Associate Section Chief, Pulmonary Medicine – Tisch/Kimmel

Inpatient Pulmonary Leadership & Clinical Operations

• Assist the Section Chief with the clinical, administrative, and operational leadership of Pulmonary Medicine at Tisch Hospital and Kimmel Pavilion, with a primary focus on inpatient pulmonary services.

• Serve as a physician leadership resource and provide coverage for the Section Chief, as needed, to support the coordination of patient care and administrative responsibilities across the pulmonary service line.

• Identify and lead initiatives to improve inpatient pulmonary care delivery, including clinical workflows, consultation practices, care coordination, and overall service efficiency.

• Lead initiatives and establish workflows for transitions of care from the inpatient to outpatient setting

• Partner with hospital medicine, nursing, respiratory therapy, care management, and other clinical stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve the quality and coordination of care for hospitalized patients with pulmonary disease.

• Support the development and implementation of new inpatient pulmonary programs, initiatives, and clinical pathways designed to improve outcomes, standardize care, and advance evidence-based pulmonary medicine.

Quality, Patient Safety & Performance Improvement

1. Provide physician leadership for quality, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives across inpatient Pulmonary Medicine at Tisch/Kimmel.

1. Partner with division leadership on outpatient pulmonary quality and safety initiatives 

1.  Establish, monitor, and evaluate relevant clinical quality, patient safety, operational, and patient experience metrics in partnership with Section, Division, and hospital leadership.

1. Utilize institutional data, Epic reporting tools, quality dashboards, and other performance data to identify trends, clinical variation, opportunities for improvement, and areas requiring targeted intervention.

1. Lead and support quality improvement initiatives focused on measurable improvements in clinical outcomes, patient safety, care delivery, operational efficiency, and patient experience.

1. Assist in the review, investigation, and resolution of Patient Safety Intelligence (PSI) events, patient grievances, and quality-of-care concerns involving Pulmonary Medicine at Tisch/Kimmel and translate findings into actionable improvement initiatives, as appropriate.

1. Identify opportunities to develop and standardize clinical pathways, protocols, and evidence-based practices for common or high-impact pulmonary conditions and inpatient pulmonary workflows.

1. Monitor the effectiveness of quality and operational initiatives, report progress to Section and Division leadership, and develop strategies to ensure sustained improvement.

2. Engage pulmonary faculty in quality and patient safety initiatives and promote physician accountability for established clinical, operational, and patient experience performance measures.

• Partner with faculty, administrative leadership, Billing Coordinators, Compliance, and other stakeholders to improve coding, billing, and clinical documentation practices and promote accurate and compliant documentation.

• Serve as a physician champion for operational change and performance improvement, building faculty engagement and facilitating communication among clinicians, hospital leadership, and Division leadership.

• Collaborate with Section and Division leadership to identify resource, staffing, and operational needs necessary to support the delivery and growth of high-quality inpatient pulmonary services.