Physician - Anesthesiology - Chair - Midlands

Prisma Health•Columbia, SC

About The Position

The Department Chair is a member of Prisma Health System’s senior leadership and shares responsibility for the overall performance of Prisma Health. At the System level, the Chair helps establish and achieve annual and multi-year goals. The Chair creates and advances interdepartmental collaborations that support System goals and Prisma Health 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 may include final budget authority, hiring and termination authority, performance appraisal responsibility, and disciplinary authority. The position is considered part of management staff and has direct reports. The Chair also 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.
Successful completion of residency.
Board certified or board eligible.
Medical staff privileges required.
Associate Professor status or eligibility at USC.
South Carolina medical license.
South Carolina Controlled Substance License.
Drug Enforcement Agency number.
Basic computer skills.

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 applicable.
Lead the Department peer review process and physician-specific interventions, including counseling, coaching, mentoring, and disciplinary action, working with relevant medical staff and departmental leaders as appropriate.
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 leaders 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 and exercise applicable budget, hiring, termination, performance appraisal, and disciplinary authority.