Division Chief of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism
Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital
Application
Details
Posted: 17-Nov-24
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Type: Full Time
Salary: Highly Competitive
Categories:
Chiefs/Directors/Dept. Heads/CEO
Executive
Sector:
Hospital, Public and Private
Required Education:
Doctorate
Additional Information:
Employer will assist with relocation costs.
Internal Number: 111724346
We invite you to explore an extraordinary leadership opportunity as the Division Chief of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in vibrant, Charlotte, North Carolina. This role offers the chance to lead and develop the growing program at one of the nation’s premier children’s hospitals.
Consistently ranked among the Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report – the only children’s hospital in the region to earn this distinction - Atrium Health Levine Children’s stands as the most comprehensive children’s hospital between Atlanta and Washington, D.C., helping families stay closer to home. In 2024-25, the hospital proudly achieved the distinction of being recognized as the #1 children’s hospital in North Carolina and tied for first in the Southeast, ranking in 10 pediatric specialties.
Position Highlights:
As Division Chief, you will lead a dedicated team of five pediatric geneticists, two advanced practice providers, eight genetic counselors, two metabolic dieticians and a metabolic nurse. You will drive innovation, collaboration, and excellence in a multidisciplinary setting providing care for all genetic and metabolic conditions including congenital anomalies, genetic syndromes, inherited genetic and metabolic disorders, lysosomal storage diseases, mitochondrial disorders, neuromuscular conditions, cardiac genetic syndromes, connective tissue disorders, and inherited cancer syndromes affecting children.
Responsibilities Include:
Providing clinical support through consult service activities and outpatient ambulatory clinics
Advancing faculty development in leadership, academic, and clinical roles
Educating and mentoring residents and medical students
Engaging in educational and research opportunities with the new Charlotte campus of Wake Forest University School of Medicine
About Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital/Wake Forest School of Medicine
Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, a flagship children’s hospital within the innovative Atrium Health system, features 236 beds, over 150 pediatric subspecialists in 30+ pediatric specialties, and a premier Pediatrics Residency Program. It serves as a teaching hospital for Wake Forest School of Medicine and offers excellent support for clinical research and quality improvement.
Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health, including Wake Forest School of Medicine, have united under the Atrium Health name, forming a single enterprise that serves as the academic core of Atrium Health. Now part of Advocate Health, Atrium Health is expanding its academic footprint with the construction of a second campus, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte, in the heart of a life sciences and innovation district called The Pearl. This state-of-the-art campus, set to welcome its first class in 2025, will enhance academic research capabilities and expand opportunities for clinical trials across a large, diverse market, supported by some of the nation’s leading medical experts.
About Charlotte
Nestled in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Charlotte offers the ideal setting to advance your career. Charlotte is ideally located within a three-to-four-hour drive of both the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains and the white sand beaches of coastal North and South Carolina. One of America's 25 fastest-growing cities, the “Queen City” is currently recognized as #1 in the Best Places to Live in North Carolina and #5 in the Best Places to Live by U.S. News & World Report in 2024-25.
First settled in 1755 and one of the first cities to proclaim its freedom from British rule, Charlotte has grown into a vibrant and diverse metropolitan community of more than 2.5 million, boasting a thriving economy, which includes being the second-largest banking hub in the country behind New York City. The local Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district is the second largest in North Carolina and has the fourth-most certified teachers of any district in the nation. In addition to many exceptional private and independent schools, the region offers several colleges and universities, including the University of North Carolina – Charlotte, Queens University of Charlotte, and Davidson College.
Charlotte area residents enjoy a temperate four-season climate with mild winters and abundant opportunities to experience the city itself and all of the outdoor activities the region has to offer, including boating, swimming and fishing at nearby Lake Norman and Lake Wylie, whitewater rafting at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, or hiking, running, biking, ropes courses and more! Sports fans will enjoy the Charlotte Hornets (NBA), Carolina Panthers (NFL) and Charlotte Knights (minor league baseball), all with stadiums downtown. This energetic city offers something for everyone!
With an expanding international airport, Charlotte provides a perfect blend of the Old South and modern cosmopolitan amenities.
For confidential consideration and to learn more about this exceptional leadership role, please forward your CV and cover letter to:
Pediatric Search Partners is a boutique executive search firm, consisting of seasoned physician recruiters and healthcare executives, whose sole focus is serving the pediatricians, pediatric sub-specialists, hospitals and medical groups who are dedicated to providing children's healthcare.