Site Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine – Akron Children’s Hospital Beeghly Campus

Boardman, Ohio

Akron Children’s Hospital is dedicated to building a diverse workforce – one that reflects our patient population and represents the communities we serve. Whether you’re a resident, a physician early in your career, or a seasoned physician with years of experience, Akron Children’s Hospital has something different that’s hard to explain. You feel it in the atmosphere as soon as you enter through the doors. You experience it every day with your colleagues, staff, patients, and their families. Once you’re here, you know you’re home.

We are seeking a leader that is a BC/BE Pediatric Hospitalist to join our growing team at the Beeghly Campus. In collaboration with the Division Director and the Division’s operations leadership and the Mahoning Valley administrative leadership, the Site Director will lead, foster, and support a culture that motivates and holds accountable physicians and clinical staff for pursuing continuous improving while providing high quality, safe, efficient, equitable, time and patient-centered care to patients. The Site Director is accountable to the Division Director for Pediatric Hospital Medicine and serves as the primary advocate for the site’s faculty development, clinical, educational, safety and quality programs. The Site Director is responsible for clinical and administrative oversight and leadership of the Beeghly site. The Site Director will ensure that high quality, integrated and interdisciplinary clinical, research and teaching services are provided.

This position offers flexible scheduling with 12 and/or 24-hour shifts. The Akron Children’s Hospital Beeghly campus is a free-standing children’s hospital with a 25-bed inpatient pediatric unit, a pediatric emergency department, subspecialty support, and a compliment of services that bring excellent care to our patients and families in the surrounding communities.

This position is a 501(c)(3) site which qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the Federal government.

This opportunity offers:

· Attractive guaranteed base salary

· Starting Bonus

· Comprehensive benefits package

· Occurrence based malpractice

· Relocation assistance

· Student loan repayment strategies

Hospital Overview:

Akron Children's has been caring for children since 1890. With two hospital campuses, 6 regional health centers and 50+ primary and specialty care locations throughout Ohio, we’re making it easier for today's busy families to find the high-quality care they need. We also partner with other health systems to bring our neonatal and pediatric expertise to patients in their community hospitals. 

Ranked among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by Newsweek in 2022 and 2023, Akron Children's Hospital is the largest pediatric healthcare system in Northeast Ohio. With more than a million patient visits a year, we’ve been leading the way to healthier futures for children through quality patient care, education, advocacy, community service and medical discovery for more than 130 years! Children aren’t just a segment of our focus; they are our focus. The services at Akron Children’s Hospital span the entire scope of medical services available today – from routine and preventative care to emerging technologies in surgery and patient care. While we are ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the country, it’s our compassionate approach to treatment that makes us truly exceptional. Through a combination of revolutionary treatments and extraordinary patient experiences, our care does more than heal. It brings the entire family together for emotional support and understanding across multiple locations to reach patients and families in the communities they live. 

Akron Children’s Hospital is the only freestanding pediatric hospital in Northeast Ohio and the 8^th largest children’s hospital in the country. We are a major teaching affiliate of Northeast Ohio Medical University.Active involvement in medical student and resident education; academic appointment at Northeast Ohio Medical University is available and commensurate with experience. Akron Children’s is dedicated to family-centered care and improving the treatment of childhood illness and injury through research at the Rebecca D. Considine Clinical Research Institute.

The resources available to our physicians, the cutting-edge technology, the collaboration from all departments and the cohesive nature in which we work allow us to live our mission and truly treat every child as we would our own.

 Community Overview:

The Akron Children’s Beeghly campus is located midway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh in the Northeast Ohio-Western Pennsylvania TechBelt. This area is successfully transitioning to a technology and knowledge-based economy by leveraging its industrial and academic strengths. In just the last two years, 107 businesses have invested $682 million here, creating over 4500 new jobs!

The Mahoning Valley is an exciting and vibrant place to live…outstanding parks, museums, theaters, art galleries, sport events, golf courses, country clubs, live concert and event venues, biking and hiking trails, lakes and much more provide residents with a dynamic choice of recreational opportunities. Residency in the community is not required.

Visit www.akronchildrens.org to learn more or apply online or contact Shawna Roach at sroach@akronchildrens.org for more details.