System Division Chief - Gastroenterology

Company: Baystate Health
Location: Springfield
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

At Baystate Health we respect the privacy of our candidates and recruits. Please note that we will not contact candidates directly to ask for personal information over the phone, such as date of birth, social security number, or any other private financial information. Learn More Baystate Health, western Massachusetts' premier healthcare provider and home to the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate, is seeking a Division Chief of Gastroenterology. The Division is the only academic gastroenterology program with a fellowship in western Massachusetts. The ideal candidate will qualify at the rank of Associate or Full Professor at UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate.Practice Highlights:
--- This system-wide position will lead the Gastroenterology Division across four hospitals and multiple ambulatory practices, facilitating growth and development of centers of excellence for the communities we serve in western Massachusetts.
--- Grow and develop our team of 11 gastroenterologists, 8 advanced practitioners, and 6 fellows to accomplish Baystate's mission to improve the health of people in our communities with quality and compassion.
--- Enjoy a combination of clinical care & teaching with a faculty appointment to UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate. Multiple opportunities for collaboration with clinical and population health research colleagues.
--- The position includes protected time for administration responsibilities.
--- As the premier referral center in western Massachusetts, we attract a large patient population with a diverse spectrum of GI disorders and care for the most complex and interesting patients in the region, including inflammatory bowel disease, hepatologic, pancreatic and biliary disease as well as routine GI diseases
--- State of the art endoscopic facilities at all sites including an advanced endoscopic center on the main campus where cutting edge endoscopic procedures are performed including POEM and other natural orifice procedures.
--- Work with fellows in our gastroenterology fellowship program, alongside internal medicine and med/peds residents, medical students, and APP students.
--- Baystate offers an open and inclusive culture that supports faculty development, learning, and diversity.
--- Compensation includes sign-on bonus, guaranteed variable compensation package, and relocation.
--- Excellent benefits plan with paid short- & long-term disability, 6.5% retirement match, paid life insurance, and great family leave policies.Qualifications: ABIM BC in gastroenterology. 5+ years' experience with evidence of progressive management responsibilities and leadership in an academic department. Experience in endoscopy lab management and operations is preferred. Demonstrable record of collaboration, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enthusiasm for medical education and mentoring faculty and ability to engage a broad base of potential stakeholders to work towards a shared vision.YOU BELONG AT BAYSTATE. At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff. It makes us not just an organization, but also a community where you belong. It is how we advance the care and enhance the lives of all people.For more information please visit us online at: ChooseBaystateHealth.org or interact with us socially at facebook.com/BaystateCareers or on Twitter @BaystateCareers.All correspondence can be directed to:
Lindsay Waters, Senior Physician & APC Recruiter
Email: Lindsay.Waters@baystatehealth.orgAre you ready to advance your career with us? Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.Baystate Medical Center (BMC) is a 716-bed independent academic medical center. BMC is our community's major referral hospital, providing the highest level of care for conditions such as cancer, acute and chronic cardiovascular illness, nervous system illness, digestive illness, and other diseases that affect the major organ systems of the body. BMC is home to the state's second-busiest emergency department and the region's only Level 1 trauma center. Baystate Medical Center has 30+ residency and fellowship programs, as well as educational programs for medical students, nurses and advanced practitioners. Departmental research includes participation in a number of national clinical trials that bring our patients options that might not otherwise be available in our community.Quality of LifeBaystate Children's Hospital is in the heart of Springfield, with inpatient services at our main hospital and outpatient clinics in the Springfield community. Iconic venues like the Quadrangle museum cluster, Basketball Hall of Fame and Mass Mutual Center give way to picturesque Forest Park and Zoo, Six Flags New England, historic towns, and great dining, shopping and entertainment. The area boasts many beautiful homes in good neighborhoods, a great selection of public and private schools, as well as prestigious colleges and universities. Living costs in Springfield are 14% lower than the Massachusetts average. Other popular towns that our providers choose to live in are Longmeadow, Amherst and Northampton, MA as well as the Connecticut towns of Enfield, Suffield and Granby.Inquire about this positionIf you're interested in this position, we would love to hear from you! Please call me or complete this form and I will get back in touch with you.I understand and acknowledge that as a condition of my employment, I will be required to be vaccinated and follow all required protocols for the influenza vaccine, and the COVID-19 Vaccine as designated by Baystate Health, unless otherwise exempted from such requirements by applicable law.

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