Chief Resident Pediatrics Physician

Overview

The Pediatric Chief Resident works to enhance communication between the resident staff, the staff / faculty, and the technical staff and functions as a liaison between the residents and the program leadership. The Chief Resident acts as an advocate for the resident staff and promotes resident interests in conjunction with program needs and functions. He / She also works closely with the Program Directors and Program Coordinator, particularly in formulating resident rotation schedules, resident orientation programs, resident applicant interviews, and resident morale issues.

Approximately 60% of time will be dedicated to chief resident duties and 40% of time will be spent clinically as an attending.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical degree (MD or DO)
• Academic appointment at Associate Professor level
• Clinically active; respected and seen as an educational / emotionally intelligent leader in area of practice
• Positive, effective communicator
• Quality improvement (yellow / green belt certification)
• Patient safety

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of attending physicians, general responsibilities of the resident physician may include :

COMMUNICATION

SCHEDULING

INTERVIEWS

Virtual Social Hours (2-3 per year)

NEW RESIDENTS

Assist the Program Director and Program Coordinator with new resident orientation at end of June.

RETREAT PLANNING

MEETINGS

Program Evaluation Committee (PEC)

CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS

Clinical Requirements :

This will include at minimum one week (7 days) of night shifts.

One winter holiday as the ward attending.

Weekly DOC alternating with primary medical student teaching sessions for a total of 40 sessions over the course of the year.

Newborn nursery attending days / weeks

Moonlighting (inpatient or outpatient) is permitted as available provided it does not conflict with other Chief Resident responsibilities.

CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Minimum Qualifications :

Applicants must meet one of the following qualifications to be eligible for appointment to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited residency and fellowship programs at D-H :

Required Licensure / Certification Skills :

Required Licensure / Certifications