Vice President Medical Affairs

OSF HealthCare•Peoria, IL

About The Position

The Vice President of Medical Affairs (VPMA) reports to the Chief Quality Officer and is responsible for supporting the strategic imperatives with input from the medical staff of OSF HealthCare. The VPMA fulfills these system objectives by collaborating with the leadership of the OSF HealthCare medical staff, the broader medical staff, and the Medical Staff Office (MSO) department while ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies and industry best practices. The VPMA provides collaborative advice to health system leadership on medical staff-related issues such as integration, performance, wellness, and professional development. This advisory role is grounded in a deep understanding of provider culture, medical staff policies and bylaws, health system goals, industry trends, and leadership development principles.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) degree
10 years of physician leadership experience, ideally including roles such as practice or department medical director.
An unrestricted medical license from a U.S. state board of medicine.
Board certification in a specialty approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Proven experience in delivering significant results through direct leadership, influence, collaboration, and excellent communication skills.
A strong personal presence defined by unwavering ethics, integrity, intellectual honesty, and sound judgment, along with the ability to inspire and motivate others to uphold the mission, vision, goals, values, and behavioral standards of OSF HealthCare, regardless of physician/provider employment affiliation.
A consistent, inclusive, person-centered approach that considers economic, social, gender, racial, age-related, and religious or spiritual influences.
A comprehensive understanding of medical staff administrative processes, including medical staff bylaws, peer review, credentialing, and governance.
A proactive, energetic, and personable demeanor, comfortable working closely with a diverse leadership team.
Strong leadership skills to foster physician engagement and practice improvement.
Attention to detail and the ability to manage a wide range of issues with varying complexity effectively.
A demonstrated ability to adapt to frequently changing work priorities while balancing the needs of a multi-site health organization.
Willingness to embrace change; highly adaptable to evolving business conditions and priorities.
Collaborative, down-to-earth, genuine, and considerate of others.

Nice To Haves

2 years of experience in medical staff governance

Responsibilities

Supporting strategic imperatives with input from the medical staff.
Collaborating with the leadership of the OSF HealthCare medical staff, the broader medical staff, and the Medical Staff Office (MSO) department.
Ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies and industry best practices.
Providing collaborative advice to health system leadership on medical staff-related issues such as integration, performance, wellness, and professional development.
Fostering physician engagement and practice improvement.