Vice Chair, Clinical Services Anesthesia

Floor Interior Services Corp; Ottawa Hills (OH); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plans

Paid time off

Tuition fee waiver

CME and travel allowance

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Vice Chair in the Department of Anesthesiology to lead clinical operations and oversee perioperative services within a busy academic health system in Ohio.

The role emphasizes clinical leadership, quality, safety, and collaboration with surgical, nursing, and administration teams. The position focuses on ensuring safe, efficient, high-quality anesthesia care across the operating suite, with opportunities for academic engagement, teaching, and

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification in Anesthesiology (American Board of Anesthesiology).
• Eligibility for unrestricted Ohio medical licensure.
• 7–10 years of progressive clinical and leadership experience in a high-volume academic or tertiary-care medical center.
• Proven success in clinical program development, OR efficiency improvement, quality/safety initiatives, and physician–APP team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership for the full scope of anesthesia services.
• Direct clinical practice of faculty anesthesiologists, CRNAs, CAAs, and residents to ensure patient-centered care.
• Develop and standardize clinical protocols, workflows, and best practices across the perioperative continuum.
• Partner with surgical leadership and OR leadership to drive efficiency metrics.
• Lead quality, safety, and risk-management programs, including morbidity conferences and root-cause analyses.

Skills

Leadership experience

Clinical leadership

Quality improvement

Stakeholder collaboration

Program development

Education

MD/DO from an accredited medical school

Board certification in Anesthesiology

Job description

Job Description

UToledo Health and the University of Toledo College of Medicine andLife Sciences has a position opening for a Vice Chair in theDepartment of Anesthesiology.

The Vice Chair, Clinical Services Anesthesia is the seniorphysician leader responsible for all clinical operations, quality,safety, and performance of the anesthesia service line at UToledoHealth. This is a clinical leadership position with directaccountability for delivering safe, efficient, high-qualityperioperative care across the main operating rooms, non-operatingroom anesthesia (NORA) sites, and other anesthetizing locations ina busy academic health system.

The Vice Chair, Clinical Services Anesthesia serves as the primarydriver of clinical excellence and operational effectiveness, actingas the key liaison between anesthesiology, surgical services,perioperative nursing, hospital administration, and otherstakeholders. While the role includes active participation in theacademic and educational missions of an academic anesthesiologydepartment, the primary focus and accountability of the Vice Chair,Clinical Services Anesthesia is clinical and operationalleadership.

Clinical Leadership & Operational Oversight

• Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership for thefull scope of anesthesia services.
• Direct the clinical practice of faculty anesthesiologists,CRNAs, CAAs, and residents to ensure consistent, evidence-based,patient-centered care.
• Develop, standardize, and continuously improve clinicalprotocols, workflows, and best practices across the perioperativecontinuum.
• Partner with surgical leadership and the OR leadership team todrive efficiency metrics (first-case on-time starts, turnovertimes, block utilization, concurrency, and throughput).
• Lead department-specific quality, safety, and risk-managementprograms, including morbidity conferences, root-cause analyses, andadoption of national benchmarks (AQI, MPSF, NACOR).

Clinical Excellence

• Provide high-quality anesthesia care across a full spectrum ofgeneral surgical cases
• Opportunities to teach residents and medical students within anestablished academic program
• Collaborative environment with surgeons, CRNAs, CAA's, andother APPs
• Mix of inpatient and outpatient anesthesia services

Academic & Educational Engagement

• Actively support the academic mission by ensuring the serviceline delivers outstanding educational experience for residents,student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs), and medicalstudents.
• Participate in didactic teaching, simulation-based education,and clinical supervision of trainees.
• Encourage and facilitate faculty and resident scholarlyactivity while maintaining clinical productivity and operationalperformance as the primary priority.

Faculty Development & Recruitment

• Lead recruitment, mentoring, and retention of high-performingfaculty anesthesiologists and advanced practice providers.
• Foster a collaborative, respectful, and professionallyrewarding culture that values both clinical excellence and academiccontribution.

