Physician - Section Chief, Biochemical Genetics - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Corewell Health
Other Engineering
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
The Biochemical Genetics Program at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is seeking a Section Chief who is a board certified / board eligible
Biochemical Genetics physician to join the one program of this kind in West Michigan. The clinical position offers an exciting opportunity for the physician to play an important role in the continued growth of the Program and serve as an instrumental leader in supporting advancement.
The Section Chief responsibilities and performance expectations are set forth in the following categories:
Leadership
Growth
Quality, Safety & Clinical Innovation
Development of People
Patient Service and Perception of Care
Finance
Academic and Faculty Affairs
The provider will be responsible, along with a multi-disciplinary team, for care of pediatric and adult patients with known or suspected complex genetic disorders and inborn errors of metabolism. Evaluation, prevention, treatment and discovery of diseases caused by defects in human biochemical processes are a key to this success of this role. The physician will be quality and safety driven in their care of the acute inpatient and outpatient population.
Practice Description:
The physicians and APPs are members of The Corewell Health Medical Group, a growing, physician-led, multispecialty practice. The
genetics division includes a team of highly specialized biochemical and medical genetics physicians (7) and nurse practitioner (1),
dietitians (3), genetic counselors (21), genetic counseling assistants (4), nurses, medical assistants, and other support staff. The group is
dedicated to supporting the mission of Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital including education, clinical services, research and other scholarly
activity, and advocacy.
Facility Description:
HDVCH is proud to be recognized as one of U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation for the two
subspecialties. HDVCH is a state-of-the-art, globally integrated, 234-bed free standing dedicated children’s hospital located on the main
campus of Corewell Health. Annually, there are 8760 inpatient and 124,600 ambulatory visits, as well as over 55,185 children seen in the
Pediatric Emergency Department (Level 1 Trauma rated). HDVCH also has one of the nation’s largest NICU’s (108-beds).
Compensation Package:
Malpractice insurance, health, dental, disability and life insurance. Paid time off for vacation, maternity leave,
illness, CME, and relocation allowance.
Qualifications:
Board eligible or board certified in Biochemical Genetics
Physician License (MD)/Osteopathic Physician (DO)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Primary Location
SITE - 25 Michigan St - Grand RapidsDepartment Name
Biochemical Genetics - CHMG WestEmployment Type
Full timeShift
Variable (United States of America)Weekly Scheduled Hours
40Hours of Work
8am-5pmDays Worked
Mon-FriWeekend Frequency
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