Vice Chair, Clinical Services Anesthesia - 500455

utoledo.edu; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403B Traditional or Roth Plan

Eligibility for Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance

University Tuition Fee Waiver Program

Over 9 Weeks of Paid Time Off

CME and Travel Allowance

Job summary

A leading academic health system is seeking a Vice Chair for Clinical Services Anesthesia. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for overseeing all clinical operations of the anesthesia service line, ensuring high-quality patient care and operational effectiveness. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in anesthesiology, demonstrated leadership skills, and a commitment to education. This position offers competitive benefits including generous time off and education benefits for employees and family.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive clinical and leadership experience.
• Experience in a high-volume academic or tertiary-care medical center.
• Proven success in quality/safety initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for anesthesia services.
• Direct clinical practice to ensure patient-centered care.
• Lead quality and safety programs for patient care.

Skills

Clinical program development

Leadership experience

Collaboration skills

Anesthesiology expertise

Change-management

Education

MD or DO from an accredited medical school

Board certification in Anesthesiology

Eligibility for unrestricted Ohio medical licensure

Job description

Overview

University of Toledo has proudly served our community since 1872. We offer competitive wages, access to the Public Employees Retirement System, generous time off allowances and additional wellness benefits. As a part of The University of Toledo employees and their dependents also have access to education benefits at UToledo.

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Vice Chair, Clinical Services Anesthesia

Apply now Job no: 500455
Work type: Faculty - Regular
Location: Health Science Campus College Toledo, OH
Categories: Faculty, Healthcare Positions, Full-Time, None, Academic

Job Description:

The Vice Chair, Clinical Services Anesthesia is the senior physician leader responsible for all clinical operations, quality, safety, and performance of the anesthesia service line at UToledo Health. This is a clinical leadership position with direct accountability for delivering safe, efficient, high-quality perioperative care across the main operating rooms, non-operating room anesthesia (NORA) sites, and other anesthetizing locations in a busy academic health system.

The Vice Chair, Clinical Services Anesthesia serves as the primary driver of clinical excellence and operational effectiveness, acting as the key liaison between anesthesiology, surgical services, perioperative nursing, hospital administration, and other stakeholders. While the role includes active participation in the academic and educational missions of an academic anesthesiology department, the primary focus and accountability of the Vice Chair, Clinical Services Anesthesia is clinical and operational leadership.

Clinical Leadership & Operational Oversight

• Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership for the full 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 clinical protocols, workflows, and best practices across the perioperative continuum.
• Partner with surgical leadership and the OR leadership team to drive efficiency metrics (first-case on-time starts, turnover times, block utilization, concurrency, and throughput).
• Lead department-specific quality, safety, and risk-management programs, including morbidity conferences, root-cause analyses, and adoption of national benchmarks (AQI, MPSF, NACOR).

Clinical Excellence

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

Academic & Educational Engagement

• Actively support the academic mission by ensuring the service line delivers outstanding educational experience for residents, student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs), and medical students.
• Participate in didactic teaching, simulation-based education, and clinical supervision of trainees.
• Encourage and facilitate faculty and resident scholarly activity while maintaining clinical productivity and operational performance as the primary priority.

Faculty Development & Recruitment

• Lead recruitment, mentoring, and retention of high-performing faculty anesthesiologists and advanced practice providers.
• Foster a collaborative, respectful, and professionally rewarding culture that values both clinical excellence and academic contribution.

System Integration & Strategic Leadership

• Represent anesthesiology at the executive perioperative governance table and in health-system strategic planning.
• Collaborate closely with surgical department chairs, nursing leadership, hospital administration, and UToledo Health leadership to align goals and resolve operational challenges.
• Oversee staffing models, scheduling, productivity monitoring, financial stewardship, and resource allocation for the service line.

Regulatory Compliance & Patient Safety

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

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board certification in Anesthesiology (American Board of Anesthesiology)
• Eligibility for unrestricted Ohio medical licensure
• Minimum 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 is preferred
• Demonstrated change-management and multidisciplinary collaboration skills

*Candidate is not bound by a non-compete or other contractual obligation that would prevent them from fully engaging all aspects of this position defined in this job description at the time of hire.*

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits Package

• 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 Insurance Coverage 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 Employees and 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 Payroll Taxes

Conditions of Employment

To promote the highest levels of health and well-being, the University of Toledo campuses are tobacco-free. Pre-employment health screening requirements for the University of Toledo Health Science 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. The University 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 best and brightest talent and fostering a culture of respect.

The University of Toledo provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation to complete this application, or for testing or interviewing, please contact HR Compliance [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 the Office of Human Resources located in the Center for Administrative Support on the UToledo Main Campus.

Advertised: 29 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time
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