Director of Quality and Medical Staff

Description The University of Virginia Department of

Pediatrics and Division of Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral

Pediatrics (NDBP) invite applications for Division Director of

NDBP. Applicants who are Board certified in Developmental

Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) or Neurodevelopmental Disability (NDD)

at the rank of Associate or Full Professor are encouraged to apply.

The Division Director is primarily responsible for creating and

implementing the vision and goals for NDBP, in alignment with the

broader strategic plans for the Department of Pediatrics and UVA

Health Children’s. The Division Director will lead the faculty in

all clinical and academic mission areas, including clinical service

(see 3 Tracks of Care below), education of trainees at all levels

(keeping our long standing DBP fellowship in good standing),

research program development, and administrative activities of all

NDBP programs. Academic responsibilities include overseeing all

divisional faculty (currently 8 MDs and 1 NP / PhD, and one Research

PhD), advancing their careers by providing professional and

personal development opportunities, overseeing high-quality

training, supporting research activities, and modeling a culture of

inquiry to ensure active engagement in quality improvement,

scholarly excellence, and innovation in all missions.

Administrative responsibilities include creating an environment of

excellence and innovation in clinical practice that supports

positive patient outcomes. The NDBP closely collaborates with the

School of Education to maintain a state-of-the-art multi-tier

autism assessment program and also provides leadership and faculty

for the Blue Ridge LEND. The ideal candidate for the UVA NDBP

Division Director position is an established academic DBP / NDD with

strong leadership and clinical experience in motor, cognitive, and

at-risk disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders. The

Division of NDBP is integrally involved in the highly successful

HRSA funded interdisciplinary training grant, Blue Ridge Leadership

Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND). The NDBP

division receives over $1 M of state-level funding for work effort

to support Virginia Mental Health Access Program, including

training of primary care in autism assessment. The division has an

integrated relationship with the pediatric psychology service,

currently consisting of 7 PhD psychologists and growing. Community

outreach, equity, diversity and inclusion are priorities : majority

of NDBP patients are publicly insured and we have bilingual

capacity at the MD and PhD levels. We partner with a family

navigator, licensed clinical social worker, and a team of

educational consultants as well as therapy services (PT, OT, SLP,

nutrition) amongst a Pediatric Division with 16 sub-specialties,

and additionally Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, pediatric

surgery, neurosurgery and neurology, and urology services. We are

dedicated academicians, evidence-based practitioners, educators,

scientists, and advocates, engaged daily toward improving the lives

of children and youth with developmental disabilities and their

families. The faculty in our Division hold / have held international,

national and state leadership positions. The brand new (Riverside)

Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health Clinic will expand the

work of the NDBP Division in a 10,000 sq foot space alongside

psychology, psychiatry and integrative health care, opening in

December 2024. UVA Health is an integrated health system with a

world-class academic medical center that includes a level 1 trauma

center, a level IV NICU, the first NCI-designated Comprehensive

Cancer Center in Virginia, and UVA Health Children’s, the #1

pediatric hospital in Virginia. UVA Health also encompasses 3

community hospitals, a specialty rehabilitation hospital, and an

integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout

Virginia. Through its teaching and research, UVA Health continues

to innovate and advance medicine while providing high-quality care.

For more information about the School of Medicine and the

Department of Pediatrics check out our websites here

• and  .  UVA Health Children’s is the No. 1

children's hospital in Virginia for the fourth consecutive year as

ranked by U.News and World Report. ~ Among children’s hospitals,

UVA was ranked by  U.News & World Report : ~#26 in

neonatology ~#43 in pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery ~#28

in pediatric nephrology (kidney care) ~#49 in pediatric diabetes

and endocrinology ~#Board certified or Board Eligible in

Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) or Neurodevelopmental

Disability (NDD). Application Requirements  The University of

Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA

Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians

Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are

fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every

person's perspectives and lived experiences. All qualified

applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard

to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital

status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race,

religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran

or military status, and family medical or genetic

information.