:

Education

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