Medical Director, Newborn Nursery
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Medical Director, Newborn Nursery
The Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine,
Medical Director, Newborn Nursery
The Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Newborn Nursery Medical Director to join our faculty.
Clinical activities are based at Boston Medical Center (BMC), a private, not-for-profit, 514-bed, academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End. With origins stretching back to 1864, Boston Medical Center’s mission is to provide exceptional care without exception – a commitment to care for all people, regardless of their ability to pay. Boston Medical Center is ranked as the #4 most racially inclusive hospital in the US (and #1 in Massachusetts) by the Lown Institute.
The Newborn Nursery Medical Director (NMD) reports to the division Chair of Newborn Medicine and works collaboratively and in partnership with the Chair/Chief, Administrative Director, Nursing Director, Nurse Manager and Case Managers, ACMO for Inpatient Operations, Central Flow Unit, CMO and CNO to oversee the overall clinical operations of the Newborn Nursery. The NMD collaborates with the Chair/Chief, faculty, residency program, and BMC administration to improve performance in each of the six IOM quality domains - timeliness, safety, equity, efficiency, effectiveness, and patient-centered care.
As part of this role, the NMD strives to build cooperative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. It is expected that the NMD will, in conjunction with nursing leadership, provide oversight of the inpatient services and will support the strategic plan and goals of Boston Medical Center, the department/section, and BU Medical Group.
The NMD will be evaluated by the Chair/Chief (or designee) administrative director and BMC inpatient leadership, using performance metrics established annually, with input from faculty, BMC operational, and nursing leadership.
Position Overview
Clinical Leadership
- Provides oversight for day-to-day inpatient operations of the Newborn Nursery faculty
- Develops, reviews, and recommends clinical protocols/practice guidelines that impact the care of hospitalized patients in the inpatient units.
- Responsible for continuous development, improvement, and implementation of clinical programs in the Newborn Nursery
- Reviews departmental/section and unit-based quality outcomes. Works with leadership to improve patient safety and quality of patient care units
- Reviews and analyzes physician/unit/team scorecards using quality, length of stay, discharge time, readmission, and other quality metrics as agreed between the department/section, BUMG, and the hospital
- Supervises team in facilitating difficult disposition conversations, when there is a lack of alignment on the discharge plan
- Ensures that multi-disciplinary rounds are timely and effective
- Organizes and runs the monthly newborn nursery division meetings
- Participates regularly in appropriate administrative meetings including, but not limited to:
- Department or Section staff meetings
- Monthly Inpatient Medical Directors meeting
- Unit-based triad meetings
- Other committees or meetings related to inpatient practice.
- Provides medical expertise in the operation of approved quality improvement and utilization management programs in accordance with regulatory, state, corporate, and accreditation requirements
- Identifies clinical quality improvement opportunities to improve the quality and cost of care
- Collects and communicates clinician…
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