System Integration & Strategic Leadership

• Represent anesthesiology at the executive perioperativegovernance table and in health-system strategic planning.
• Collaborate closely with surgical department chairs, nursingleadership, hospital administration, and UToledo Health leadershipto align goals and resolve operational challenges.
• Oversee staffing models, scheduling, productivity monitoring,financial stewardship, and resource allocation for the serviceline.

Regulatory Compliance & Patient Safety

• Ensure compliance with CMS, Joint Commission, stateregulations, and institutional policies.
• Champion a proactive culture of safety, transparency, andcontinuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board certification in Anesthesiology (American Board ofAnesthesiology)
• Eligibility for unrestricted Ohio medical licensure
• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive clinical and leadershipexperience in a high-volume academic or tertiary-care medicalcenter
• Proven success in clinical program development, OR efficiencyimprovement, quality/safety initiatives, and physician–APP teamleadership is preferred
• Demonstrated change-management and multidisciplinarycollaboration skills

*Candidate is not bound by a non-compete or other contractualobligation that would prevent them from fully engaging all aspectsof this position defined in this job description at the time ofhire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fellowship training and/or additional certification in asubspecialty (critical care, cardiac, pediatric, etc.)
• Prior role as division director, Vice Chair, Clinical ServicesAnesthesia, medical director of perioperative services, orequivalent clinical leadership position is preferred.
• Experience leading care-team models involving residents, CRNAs,and CAAs
• Track record of successful faculty recruitment and developmentin an academic setting

Benefits Package

• Retirement Benefits:
  • 403B Traditional or 403B Roth Plan
  • 403/457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Pension Plans:
  • UTP Pension Plan with Employer Contribution up to 7.5%.
  • UT Academic Pension Plan
• Eligibility for Health, Dental, Vision, and Life InsuranceCoverage through the University of Toledo
• Over 9 Weeks of Paid Time Off, Inclusive of Vacation, Holiday,and Sick Time
• University of Toledo Tuition Fee Waiver Program for Employeesand Dependents
• Long Term and Short-Term Disability
• CME and Travel Allowance
• DEA Waiver and Licensure Cost Coverage
• UTP opts out of FICA, Reducing the Employee's PayrollTaxes

About Toledo, Ohio

The city of Toledo is located in NW Ohio near the western point ofLake Erie and along the Maumee River. Being the 4th largest city inOhio, Toledo continues to grow as it is home to over 200,000residents. There is much to see and do as it is home to 19 largemetro parks with over 120 miles to bike, walk, and hike along thetrails. Downtown Toledo is the hub for entertainment, as you canvisit the Toledo Museum of Art, the Toledo Zoo, and the ToledoSymphony Orchestra! The city also partakes in numerous sportsactivities, from minor league baseball, golfing clubs, and hockey,which can all be found within a few miles of each other.

Toledo continues to be one of the most affordable places to live inthe region. There are many different living options, from lofts indowntown to comfortable suburbs and villas. Toledo holds manyhigh-quality schools and universities open for parents andstudents.

Conditions of Employment

To promote the highest levels of health and well-being, theUniversity of Toledo campuses are tobacco-free. Pre-employment health screening requirements for the University of Toledo HealthScience Campus Medical Center will include drug and other required health screenings for the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Toledo is an equal opportunity employer. TheUniversity of Toledo does not discriminate in employment, educational programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, disability, familial status, or political affiliation.

The University is dedicated to attracting and retaining the bestand brightest talent and fostering a culture of respect.

The University of Toledo provides reasonable accommodation toindividuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation to complete this application, or for testing or interviewing, please contact HR Compliance at [e-mail] or 419-530-4747 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or apply online for an accommodation request.

Computer access is available at most public libraries and at theOffice of Human Resources located in the Center for AdministrativeSupport on the UToledo Main Campus.

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