Vice Chair, Surgery

American College Of Surgeons; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Main Line Health is seeking a Vice Chair of Surgery to lead the Department of Surgery while maintaining an active clinical practice. This role is a senior physician leader responsible for advancing clinical, educational, and strategic priorities across the health system.

The Vice Chair will report to the Chair of Surgery and collaborate with the Vice President of Surgical Services to improve quality, safety, and patient care across inpatient and ambulatory settings.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree, or equivalent medical degree.
• Board certification by the American Board of Surgery.
• Current or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in Pennsylvania.
• At least 10 years of clinical practice experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a hospital, health system, academic medical center, or surgical department.
• Strong commitment to quality, patient safety, physician engagement, and clinical excellence.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chair of Surgery and departmental leadership with strategic planning and departmental priorities.
• Serve as Acting Chair in the Chair of Surgery's absence.
• Collaborate with the Vice President of Surgical Services to support operational metrics, departmental policies, and performance standards.
• Help advance the growth and development of Surgical Services across inpatient and ambulatory settings.
• Promote physician engagement, collaboration, quality, patient safety, and clinical excellence.
• Participate in divisional morbidity and mortality conferences.
• Fulfill Graduate Medical Education (GME) responsibilities supporting undergraduate and graduate medical education.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and collaborative partner to surgical and organizational leadership.
• Maintain an active clinical practice.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication

Collaboration

Relationship-building

Education

MD or DO degree

Board certification

PA licensure

Job description

VICE CHAIR SURGERY

MAIN LINE HEALTH

GREATER PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

HARTZ Search has been engaged by our client, Main Line Health, on a nationwide search for their new Vice Chair of Surgery. Main Line Health is seeking an accomplished and collaborative physician leader to serve as Vice Chair of Surgery. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced surgeon to play a key leadership role within the Department of Surgery while maintaining an active clinical practice. This nationwide search is an intentional succession plan for the incumbent, Chair of Surgery at Main Line Health.

Reporting to the Chair of Surgery, the Vice Chair will partner closely with the Chair and the Vice President of Surgical Services to advance the Department's clinical, operational, academic, and strategic priorities.

The Vice Chair will support the continued growth and development of Surgical Services across Main Line Health, helping align programs across inpatient and ambulatory settings, strengthen physician engagement, advance quality and safety initiatives, and support excellence in patient care, education, and research.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Chair of Surgery and departmental leadership with strategic planning and departmental priorities.
• Serve as Acting Chair in the Chair of Surgery's absence.
• Collaborate with the Vice President of Surgical Services to support operational metrics, departmental policies, and performance standards.
• Help advance the growth and development of Surgical Services across inpatient and ambulatory settings.
• Promote physician engagement, collaboration, quality, patient safety, and clinical excellence.
• Participate in divisional morbidity and mortality conferences.
• Fulfill Graduate Medical Education (GME) responsibilities supporting undergraduate and graduate medical education.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and collaborative partner to surgical and organizational leadership.
• Maintain an active clinical practice.
  

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree, or equivalent medical degree.
• Board certification by the American Board of Surgery.
• Current or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in Pennsylvania.
• At least 10 years of clinical practice experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a hospital, health system, academic medical center, or surgical department.
• Strong commitment to quality, patient safety, physician engagement, and clinical excellence.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
  

About Main Line Health

Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. At its core are four of the region’s respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital; Mirmont Treatment Center and Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice. MLH also consists of multi-specialty physician networks, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research- non-profit biomedical research organization. It also comprises six outpatient health centers located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, Newtown Square and King of Prussia.