DIRECTOR OF THE ADVANCED LUNG DISEASES PROGRAM (ALDP)

Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine. The ALDP Director is an Associate to Full Professor level who provides leadership and management of clinical activities related to the subspecialty programs within the practice of the Section, including inpatient, ambulatory, and outreach sites. The ALDP director reports to the Section Chief and the Clinical Chief and works closely with the directors of the ambulatory services, the MICU, and the subspecialty programs. The director is responsible for integrating care between inpatient and ambulatory settings, optimizing and streamlining that care, developing and supporting initiatives to enhance the quality and safety of the subspecialty pulmonary practices, and enhancing efficiency, collegiality, and cooperation. The director also works together with leaders of research and subspecialty programs to ensure that research is integrated seamlessly in ALDP. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Demonstrate the professional skills and behaviors to promote integrated subspecialty pulmonary care across various programs. Develop clinical and communication strategies that will ensure comprehensive, seamless, and cost effective care across ambulatory, inpatient, and outreach settings. Adhere to the principles of patient-centered care. Develop quality and safety initiatives that will enhance healthcare delivery to patients with advanced pulmonary diseases. Develop clinical protocols that will enable streamlining transitions of care. Facilitate clinical research in the pulmonary subspecialty programs. Partner with Yale New Haven Hospital administration and Yale University and other physician leaders to assure the highest quality of patient care. Work collaboratively with the Director of Ambulatory Services and the clinic managers to enhance operations, problem solve, and assure a cohesive approach to policy and planning. Monitor competency, including performance of annual reviews of all subspecialty programs. Work together with Section Chief, Clinical Chief, and all program leaders to ensure seamless integration of research and clinical missions. Monitor the health status of the patients served by the ALDP, maintaining awareness of current evidence-based interventions and best practices that meet these health status needs. Minimum Qualifications: Qualified and licensed to practice medicine in the State of Connecticut. Board certified or board eligible in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, with at least five years of responsibility in a position as a leader and administrator in ambulatory care. Nationally recognized expertise in one of the subspecialty areas with the ALDP. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Expertise with EPIC electronic health record (preferred). Experience with Clinical and Patient-Centered Outcomes research (preferred). Review of applications will begin October 15, 2015 and will continue until position is filled. Please send a cover letter and CV to: Teretha Brooks, HR Manager for Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, PO Box 208057, New Haven, CT 06520-8057. E-mail: teretha.brooks@yale.edu