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Jobs Detail
Chair, LVHN Department of Psychiatry
Educator-first jobs (>/= .2 FTE for teaching/supervising)
Application Deadline: August 10, 2025
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), proudly part of Jefferson
Health, is seeking a proven and effective leader to spearhead
our Department of Psychiatry as Chair.
The Chair will support the Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute as part
of the LVHN legacy services in addition to the Psychiatry & Human Behavior
service line under Jefferson Health.
The
Department of Psychiatry at LVHN is one of four pillars of the Lehigh Valley
Fleming Neuroscience Institute, the other pillars being the Department of
Neurology, the Department of Neurosurgery, and the Fleming Memory Center. Under
this Institute structure, these four key entities are devoted to the clinical,
academic/research, and educational missions related to brain/nervous system and
mental health in the region and beyond. The Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience
Institute is a system partner of the Vicky and Jack Farber Institute for
Neuroscience of Thomas Jefferson University.
LVHN and our Department of Psychiatry are dedicated to providing a
safe and comfortable place for our community to overcome life’s challenges. Our
team of psychiatrists, psychologists, physician assistants, certified
registered nurse practitioners, licensed clinical social workers, psychiatric
nurses and occupational therapists work collaboratively to ensure the best
outcomes for their patients.
In addition to our inpatient behavioral health services at Lehigh
Valley Hospital (LVH)–Muhlenberg, LVH–Schuylkill and LVH–Pocono, we provide
short-term services at LVH–Muhlenberg and LVH–Cedar Crest, which include
individual, couples, family and group therapy. Our department also aids with
medication management to children, adolescents and adults.
We provide a full continuum of care in behavioral health from
emergency evaluation to intensive care, partial hospitalization, outpatient
follow-up, homecare and skilled nursing facility consultation. We are growing
the Department of Psychiatry which is comprised of more than 30 Psychiatrists
and 120 mental health professionals in addition to our residency and fellowship
programs.
Discover more about LVHN along with our mission and values on our about page or learn more about the LVHN
Department of Psychiatry.
As Chair of Psychiatry with LVHN, you will:
Oversee clinical operations of the Department of Psychiatry.
Provide leadership and management oversight in areas of quality improvement,
care management, clinical program development, business development, medical
staff relationships and policies, education and research.
·
Essential
functions include:
o Appoint and supervise all Division Chiefs, the program director of
the department's residency programs, and other physician leaders within the
department.
o Develop, implement and manage quality improvement and care
management programs.
o Oversee, manage and maintain the quality of all educational and
research activities.
o Appoint appropriate physician and non-physician leadership for the
department's educational and research activities.
o Work with other members of the administration on the development
of clinical programs designed to meet the needs of the people served by the
network.
o Work collaboratively with the Network Office of Research and
Innovation and LVHN’s Institutional Review Board to ensure the research produced by department
members meets the rigorous standards of human subject safety and academic
excellence.
o Oversee the business and financial implications of psychiatry
program development.
o Serve as a member of the Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) Board
of Governors.
o Serve as a member of the network’s Medical Executive Committee.
o Maintain good relationships with network affiliated education
organizations.
o
Collaborate
with all clinical entity leaders to provide comprehensive psychiatric programs
for our community.
o Collaborate with colleagues across Jefferson Health and within the
Behavioral Health service line to provide comprehensive care across our
community.
Compensation
and benefits for Chair, Department of Psychiatry with LVHN
We acknowledge the dedication of our colleagues and offer a
benefits package that makes LVHN an even better place to work and grow your career. And now that we’re proudly part of Jefferson Health, we can
offer current and future clinicians new educational and development
opportunities at Thomas Jefferson University across our larger service area. We
leverage its position as a world-class medical institution to recruit the best
and brightest clinicians.
Our compensation/rewards package is highly competitive, and
benchmark driven, including a significant opportunity for a performance-based
incentive. As a large health network, we
also offer a robust and comprehensive benefits package including health,
vision, dental, short / long term disability, CME and retirement benefits, to
name a few.
Required Qualifications:
·
Board-certification
in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
·
Pennsylvania Medical
License
·
Medical
Degree M.D. or D.O.
·
Five
years of experience in a medical leadership role
The Lehigh Valley is one of the fastest-growing areas in the
country, located in the heart of eastern Pennsylvania, 60 miles from
Philadelphia and 80 miles from New York City. The area has outstanding public
and private school systems, more than a half-dozen colleges and universities
and an abundance of cultural and recreational year-round offerings. As a
resident of the Lehigh Valley, you’ll experience the charming, close-knit
community atmosphere while being just a short drive from the hustle and bustle
of larger cities. Learn more about the Lehigh Valley by visiting
our careers page.
Contact Information:
Kate Musser
Kate.Musser@Jefferson.edu
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA 18101
610-737-9223
