Internal Medicine Physician

Actively seeking a highly experienced academic physician leader to serve as Chair for the Department of Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona. We are searching for a well - rounded and collaborative clinician with proven administrative experience and a strong passion for research, teaching, and community outreach. The candidate will be comfortable in initiating and managing relationships with faculty, along with developing and maintaining positive relationships with organizational and community leaders.

The Department Chair will be primarily accountable for the overall success of the Department of Medicine by improving the quality of clinical care, education and scholarship. This individual will also be responsible for collaborating with the leadership to strategically plan the future growth and development of the Department, the healthcare service lines within the Department, and the implementation of educational programs. Additionally, this individual will serve as the liaison for quality and cost effective initiatives

The Department of Medicine includes 78 physicians, 16 advanced practitioners, and is integrally involved in the academic infrastructure across the Phoenix metropolitan area. Within the department, there are 8 Divisions including Cardiology, Critical Care Medicine, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Hospitalist, Infectious Disease, and Palliative / Pain. The physician leaders of these Divisions will report directly to the Chair. The geographic footprint of the Department of Medicine stretches across the Phoenix metropolitan area, covering ambulatory and hospital services in Phoenix, Chandler, and Gilbert.

In collaboration with a University School of Medicine - Phoenix, as Co-Academic Chair, this physician will support the following medical education programs :

• Internal Medicine Residency Program, 96 residents
• Gastroenterology Fellowship, 6 fellows
• Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, 12 fellows
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, 1 fellow
• Student rotations, including M3 clerkship, M4 electives, PA student rotations

In collaboration with the East Valley hospitals (Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center), as Academic Chair, this physician will support the following medical education programs :

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

appropriate financial incentives, practice guidelines, and strategic plans for growth across service lines

benefit the faculty and learners across Creighton and DHEV.

superior patient experience skills

and evidence-based practices

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP : This position directly reports to the Chief Medical Officer for medical group activities. In addition, reports to the Regional Dean, Creighton University School of Medicine on academic related matters.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

Medicine.

THE OFFER :

Full-time employed physician leadership position

Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience

DHMG is a physician-led, clinically integrated, academic medical group

Competitive salary, benefits & a matched 403B retirement package inclusive of an employer funded pension plan

Sign- on bonus and relocation

CME benefits

COMPANY DESCRIPTIONS : One of the largest non-profit, mission-driven healthcare system in the country and spans across 24 states. With a unified vision of becoming an organization where physicians, care teams and staff come to do their best work and patients come for the best care Medical Group is searching for exceptional talent, who can become a part of our patient-focused, team-oriented, mission-driven organization.

Covering over 45 practice sites, complementing clinical services with translational and bench research, our integrated medical group employs in excess of 300 healthcare providers throughout the valley. Medical Group is continuously expanding in order to meet the needs of the growing patient population in Arizona