Vice President, Divisional Service Line Leader

American Academy of Neurology; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards package

Educational Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Advocate Health in Illinois, North Carolina, and Wisconsin seeks a Vice President, Clinical Service Line Administration to lead the Neuroscience Service Line with a focus on quality, physician collaboration, and strategic growth. This role drives budget, staffing, and new delivery models across the Enterprise NSL.

The incumbent partners with Division-Based Medical Group leadership to align physician compensation with organizational goals and leads initiatives ensuring high-quality, value-based

Qualifications

• MD or DO required and board-certified in neuroscience.
• Graduation from an accredited medical school.
• 10+ years leading quality initiatives in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Oversee neuroscience service line across multiple states.
• Develop budget and monitor achievement of goals.
• Direct physician/APP productivity and performance expectations.

Skills

Leadership drive

Budget management

Quality & patient safety

Physician/APP collaboration

Strategic planning

Recruiting liaison

Education

MD or DO

Board Certification in neuroscience

Accredited medical school

Job description

Join the Neuroscience Service Line as a Vice President, Clinical Service Line Administration in Illinois, North Carolina, and Wisconsin — part of Advocate Health, one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the country.

At Advocate Health, we’re committed to being a Best Place to Care—where physicians are empowered, heard, and equipped to do their best work. You’ll be part of a leading integrated system with a shared commitment to innovation, well-being, and the communities we serve. Whether you're seeking professional growth, meaningful impact, or a team that lifts you up—this is where it starts.

Highlights:

• FTE = .5 administrative/.5 clinical practice
• Opportunities available across the Advocate Health footprint (IL, WI and NC/GA)
• Working with Quality leadership, partners to develop Advocate Health system-wide strategic initiatives and objectives around quality and patient safety, with accountability for quality and clinical effectiveness programs ensuring they are implemented and functioning effectively
• Works with Advocate Health Division-Based Medical Group leader, to ensure the physician compensation models align with the goals and objectives of the organization and if modifications are necessary, provides input in implementing changes; is an active member of the Physician Compensation Committee.
• Responsible for budget development, implementation, monitoring, and achievement of budget goals,
• Manages service line resource utilization
• Develops physician and APP productivity expectations and manages individual physician/APP performance to expectations
• Responsible for the deployment, spread and sustainability of new delivery models, practice locations and practice consolidations in collaboration with the Division and Medical Group leadership with final decision authority at the Enterprise NSL level.
• Determines new market growth strategies/plans and established market expansion plan and drives execution of plans
• Develops physician/APP growth plans (i.e. annual provider growth plans) and determines providers of all types - affiliation/employed/faculty – are balanced to ensure all missions are supported and the highest quality/value care is delivered
• Collaborates with all the key stakeholders in delivery of the Advocate Health model of care for the SVC LINE within the Division (nursing, pharmacy, Advocate Core Lab, radiology, etc).
• Assists in the process for new practice acquisitions, developing new managed network relationships and the assimilation of these groups into Advocate Health
• Responsible for adoption, deployment and sustainability of all strategic initiatives
• Works to support to training programs aligned to the service line within the division (i.e. both physician and non physician)
• Works, in support of the Vice Dean, to support clinical research endeavors within the division
• Responsible for physician and APP satisfaction and morale within the service line
• Develop and maintain good working relationship both with employed and aligned Physicians and APPs
• Identifies and develops future leaders among the medical staff, working with them to develop skills inclusive of: effective communication, understanding the organization from an Enterprise and Division perspective, and developing relationships with administration.
• Identifies and recognizes physicians who go ‘above & beyond’ to support excellence in quality, service, efficiency & the overall continuum of care.
• Oversee Division clinical care delivery leadership, including planning and day-to-day management
• Directs strategic hiring and Advocate Health physician manpower planning exercise to achieve organizational goals and optimum use of clinical resources
• Is the primary physician liaison with physician recruiting, assuring onboarding, credentialling and other HR functions
• Represents Advocate Health to the community as appropriate

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• MD or DO Degree is required
• Board Certification in a neuroscience clinical discipline.

Education Required:

• Graduation from an accredited medical school

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 10 years of experience in leading and developing quality initiatives, improvements and programs to include, if necessary, appropriate metrics and benchmarks. Experience in or knowledge of healthcare services throughout the continuum of care.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.