PHYSICIAN - Section Chair - West Anesthesia

Licensure/Certification Qualifications:

Job Summary: The Section Chair, in collaboration with their Administrative and Nursing Dyad Partner(s), is responsible for leading standard work around quality, patient experience, access, recruitment, and retention.  The Section Chair inspires others to fulfill the mission and aspirational aims of Essentia Health.

Key Responsibilities:

• Quality and Patient Experience
  • Lead and monitor the Section’s performance in meeting clinical quality and safety standards. Meet or exceed Clinical Quality Dashboard Targets.
  • Drive service excellence. Participate in the investigation and resolution of patient quality/safety/service reported events.
  • Collaborate with Physician and Professional Services regarding Physician or Advanced Practice Provider performance issues.
  • Participate in Professional Practice Evaluation activities as needed or as appropriate to the Section Chair role.
  • Develop agenda and chair regularly scheduled Section meetings in collaboration with Administrative Dyad Partner.
  • Responsible for bi-directional communication between Division leadership and Section.
  • Encourages clinical excellence of the Section via educational activity, development of new services, and opportunities for teaching and research.
  • Support development and implementation of sustainable clinical care pathways that promote the Quadruple Aim.
• Financial Sustainability
  • Participate in Cost per Unit of Service action plans
  • Monitor coding and documentation performance, collaborate with the Physician and Advanced Practice Advisors to lead practice improvement.
• Access
  • Initiate continuous practice improvement that promotes optimal patient access including but not limited to template management.
  • Promote clinical care models that support access and efficiency.
• People Leadership: Recruitment and Retention
  • Identify and develop emerging leaders
  • Facilitate onboarding, feedback, and development conversations
  • Mentor colleagues
  • Support retention efforts including monitoring employee engagement data

Required Qualifications:

• Essentia Health employed Physician, Physician Assistant (PA), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in good standing.
• Active member of the medical staff prior to start.
• Serves as an exemplary role model and servant leader.
• Models Servant Leader characteristics: Demonstrate Courage, Be Present, Demonstrate Empathy, Show Vulnerability, Practice Gratitude, Be Authentic, Serve Others and Be Humble.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience and effectiveness in formal or informal leadership roles.

Education

• Physician: MD, DO, MBBS, or DPM
• PA: Physician assistant master’s degree
• NP: Masters of Science in nursing (MSN)
• CNM: Masters of Science in nursing (MSN)
• CRNA: Masters of Science in nursing (MSN) from an accredited school of anesthesia

Licensure/Certification

• Physician: Current licensure in applicable state(s) and board certification in applicable clinical specialty prior to start.
• PA: Current licensure as Physician Assistant in applicable state(s) and board certification in applicable clinical specialty prior to start.
• NP: Current licensure as Nurse Practitioner in applicable state(s) and board certification in applicable clinical specialty prior to start.
• CNM: Current licensure as a registered nurse in applicable state(s) and board certified in midwifery program by the American College of Nurse Midwifes.
• CRNA: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist in applicable state(s) and board certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists

Authority:

The Section Chair has the authority to fulfil the above responsibilities at Essentia Health.

Reports to Division Chair.

Please apply on line or contact: Kris Reardon, Senior Physician Recruiter, Kristen.Reardon@Essentiahealth.org