Physician - Section Chief, Biochemical Genetics - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital - Grand Rapids, MI - Corewell Health System

The Biochemical Genetics Program at Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital is seeking a Section Chief who is a board certified / board eligible

Biochemical Genetics physician to join the one program of this kind in West Michigan. The clinical position offers an exciting opportunity for the physician to play an important role in the continued growth of the Program and serve as an instrumental leader in supporting advancement.

The Section Chief responsibilities and performance expectations are set forth in the following categories:

• Leadership

• Growth

• Quality, Safety & Clinical Innovation

• Development of People

• Patient Service and Perception of Care

• Finance

• Academic and Faculty Affairs

The provider will be responsible, along with a multi-disciplinary team, for care of pediatric and adult patients with known or suspected complex genetic disorders and inborn errors of metabolism. Evaluation, prevention, treatment and discovery of diseases caused by defects in human biochemical processes are a key to this success of this role. The physician will be quality and safety driven in their care of the acute inpatient and outpatient population.

Practice Description:

The physicians and APPs are members of The Corewell Health Medical Group, a growing, physician-led, multispecialty practice. The

genetics division includes a team of highly specialized biochemical and medical genetics physicians (7) and nurse practitioner (1),

dietitians (3), genetic counselors (21), genetic counseling assistants (4), nurses, medical assistants, and other support staff. The group is

dedicated to supporting the mission of Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital including education, clinical services, research and other scholarly

activity, and advocacy.

Facility Description:

HDVCH is proud to be recognized as one of U.S. News & World Reports 2022-2023 Best Childrens Hospitals in the nation for the two

subspecialties. HDVCH is a state-of-the-art, globally integrated, 234-bed free standing dedicated childrens hospital located on the main

campus of Corewell Health. Annually, there are 8760 inpatient and 124,600 ambulatory visits, as well as over 55,185 children seen in the

Pediatric Emergency Department (Level 1 Trauma rated). HDVCH also has one of the nations largest NICUs (108-beds).

Compensation Package:

Malpractice insurance, health, dental, disability and life insurance. Paid time off for vacation, maternity leave,

illness, CME, and relocation allowance.

Qualifications:

• Board eligible or board certified in Biochemical Genetics

• Physician License (MD)/Osteopathic Physician (DO)

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Corewell Health

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Primary Location

SITE - 25 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Biochemical Genetics - CHMG West

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

8am-5pm

Days Worked

Mon-Fri

Weekend Frequency

On-call weekends

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