Vice Chair, Community Division - Anesthesiologist (Open Rank)

Position Summary

The Department of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) seeks a board certified / board eligible physician anesthesiologist to serve as Vice Chair of the Community Division. This position provides operational, clinical, and strategic leadership across MCW's community-based anesthesiology practice, which spans two community hospitals and four ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in the greater Milwaukee area. The Vice Chair partners closely with departmental leadership to ensure consistent, high-quality anesthesia care and operational excellence across all community sites.

Position Highlights

• Serve as the senior physician leader for the Community Division, with full accountability for operations, physician recruitment, and budget/financial performance across all community sites.
• Provide direct leadership and oversight to two Community Division Leaders: one responsible for the community hospital sites and one responsible for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) sites.
• Partner with and provide mentorship to the Medical Directors at each of the two community hospitals and four ASCs, ensuring alignment with departmental and divisional goals.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategy for community-based anesthesiology faculty and advanced practice providers (APPs).
• Own the divisional budget, including staffing models, capital and operating expenses, and financial performance across all sites.
• Clinical 50% — maintain an active clinical anesthesia practice within the community division.
• Teaching % and description — support resident/APP education at community sites, as applicable, and facilitate faculty development at each of the sites.
• Serve as a key liaison between the Community Division and department/hospital system leadership on quality, safety, and strategic initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Chair or Chair-Designate.

Team Structure

The Vice Chair, Community Division leads a multi-site leadership team consisting of:

• 2 Community Division Leaders (1 – Community Hospitals; 1 – Ambulatory Surgery Centers)
• Site-based Medical Directors at each of the 2 community hospitals and 4 ASCs
• Division Director: Pain Division
• Director of Clinical Operations
• Community-based anesthesiology faculty and APP staff across all sites

Locations

This position oversees the following community sites (required):

• 2 Community Hospitals [Menomonee Falls/ West Bend]
• 4 Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) [FMF/FWB/DTS/FSC]
• Pain Division: Froedtert Hospital, Orthopedic Sport and Spine Center, Tosa Health Center, Drexel Town Square, West Bend Hospital and ASC

Schedule

• 1.0 /Schedule requirements:
• Salaried (Exempt)

Department/Division Highlights

The successful candidate will join an established and growing department – with success in quality, education, research endeavors.

In this role, the successful candidate will oversee and optimize operations across each of our sites, partner with dyad leaders to increase procedural volume, and adjust staffing ratios to ensure the delivery of safe, evidence-based care.

This individual will play a significant role across our community hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, developing strategy for expansion and continued growth in support of the patients of southeast Wisconsin and the surrounding region.

As a member of the Executive Committee of the Department of Anesthesiology, the successful candidate will collaborate with departmental leadership to develop faculty and staff, build community across our geographically distributed locations,

and advance our clinical, educational, and research missions.

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD, DO, or equivalent) from an accredited institution.
• Board certification (or eligibility) in Anesthesiology.
• State medical licensure, or eligibility to obtain license, in the state of Wisconsin.
• Prior experience in physician leadership and multi-site operational oversight strongly preferred.
• Experience with community hospital and ambulatory surgery center anesthesia operations preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in budget management and physician recruitment preferred.
• Rank will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful finalist.

Procedure for Candidacy

To submit your application, please click on “Apply Now.” You will create a candidate profile, and you will be prompted to upload your CV and your cover letter, describing your interest and qualifications. References will be required at an appropriate time in the process. All interactions will remain confidential, and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For inquiries or to learn more, please contact:

Cati TeDuits, Physician & APP Recruiter

Medical College of Wisconsin

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the state’s only private medical school and health sciences graduate school. MCW consists of a School of Medicine with campuses in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Central Wisconsin, a School of Graduate Studies, and a School of Pharmacy. MCW is a major national research center ranking in the top third of U.S. medical schools in NIH funding and is the second largest research institution in Wisconsin. Academic medicine is at the core of everything we do at MCW, bringing together scientists, clinicians, students and community members to solve the most complex challenges in health and society. MCW is a diverse group of thought leaders collaborating to pioneer pathways to a healthier world. Every study we conduct and every patient we see leads to new learning and a continuous cycle of life-changing knowledge and innovation.

Approximately 1,780 MCW physicians and approximately 905 advanced practice providers care for more than 484,000 patients of all ages annually at Froedtert Hospital, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Children’s Wisconsin, and many other hospitals and clinics throughout eastern Wisconsin, representing more than 5.1 million patient visits annually.

The beautiful, safe and modern campus of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) houses Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Wisconsin, Curative Care Network, Versiti Blood Research Institute and the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division. These member entities share a common mission of excellence in patient care, medical education, biomedical research and community service.

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