Physician Executive - Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine and Service Line Leader- ChristianaCare
Job Description / Duties
The Physician Executive will have a broad scope of authority and accountability for quality, value-based outcomes, workforce stability, financial vitality, and strategic direction of clinical services delivered by the Emergency Medicine (EM) service line (SL) across the health system in support of system strategy, operational performance, and organizational & SL goals.
ChristianaCare is seeking an individual who will continue to expand and enhance Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care leveraging innovative approaches to care while advancing health equity and health preparedness initiatives, and capitalizing on our best asset, our caregivers, whose expertise, and compassion make a difference in patients' lives every day.
- Responsible for high level
engagement, satisfaction, and retention of clinician workforce.
- Partner with operations directors
to ensure efficient practice operations and successful ambulatory business
models.
- Responsible for recruiting and
maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community served by the
Medical Group
- Responsible for strategic growth of
appropriate clinical services that contribute to a successful service line
business portfolio to support the strategic goals of the organization.
- Establish service line goals and
programming that support of system strategy.
- Be accountable for service
line-specific quality, safety, and value- based outcomes for both in acute and
ambulatory settings.
- Develop and maintain engagement
with nursing, operational and essential/shared service leadership to achieve
system and service line goals.
- Develop and maintain meaningful,
collaborative relationships with independent medical clinicians partnering with
ChristianaCare to care for patients in our community.
- Foster close collaboration with
other Chief Physicians in the Medical Group to coordinate objectives, seek
synergies, optimize efficiencies, and assure wise use of resources.
- Direction/Supervision of all
members of the EM Service Line.
Why ChristianaCare?
ChristianaCare offers Level I Trauma, 4 Emergency Departments with annual visits over 220,000, over 130 employed EM providers, #2 Stroke Center in the country, 22nd in the country for Emergency visit volume, and a Tier 1 Residency program!
The emergency departments at ChristianaCare’s Christiana Hospital, Wilmington Hospital, Union Hospital, and the free-standing emergency department in Middletown, Delaware treat a combined total of more than 220,000 patients each year.
- Ranked as one of the World’s Best
Hospitals 2024 by Newsweek for the 6th year in a row.
- Healthgrades America's 50 Best
Hospitals Award In 2023 (3rd consecutive year).
- Named among Forbes Best Employer
for Diversity & Inclusion in The U.S.
- President/CEO Dr. Janice Nevin named among 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives by Modern Healthcare.
Key Responsibilities
EEO Statement: ChristianaCare Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Qualifications / Required Skills
- Medical Doctorate Degree: M.D. or
D.O., accompanied by board certification in applicable specialty and ability to
obtain licensure in Delaware is required.
- MBA or master’s in healthcare
administration preferred.
- A minimum, five years of clinical
practice experience.
- A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible clinical leadership experience including experience leading direct reports including physicians.
Contact Information
To learn more about this position please contact:
Lauren A. Mahaney, Director of Provider & Medical Group Recruitment at Lauren.a.mahaney@christianacare.org
Or apply directly here: https://careers.christianacare.org/posting/JR74677/?page=1
Employer Profile
ChristianaCare, employs approximately 14,000 caregivers with three acute care hospitals (1,336 beds), extensive network of primary care and outpatient specialty services, home health care, urgent care centers and free-standing emergency department. We have locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Our Christiana campus offers a Level I trauma center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health and we’re a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 Residents and Fellows.
Working for ChristianaCare offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality public and private schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and New York City - all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.