Executive Medical Director, System-Wide Surgical Quality

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics; Evanston, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

CME days and allowance

Malpractice coverage with tail

Time off

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Retirement plan with company match

PSLF eligibility

Wellness benefits

Family benefits

Free parking

Community involvement opportunities

Job summary

Endeavor Health in Evanston, Illinois, seeks a practicing surgeon leader to serve as Executive Medical Director of Surgical Quality, a key partner to our Department of Surgery. This physician executive will set strategy for quality, patient safety, and clinical outcomes across all surgical service lines system-wide.

The role combines 0.6 FTE administrative and 0.4 FTE clinical work, with system-wide travel and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited institution with board certification in a surgical specialty.
• Illinois medical license or eligibility.
• 5+ years in surgical quality improvement leadership and data-driven initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead the system-wide surgical quality and patient safety agenda.
• Develop specialty-specific clinical pathways and playbooks.
• Own surgical quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting (Epic).
• Oversee Morbidity and Mortality Conferences.
• Lead introduction of new procedures with risk management.
• Ensure care and documentation meet regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Align quality metrics with payer and system goals.
• Improve patient access, throughput and experience across surgical services.

Skills

Leadership

Surgical quality

Stakeholder collaboration

EMR/Epic data

Clinical outcomes

Communication

Education

MD/DO degree

Board certification in a surgical specialty

Illinois medical license or eligibility

Tools

Epic EMR

Analytics dashboards

Job description

Endeavor Health in Evanston, Illinois, seeks a practicing surgeon leader to serve as Executive Medical Director of Surgical Quality, a key partner to our Department of Surgery. This physician executive will set strategy for quality, patient safety, and clinical outcomes across all surgical service lines system-wide.

The role combines 0.6 FTE administrative and 0.4 FTE clinical work, with system-wide travel and flexible scheduling.