Chair of Mayo Clinic Children's s Hospital

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Joining Mayo Clinic during this pivotal moment offers a rare opportunity to shape the future of medicine while advancing your own academic and clinical career.

Mayo Clinic is seeking a visionary, strategic and inspirational leader to serve as the next Chair of Mayo Clinic Children’s— a globally recognized Best Specialized Hospital in Pediatrics. The Chair will provide overall strategic direction and oversee the ongoing performance of the department, be responsible for recruitment and retention of outstanding staff, and ensure the alignment and development of critical resources to achieve goals for each of the three Mayo shields: clinical practice, research, and education.

In addition, Mayo’s tradition of integration requires leaders to facilitate alignment and teamwork across disciplines to ensure the most effective medical treatment and the highest quality of patient care.

At Mayo Clinic Children’s, more than 300 physicians with pediatric specialty expertise offer integrated care in over 70 specialty programs and clinics to children and teenagers from all 50 states and more than 70 countries each year. The goals of the Mayo Clinic Children’s Chair will include growing, innovating, and advancing the Children’s practice at Mayo as a destination for complex care.

• Guide and set direction for the department within the framework of institutional policy and direction, in collaboration with other department and institutional leaders, and in partnership with the Administrator.
• Oversee the day-to-day performance of the department as set forth by annual plans and priorities.
• Provide stewardship of departmental resources to serve the institutional good while promoting the long-term growth and development of the practice.
• Ensure that patients receive the highest quality care (outcomes, safety, and service).
• Nurture the development of staff and mentor the current and next generation of Mayo’s leaders.
• Promote the discovery and effective delivery of leading-edge medical science and treatment.
• Advance the Department’s and Mayo’s research and academic mission.

• Shape the Department Vision – develop a shared vision and provide strategic direction for the future of the department that incorporates the three shields.
• Develop Staff and Organization Capabilities – develop staff and organization capabilities to provide for present needs and build for the future.
• Develop and support the scholarly mission of Mayo Clinic and contribute to practice transformation by promoting team science that focuses on addressing the unmet needs of our patients.
• Establish Business Plans – establish plans and allocate resources to achieve strategic priorities.
• Manage Performance and Resources – oversee day-to-day operations to ensure excellence and promote continuous improvement.
• Implement and Support the Mayo Clinic Model of Care – all Department/Division Chairs are expected to promote the Mayo Clinic Model of Care (MCMC).
• Promote Collaboration and Communication.
• Accountability:
  • Division Chairs are directly responsible to the Department Chair
  • The Department Chair is directly responsible to the CEO of Mayo Clinic
• Authority:
  • The Chair has the authority to make decisions consistent with his/her responsibilities, within his/her budget and within Mayo policy.

The Mayo Clinic practice is integrated across both age and specialty, ensuring that children benefit from the expertise of specialists devoted to both pediatric and adult care. Facilities include Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital, a 166-bed area within…