Chief, Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center

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Description

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) and Emory University School of Medicine (Emory) are seeking a visionary and collaborative physician leader with a strong clinical and academic foundation to serve as Chief of the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMTCT at Emory University School of Medicine. The Chief will lead a dynamic team of faculty dedicated to excellent and innovative clinical care, education, research, and advocacy for underserved communities.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to multi-dimensional growth at Children’s and Emory related to hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplant, cellular therapy and other pediatric cancer and blood disorders reflecting all three of our missions of excellent clinical care, education, and discovery.

 

Principal duties and responsibilitiesTogether, Children’s and Emory strive to promote compassionate, evidence-based care for all children, support outstanding education for pediatric trainees, and foster cutting-edge research/innovation. We seek to advance a culture of excellence and accountability, aiming to be a leader in advancing pediatric care for children with cancer and blood disorders. To that end, the ideal Chief will be a skilled clinician and administrative leader with a strong reputation and track record of mentorship, clinical service, and scholarship. Within the first 18 months, they will have made significant progress in the following areas:

 

Administrative• Become established as a trusted, effective, and highly collaborative leader among division faculty and staff, donors, and administrative leaders at Children’s and Emory.• Further develop an existing divisional leadership team and tap into the expertise and enthusiasm of current faculty with respect to clinical services, education, research, and advocacy.• Refine the Division’s vision and strategic priorities for pediatric hematology, oncology and blood and marrow transplantation and cellular therapy, aligning stakeholders across Children’s, Emory, Morehouse and Grady and balancing missions of patient care, research, and teaching.• Integrate and support a large multidisciplinary team of physicians, psychologists, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other allied health professionals• Provide strategic oversight for the Marcus Center for Cellular Therapy (MCCT) and GMP labs in coordination with the MCCT and GMP lab leadership.

 

Clinical Care• Drive clinical excellence across the center’s numerous comprehensive nationally recognized programs, and support expansion of system strategic initiatives such as immunohematology, immune dysregulation, survivorship and fertility preservation• Develop and lead a unified inpatient and outpatient coverage model that optimizes physician, APP and multidisciplinary team staffing across all Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center sites, ensuring seamless transitions of care, high-quality and consistent clinical practice, and sufficient capacity to meet patient access, acuity, and therapy needs across the Children’s system.• Partner with clinical directors and hospital administrators to evaluate clinical operation models, develop and assess new models of care, and provide recommendations to improve system performance, quality, and efficiency as well as family experiences.• Support an inclusive environment within the division to ensure the continued effective recruitment of outstanding residents, fellows, and attending physicians and psychologists.

Education and Faculty Development• Work closely with educational leadership for the medical student clerkship, pediatric residency, and fellowship to ensure instruction in pediatric hematology/oncology is current and reflects LCME/ACGME requirements. • Ensure faculty development and mentorship, leveraging the Division’s expertise to align professional growth opportunities with the needs of children and the community and strategic priorities and initiatives within Children’s and Emory.• Nurture the culture of teaching and learning at Children’s and Emory, grounded in a model that emphasizes health equity and the care of “the whole child” within the context of their family and community. • Support training in pediatric nonmalignant hematology through the T32 Hematology Training Program and broaden advanced training opportunities through innovative fourth-year fellowships in subspecialty areas including neuro-oncology, BMTCT, survivorship and sickle cell disease.