Division Chief, General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
Department of Medicine
CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine
Position Summary
The Division Chief of General Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Interim Rheumatology provides strategic, academic, clinical, and operational leadership for the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology within the Department of Medicine at the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine (IAM), while providing interim oversight for the Division of Rheumatology until a permanent Division Chief is appointed.
The Division Chief is responsible for advancing the divisions' missions in patient care, education, scholarship, faculty development, quality, and access. The successful candidate will be a collaborative physician leader with a demonstrated commitment to academic medicine, faculty mentorship, operational excellence, quality improvement, and innovation in healthcare delivery. The Division Chief will foster an environment that supports faculty engagement, learner success, and exceptional patient care while aligning divisional priorities with the strategic goals of the Department of Medicine and the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine.
The Division Chief reports directly to the Chair of the Department of Medicine and serves as a key member of the department's leadership team.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative environment that supports faculty, staff, learners, and patients.
- Develop and implement strategic plans that advance the educational, clinical, and scholarly missions of the divisions.
- Identify opportunities for growth, innovation, program development, and expansion of clinical services.
- Collaborate with the Department Chair to establish divisional goals, performance metrics, and scorecards and monitor progress toward achieving established objectives.
- Promote communication, engagement, accountability, and transparency across the divisions.
- Support departmental strategic initiatives related to growth, physician engagement, patient access, quality, and academic advancement.
- Partner with departmental and institutional leaders to advance cross-divisional and organizational priorities.
- Represent the divisions within departmental, institutional, and external professional activities.
Academic and Faculty Development
- Support and enhance the academic productivity of faculty through mentorship, professional development, and scholarly engagement.
- Establish and communicate expectations for teaching, clinical service, scholarly activity, and professional citizenship.
- Ensure compliance with ACGME, LCME, and other applicable accreditation standards.
- Collaborate with residency, fellowship, and medical student program leadership to support high-quality educational experiences.
- Participate actively in departmental educational conferences and ensure faculty engagement in teaching activities.
- Develop and maintain mentorship programs that support faculty career advancement, academic productivity, and leadership development.
- Promote faculty recruitment, retention, wellness, engagement, and professional growth.
Administrative and Financial Leadership
- Conduct annual faculty performance evaluations and provide ongoing coaching and feedback.
- Collaborate with the Department Administrator and Chair to develop, manage, and monitor divisional budgets.
- Monitor divisional financial performance and implement strategies to optimize operational efficiency and long-term sustainability.
- Establish and oversee clinical productivity standards and performance expectations.
- Lead regular divisional meetings and facilitate effective communication among faculty and staff.
- Participate in institutional, departmental, and hospital committees as appropriate.
- Partner with departmental leadership to recruit, retain, and develop high-performing faculty.
- Address operational concerns, complaints, and performance issues in collaboration with departmental leadership.
- Maintain regular engagement with ambulatory and hospital leadership to establish and achieve shared clinical and operational goals.
Clinical Leadership
- Provide oversight of clinical services delivered by the divisions.
- Promote excellence in patient care, quality improvement, patient safety, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.
- Collaborate with ambulatory and hospital leadership to improve patient access, optimize scheduling practices, reduce barriers to care, and advance care delivery models.
- Monitor divisional performance related to access, quality, patient satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
- Develop and oversee faculty clinical assignments and scheduling.
- Foster strong relationships with referring providers, healthcare teams, and institutional partners.
- Ensure compliance with departmental, institutional, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
Clinical Practice Expectations
The Division Chief will maintain an active clinical practice within their area of expertise and serve as a role model for excellence in patient care, professionalism, and clinical teaching. Clinical effort will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair and aligned with divisional and departmental needs.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrated leadership, management, and team-building skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with faculty, staff, learners, patients, and institutional leaders.
- Ability to develop and execute strategic initiatives and drive organizational change.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and complex operational challenges.
- Knowledge of physician productivity metrics, healthcare finance, quality measures, and academic performance indicators.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and electronic medical record systems.
- Commitment to professionalism, diversity, inclusion, faculty engagement, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Required
- MD, DO, or MD/PhD degree.
- Board Certification in Internal Medicine.
- Eligibility for unrestricted medical licensure in West Virginia.
- Qualifications for faculty appointment within the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine.
- Demonstrated experience working with medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty.
- Prior leadership experience within a healthcare or academic medical environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred
- Experience in academic medicine leadership, including programmatic, educational, divisional, or departmental leadership roles.
- Demonstrated success in scholarly activity, research, publications, quality improvement initiatives, or educational innovation.
- Experience with physician compensation models, RVU-based productivity, budgeting, and financial management.
- Experience developing and managing ambulatory and inpatient care delivery models.
- Track record of faculty recruitment, retention, mentorship, engagement, and career development.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change, build consensus, and successfully manage growth within a complex academic health system.
- Experience leading quality, access, population health, or value-based care initiatives. Record of fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture that promotes faculty and learner success.