Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a dynamic Division Chief of Hospital Pediatrics.

The ideal candidate will provide strategic vision and leadership and oversee all divisional missions, including inpatient care delivery, quality and safety, education, scholarly activity, and advocacy.

The Division Chief reports directly to the Chair of Pediatrics David Brousseau, MD, MS.

Qualifications:
Candidates must hold an MD or DO (or equivalent clinical doctoral degree) board certified in Pediatric Hospital Medicine or Pediatrics.

Applicants must have an academic record commensurate with appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level and be eligible for licensure in Delaware.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven leadership in inpatient pediatric care delivery, with direct responsibility for clinical operations, quality, and safety performance, staffing and coverage models, and patient throughput.

Experience leading care model innovation and system-level redesign-including the development of sustainable hospital medicine programs, operational efficiencies, and scalable inpatient care models that support growth-is essential.

Candidates must also bring strong administrative leadership, a commitment to education and scholarly activity, and collaborative skills necessary to lead a multidisciplinary hospital medicine division.

Key Opportunity Highlights

Competitive Compensation - Base salary plus annual incentive plan.

Comprehensive Benefits - Health, life, dental, vision, malpractice, CME, licensure fees, professional dues.

Financial Support - Relocation, mortgage assistance, 403(b) with match, 457(b) retirement plans.

Educational Debt Relief - Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Mission-Driven Culture - Collegial, innovation-focused, with strong institutional commitment to faculty and staff well-being.

Essential Functions:

Provide strategic vision and leadership to strengthen the clinical and operational performance of the Division of Hospital Medicine

Ensure fiscal stewardship and effective operational management.

Advancement of the division's academic, research, and scholarly mission

Lead recruitment, retention, development, and mentorship of faculty.

Support clinical education and training for interns, residents, and fellows.

Division Overview:
The Division of Hospital Medicine includes 19 hospitalists (16 pediatric hospital medicine-

trained physicians and 3 internal medicine-pediatric trained physicians), 2 PHM fellows, and 7 Advance Practice Providers.

The team provides care for approximately 7,000 patients annually within a 220 inpatient-bed, state-of-the-art facility.

The division maintains a strong educational mission and serves as a clinical home to many recognized outstanding educators.

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