System Medical Director, Perioperative Optimization

AMN Healthcare; Illinois; On-site; USD 320,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a physician leader to serve as System Medical Director for Pre-Surgical Optimization. This full-time anesthesiologist provides clinical and administrative leadership for the system-wide clinic, supporting perioperative excellence, patient safety, and operational performance.

You will lead system-wide optimization efforts, align clinic operations with strategy, develop triage criteria, collaborate with surgical and administrative leaders, and drive quality improvement

Qualifications

• Board-certified physician with perioperative medicine experience.
• Proven leadership in clinical operations and quality improvement.
• Academic accomplishment and teaching experience required.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-wide pre-surgical optimization efforts and align clinic operations with perioperative strategy.
• Improve preoperative clinic utilization, reduce elective case cancellations, and enhance operating room efficiency.
• Develop triage policies and clinical criteria to ensure appropriate patient prioritization.
• Collaborate with surgical, anesthesiology, and administrative leaders to resolve clinical and operational issues.
• Support quality improvement, patient safety, and data-driven process enhancements.
• Provide remote and on-site clinical support across local preoperative clinics.

Skills

Leadership

Policy development

Communication

Process improvement

Teaching experience

Education

Academic rank Assistant Professor or higher

Job description

Northwestern Medicine seeks a physician leader to serve as System Medical Director for Pre-Surgical Optimization. This full-time anesthesiologist provides clinical and administrative leadership for the system-wide clinic, supporting perioperative excellence, patient safety, and operational performance.

You will lead system-wide optimization efforts, align clinic operations with strategy, develop triage criteria, collaborate with surgical and administrative leaders, and drive quality improvement