Department Chair of Internal Medicine (Phoenix, AZ)

Job Description

Department Chair of Internal Medicine Opportunity

District Medical Group – Creighton University School of Medicine Affiliation

Phoenix Metropolitan Area

District Medical Group (DMG) is one of the leading and most respected integrated medical group practices in the metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, area with a reputation for leadership, innovation, and dedication to the patients and communities we serve. As the largest independent medical group in the Valley , DMG seeks medical professionals who are committed to “giving back” to the medical field and community to apply.

DMG medical specialists are the exclusive providers of care at Valleywise Health Medical Center (VHMC)—the Phoenix area’s only public teaching health system —and community clinics and serve patients across the Valley. DMG medical specialists staff and practice in a 290-bed, safety-net hospital that includes a level lll NICU, level 1 Adult Trauma Center, Arizona’s only internationally verified burn center—the Arizona Burn Center, a full complement of pediatric services, and 11 corresponding Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) outpatient clinics that provide care for more than 450,000 patients annually.

In a region growing as fast as Phoenix, District Medical Group, in conjunction with Valleywise Health, seeks a mission-driven physician leader specialized in internal medicine to head the Department of Internal Medicine at Valleywise Health Medical Center as Department Chair . The Chair will lead the department while advancing excellence in diagnosis, treatment, transformative research, and education—supporting the health and well-being of adult, senior, and geriatric patients.

The position would include employment through DMG and will be staffed at VHMC. Serving as a clinical partner with the Creighton University School of Medicine Phoenix Regional Campus, outstanding candidates for the position may have the opportunity to serve as the Phoenix Campus Academic Department Chair. Currently, the position includes being the site Chair of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix.

Many DMG physicians are faculty with our local academic affiliates and teach medical students, residents, and fellows in our affiliated medical education programs. Faculty appointments are available through the following affiliated medical schools Creighton University, the University of Arizona, Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. This position will support the educational initiatives of the Internal Medicine department’s associated teaching programs, which includes an ACGME Internal Medicine Residency with a total of 80 residents, and GI, Cardiology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and Surgical Critical Care fellowships .

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• MD or DO medical degree from an accredited school is required.
• Mid-career physician with at least five (5) years of documented leadership, supervising, and / or administrative experience in a director or similar physician leadership role.
• Board Certification in Internal Medicine (General or Subspecialty).
• Possessing specialty expertise in Internal Medicine Clinical Practice and demonstrating clinical competence as a practicing physician is required.
• Licensed or eligible to practice medicine in the state of Arizona is required upon hire.

Personal Skills & Characteristics

LIFE IN PHOENIX

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

To ensure full consideration, inquiries, nominations, and applications (CV and Letter of Interest) should be submitted electronically in confidence to District Medical Group’s executive search partner, Elaine Auerbach, MBA, MPH : eauerbach@kbic.com and / or academicmedicine@kbic.com or call (972) 265-5259.

Application Link : -internal-medicine

COMPETITIVE SALARY + BENEFITS

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