Vice Chair, Clinical Services Anesthesia

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview:

The Vice Chair of Clinical Services in Anesthesia serves as the leading physician responsible for overseeing all clinical operations, quality assurance, safety, and performance within the anesthesia service line at our organization. This role emphasizes clinical leadership, with a direct responsibility for ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality perioperative care across various settings, including main operating rooms, non-operating room anesthesia (NORA) sites, and other anesthetizing areas within a dynamic academic health system. The Vice Chair acts as the primary advocate for clinical excellence and operational efficiency, serving as a vital link among anesthesiology, surgical services, perioperative nursing, hospital administration, and other key stakeholders. While this position involves active engagement in the academic and educational missions of the anesthesiology department, its core focus remains on clinical and operational leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Leadership & Operational Management

• Provide strategic guidance and daily leadership for the comprehensive range of anesthesia services.
• Oversee the clinical practices of faculty anesthesiologists, CRNAs, CAAs, and residents to ensure consistent, evidence-based, patient-centered care.
• Develop, standardize, and continuously enhance clinical protocols, workflows, and best practices throughout the perioperative process.
• Collaborate with surgical leadership and the operating room management team to improve efficiency metrics, including on-time starts, turnover times, block utilization, concurrency, and throughput.
• Lead department-specific initiatives focused on quality, safety, and risk management, including morbidity conferences, root-cause analyses, and the implementation of national benchmarks (AQI, MPSF, NACOR).

Commitment to Clinical Excellence

• Deliver high-quality anesthesia care across a diverse range of general surgical procedures.
• Engage in teaching opportunities for residents and medical students within a well-established academic framework.
• Foster a collaborative atmosphere with surgeons, CRNAs, CAAs, and other advanced practice providers.
• Provide a mix of inpatient and outpatient anesthesia services.

Academic & Educational Involvement

• Support the academic mission by ensuring the service line offers an exceptional educational experience for residents, student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs), and medical students.
• Participate in didactic teaching, simulation-based education, and clinical supervision of trainees.
• Encourage and facilitate scholarly activities among faculty and residents while prioritizing clinical productivity and operational performance.

Faculty Development & Recruitment

• Lead the recruitment, mentoring, and retention of high-performing faculty anesthesiologists and advanced practice providers.
• Promote a collaborative, respectful, and professionally fulfilling culture that values both clinical excellence and academic contributions.

System Integration & Strategic Leadership

• Represent the anesthesiology department at the executive perioperative governance level and in health system strategic planning.
• Work closely with surgical department heads, nursing leadership, hospital administration, and organizational leadership to align objectives and address operational challenges.
• Oversee staffing models, scheduling, productivity monitoring, financial management, and resource allocation for the service line.

Regulatory Compliance & Patient Safety

• Ensure adherence to CMS, Joint Commission, state regulations, and institutional policies.
• Promote a proactive culture of safety, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical institution.
• Board certification in Anesthesiology (American Board of Anesthesiology).
• Eligibility for unrestricted medical licensure in Ohio.
• A minimum of 7–10 years of progressive clinical and leadership experience in a high-volume academic or tertiary-care medical center.
• Demonstrated success in clinical program development, operating room efficiency improvements, quality and safety initiatives, and leadership of physician-APP teams.
• Proven skills in change management and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• The candidate must not be restricted by a non-compete or other contractual obligations that would hinder full engagement in this role upon hiring.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fellowship training and/or additional certification in a subspecialty (e.g., critical care, cardiac, pediatric, pain medicine).
• Previous experience as a division director, Vice Chair of Clinical Services in Anesthesia, medical director of perioperative services, or a similar clinical leadership role.
• Experience in leading care team models that include residents, CRNAs, and CAAs.
• A successful track record in faculty recruitment and development within an academic environment.

Comprehensive Benefits:

Pension Plans:

• UTP Pension Plan with employer contributions up to 7.5%.
• UT Academic Pension Plan with both employer and employee contributions.

Additional Retirement Benefits:

• 403B Traditional or 403B Roth Plan.
• 403/457 Deferred Compensation Plan.

Other Benefits Include:

• Eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental and maternity leave.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) and travel allowances.
• Tuition fee waiver program for employees and their dependents.
• Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
• DEA waiver and licensure cost coverage.
• UTP opts out of FICA, reducing employee payroll taxes by 6.2%, providing a minimum benefit of $10,000.
• Eligibility for public loan forgiveness.

About Our Location:

• Situated along Lake Erie and the Maumee River, our city offers a blend of urban amenities and affordable living.
• Enjoy access to 19 metro parks and over 120 miles of trails.
• Explore renowned attractions such as the local museum of art, zoo, and symphony orchestra.
• Experience a vibrant downtown with entertainment and sports options.
• Benefit from affordable housing, excellent educational institutions, and family-friendly neighborhoods.