Physician - Academic

Cleveland Clinic, one of the world’s most distinguished academic medical centers, announces a search for the Vice Chair of Cleveland Clinic Children’s within the Women’s and Children’s Institute. The ideal candidate should have leadership experience, a reputation for clinical excellence, understand the educational, research, and clinical practice standards of a children’s hospital, and have experience working within a variety of practice settings. A faculty appointment at a rank commensurate with academic experience and accomplishments is available at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

The Vice Chair reports to the Chief of the Women’s and Children’s Institute serving as the primary physician lead for special projects and initiatives and partnering with various stakeholders to deliver on the vision and strategic goals of the Institute, department, division and Cleveland Clinic. The Vice Chair will be responsible for overseeing physician practice operations and be involved in the annual performance review process for physicians. Vice Chairs may also function as key leaders for strategic operations within a division, department, or Institute. The Vice Chair will lead a team of specialty physician leaders, influencing and inspiring others to achieve results through relationship building and diplomacy. The Vice Chair may serve in other positions simultaneously, dual hatting in multiple leadership roles.

Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital is consistently ranked as one of the best children’s hospitals in the United States and has more than 400 pediatric medical and surgical specialists staffing the 400+ inpatient beds and 50 community locations forming the Cleveland Clinic Children’s network, providing over 1 million outpatient visits, 22,000 hospital admissions, over 11,000 surgeries, and accepting over 1,200 hospital transfers per year.    Excellent opportunities exist for cooperative program development with our top-ranked adult programs, as well as for basic, clinical, and translational research in the Pediatric Research Center of Cleveland Clinic Research.  Cleveland Clinic physicians enjoy a collegial work environment within the framework of a large group practice, with a competitive salary enhanced by very attractive benefits. 

Applicants should have an excellent record of clinical service, teaching and scholarship with experience in leadership, administrative skills, mentoring of faculty, fellows, residents and medical students, and program development. Certification by the American Board of Pediatrics and eligibility for licensure in the State of Ohio is required.