Physician - Anesthesiology - Chair - Midlands

Prisma Health•Richland, WA

About The Position

The Department Chair is a member of Prisma Health System’s senior leadership and shares responsibility for the System’s overall performance. At the System level, the Chair helps establish and achieve annual and multi-year goals and creates and advances interdepartmental collaboratives that support System performance and priorities. At the Department level, the Chair organizes, develops, and aligns the department to contribute positively to the System by advancing clinical, academic, and medical staff activities. The role includes direct and/or indirect supervision of employees and membership on the management staff, with direct reports. The Chair maintains sufficient clinical practice to assure clinical competence, obtain direct observations, provide professional credibility, and enhance the social fabric.

Requirements

Medical degree: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
Eight years of successful residency completion.
Board certified or board eligible.
Medical staff privileges.
South Carolina medical license.
Board certification.
South Carolina Controlled Substance License and Drug Enforcement Agency number.
Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Associate Professor status at the University of South Carolina, or eligibility for that status.

Responsibilities

Participate in System strategic planning through appropriate forums.
Establish and integrate Department goals and budgets.
Lead and develop Department Vice Chairs and Department leadership.
Recruit and retain exceptional talent, working with Division Chiefs or Medical Directors where they exist.
Lead the Department peer review process and physician-specific interventions, including counseling, coaching, mentoring, and disciplinary action, as appropriate and in collaboration with relevant leaders.
Seek performance input from the VP of Quality and Safety, Chief of Medical Staff Affairs, Department Vice Chairs, and Division Chiefs, as appropriate.
Manage the Department within approved budgets.
Establish and cultivate an internal, regional, and national reputation for the Department and Prisma Health.
Drive Departmental and System pillar results.
Promote clinical integration within the Department, across Prisma Health, and throughout the region.
Build coalitions with internal and external stakeholders and collaborate with leadership across organizational boundaries.
Establish and oversee Department compensation plans within approved Prisma Health parameters and models.
Nurture a System culture within the Department that reflects Prisma Health’s vision, mission, values, and goals.
Maintain clinical practice sufficient to assure clinical competence, obtain direct observations, provide professional credibility, and enhance the social fabric.
Supervise employees, with responsibilities that may include final budget authority, hiring and termination authority, performance appraisal, and disciplinary authority.