Chief of Urology

Dartmouth Health; Keene (NH); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth Health in Keene, New Hampshire, is seeking a Chief of Urology to serve as a physician leader at Cheshire Medical Center. This individual will enhance the quality and coordination of urologic care in the region, ensuring access and promoting improvements in surgical workflows.

The ideal candidate will possess a relevant medical degree, residency training, and board certification in Urology. Responsibilities also include fostering collaboration and operational efficiency within the medical team.

Qualifications

• Active clinical presence and credibility with providers and staff.
• Commitment to advancing community-based urologic care.
• Ability to strengthen referral relationships.

Responsibilities

• Guide Urology Services at Cheshire Medical Center.
• Enhance patient-centered urologic care for the Monadnock Region.
• Improve surgical and ambulatory workflows.

Skills

Clinical excellence

Strong communication skills

Operational discipline

Ability to promote collaboration

Education

M.D. or D.O. degree

Completion of ACGME-accredited Urology residency

Board certification

Job description

Overview

Dartmouth Health Cheshire Medical Center is seeking a collaborative, clinically credible physician leader to serve as Chief of Urology. The leader will guide Urology Services at Cheshire Medical Center, strengthen high‑quality, patient‑centered urologic care for the Monadnock Region, and deepen alignment with the Urology Section at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the broader clinical, academic, research, and specialty resources of Dartmouth Health.

About the Center

Cheshire Medical Center is a nonprofit community medical center in Keene, New Hampshire, and a member of Dartmouth Health, the state's only academic health system. As the only hospital in Cheshire County and a major care hub for the Monadnock Region, Cheshire provides broad primary, specialty, surgical, emergency, inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, population health, and chronic disease management services.

Urology Services

Urology at Cheshire offers accessible diagnostic, medical, and surgical care close to home while maintaining coordinated access to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center subspecialty expertise, advanced procedures, cancer care, clinical trials, and the academic infrastructure of Dartmouth Cancer Center, Geisel School of Medicine, and Dartmouth Health.

Leadership Role

Within a triad leadership model, the Chief of Urology will provide physician leadership for clinical quality, access, care coordination, provider engagement, operational performance, patient experience, and alignment with Dartmouth Health standards and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Urology priorities.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will be a visible, approachable, team‑oriented physician leader with an active clinical presence and credibility with providers, staff, patients, and community partners. This leader will promote accountability, collaboration, quality, service, and continuous improvement while expanding access, strengthening referral relationships, supporting recruitment and retention, improving surgical and ambulatory workflows, advancing care transitions, and ensuring patients benefit from both local expertise and Dartmouth Health's advanced specialty resources.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will possess an M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school, completion of an ACGME‑accredited Urology residency, and board certification. The ideal candidate will bring clinical excellence, sound judgment, operational discipline, strong communication skills, and a commitment to advancing community‑based urologic care within an integrated academic health system.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Dartmouth Health is an equal‑opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.