Chief of Surgery

Chief Of Surgery

The Chief of Surgery provides clinical, administrative, and strategic leadership for the surgical department. The role oversees surgeons and surgical staff, develops policies and procedures, ensures patient safety, and works with hospital leadership to improve surgical outcomes and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead and supervise the surgical department and its medical staff
• Develop and implement departmental goals, policies, and quality improvement initiatives
• Ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality surgical care
• Monitor surgical outcomes and address quality and patient safety concerns
• Recruit, mentor, evaluate, and retain surgeons and surgical personnel
• Collaborate with hospital executives and other department leaders on strategic planning
• Ensure compliance with accreditation standards, healthcare regulations, and hospital policies
• Oversee departmental budgeting, staffing, and financial performance
• Promote research, innovation, and continuing medical education within the department
• Resolve clinical and administrative issues related to surgical services
• Represent the department in hospital committees and community outreach activities
• Work collaboratively with the other Department or Service Line Chiefs to attain the stated yearly goals and objectives of Central Maine Healthcare
• Promote and sustain an effective working environment among the physicians, nurses and other staff within the clinics and the hospital
• Provide ongoing education to the department or service line regarding administrative, regulatory, and legal issues arising from a changing healthcare environment
• Working with the nursing and administrative leadership, ensure high reliability in the transitions of care among disciplines or sites of service of care

Required qualifications include:

• An M.D. or D.O. degree
• Active membership and unrestricted privileges on the medical staff
• Active unrestricted Maine Medical License
• Active Board Certification
• Demonstrated excellence in clinical, medical staff citizenship (i.e. medical record completion, ability to work within the complex team structure of healthcare, patient satisfaction) and patient safety
• Willingness and ability to attend continuing education related to the business of medicine

Preferred qualifications include:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work in a matrix and dyad structures
• Basic financial skills (operational and capital budgets, variance analysis), or ability to acquire these skills
• Effective coaching ability
• Basic understanding of the complex healthcare environment and delivery of patient care

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Able to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Additional languages preferred
• Basic computer knowledge

Employment status is full time, with day shifts.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.