Vice President, Medical Affairs

Marshall Medical Center•Placerville, CA

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY The Vice President of Medical Affairs (VPMA) works in close partnership with the Chief of Medical Affairs (CMA) to ensure that Marshall consistently delivers safe, effective, and high-quality care. This role blends clinical leadership with hands-on operational involvement and plays a central part in shaping both clinical performance and the strategic direction of medical services. A core responsibility of the VPMA is cultivating strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with the medical staff. Serving as the primary liaison between medical staff and operational leadership, the VPMA ensures that physician perspectives are fully represented in decision-making and that clinical services remain high-quality, patient-centered, and aligned with organizational goals. This includes proactively engaging medical staff leaders, listening and responding to physician concerns, and fostering a culture of partnership, accountability, and mutual respect. The VPMA leads quality initiatives in collaboration with providers and operational leaders and drives clinical innovation—continually advancing care delivery by promoting evidence-based practices, modernizing clinical processes, and ensuring that Marshall remains current with evolving standards and emerging models of care. Reporting to the Chief of Medical Affairs, the VPMA works closely with the Chief Executive Team (CET), Medical Staff Committee Chairs, Medical Dyad leaders, Medical Group leadership, and leaders across Nursing, Ambulatory Services, Population Health, Ancillary Services, and the Chief of Medical Staff (COS). Together, they ensure the delivery of high-quality medical care in the most professional, safe, innovative, and cost-effective way across the entire continuum of care.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.
Current license to practice medicine granted by the State of California is required.
Board certified in area of specialty.
Incumbent must meet qualifications for Marshall Medical Staff membership as delineated in the Medical Staff Bylaws and be granted Medical Staff membership prior to hire.
Must meet all DMV requirements for management positions.
10+ years of progressive experience in healthcare.
Knowledge of strategic planning and quality improvement and clinical credibility with provider constituencies required.
Demonstrated exceptional team leadership and organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Flexibility, adaptability, motivation and creativity in dealing with change, timeliness and attention to detail required.
Strong evidence of an understanding of the drivers and constraints shaping US healthcare and how these impact healthcare strategy at the national, state and local levels
Strong interpersonal skills, collaborative action planning skills
Demonstrated high degree of competence in listening, empathy, communication
Excellent skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, negotiation and diplomacy.
Well-developed skills in the creation and delivery of compelling presentations
Trained in and demonstrated capability in the use of Kaizen philosophy and techniques
Well versed in an understanding of and a demonstrated ability to lead and deliver on Marshall’s Ecosystem Behaviors
High degree of proficiency in the use of EHRs, preferably Epic
Proficient in use of Office 365
Competent in performance of data analyses, interpretation and critique

Nice To Haves

3+ year previous experience in a leadership role in a medical staff structure is strongly preferred, such as service on multiple medical staff committees and as a Medical Executive Committee member.

Responsibilities

Cultivating strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with the medical staff
Serving as the primary liaison between medical staff and operational leadership
Ensuring that physician perspectives are fully represented in decision-making
Ensuring that clinical services remain high-quality, patient-centered, and aligned with organizational goals
Proactively engaging medical staff leaders, listening and responding to physician concerns
Fostering a culture of partnership, accountability, and mutual respect
Leading quality initiatives in collaboration with providers and operational leaders
Driving clinical innovation
Promoting evidence-based practices
Modernizing clinical processes
Ensuring that Marshall remains current with evolving standards and emerging models of care