Vice President Anesthesia & Imaging Service Line Administration

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Directly responsible for all operations associated with the Medical Group divisions of anesthesiology and Imaging. Oversees the development, execution, administration and evaluation of all anesthesiology and imaging operations. Ensures efficient and high quality patient services.
• Manages the portfolio of practices within anesthesiology and imaging to offer a competitive, cost-effective internal solution to staffing and practice operations.
• Develops and distributes dashboards for anesthesia and imaging services focused on quality, efficiency, and productivity.
• Serves as the internal consultant for all anesthesia and imaging initiatives focused on strategic, cost saving, and operational efficiency at all sites of care.
• Ensures alignment of clinic services with anesthesiology and imaging services, other Advocate Health and Aurora Health services and acts as a liaison to corporate and medical center departments that provide clinical support services.
• As part of Medical Group leadership, assists with the recruitment and retention of physicians into the anesthesia and imaging specialty practices, development of new specialties planning, project management, physician agreements and facility planning. Facilitates the assimilation of newly hired physicians into the group practice setting and manages ongoing communications and relationships with physicians, medical centers and other Advocate Health and community stakeholders.
• Ensures standardization across anesthesia and imaging specialties and integration with other Advocate Health entities to optimize efficiency, productivity, financial outcomes and human resources. Accountable for initiatives across the anesthesia and imaging specialties to accomplish growth, effectiveness, quality and patient satisfaction goals.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for teammates and clinicians, which include interviewing and selection of new teammates, promotions, teammate/leader/clinician development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of teammate concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall teammate engagement.
• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

License/Registration/Certification:  N/A

Issued by (Governing Body):  N/A

Level of Education:   Master's Degree

Field of Study (if applicable):   Health Care Administration or related field

Years of Experience:  Requires 10 years of exp

Describe Type Experience:  Typically requires 10 years of experience in providing strategic and operational leadership and oversight in anesthesiology administration, which includes successfully integrating and aligning operational functions, recruiting and retaining clinicians, successful practice management, change management, fee-for-service and managed care within a multi-specialty and/or anesthesia/imaging group with a large integrated health care system. Additional experience leading imaging/radiology services preferred.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

• Ability to develop, facilitate and lead strategic initiatives, while establishing excellent working relationships and strategic partnerships with clinicians/leaders/teammates across a large organization to achieve a shared vision, values and objectives.
• Analytical, problem-solving skills, creative facilitation and innovation in collaboration with leaders across the organization; pays attention to detail to effectively evaluate program/project plans; ability to manage a varied workload of complex projects with multiple priorities.
• Consults, designs, conducts studies, and develops/implements solutions for issues with significant financial/operational impact to the organization. Maintains understanding of trends in health care delivery/dynamics.
• Proven leadership skills including project management, process improvement, problem-solving, decision making, prioritization, delegation, team building, customer service, and conflict resolution.
• Proven success/positive interacts with clinicians/leaders/teammates at all levels throughout the organization and with the community.

PHYSICIAL  REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS