Physician - Vice President, Department Chief - Anesthesia and Perioperative Services - West MI

Corewell Health’s West Michigan region is seeking a transformational Department Chief and Service Line Leader, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Services to lead the creation of a fully integrated, in-house anesthesia service line. This role represents a rare opportunity to architect, build, and operationalize a comprehensive anesthesia program and perioperative service line across multiple hospitals and ambulatory/procedural sites.

The Chief and Service Line Leader will partner in a physician-administrative dyad to lead anesthesiology and perioperative services across West Michigan to include the Surgical Optimization Center associated with Corewell Health’s Blodgett Hospital.  The Surgical Optimization Center serves as a perioperative assessment clinic that evaluates and prepares patients before surgery, with a particular focus on medical optimization and risk reduction.

This executive physician leader is accountable for the clinical, operational, educational, quality/safety, and strategic performance of anesthesia and perioperative services across the West Michigan region, ensuring the highest standards of care, workforce stability, and operational efficiency across the service line. The Chief and Service Line Leader will work closely with medical staff leadership, hospital leaders and key clinical department teams to advance patient care, foster a collaborative culture, and drive continuous improvement.

Key outcomes include establishing departmental and service line practice standards and governance, developing an effective anesthesia care team model, improving perioperative performance, and building an engaged, high-performing in-house team aligned to Corewell Health’s mission, values, and community needs.

Reporting Relationship

The Chief and Service Line Leader reports to the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Corewell Health West Michigan.

Principal Accountabilities

Vision, Strategy, and Service Line Leadership:

• Architect and operationalize a fully integrated, in-house anesthesia service line across West Michigan, including the Perioperative Service Line and the Surgical Optimization Center located at the Blodgett Hospital.
• Develop and execute a multi-year strategic plan that aligns anesthesia and perioperative services priorities with regional/system goals (growth, access, quality, experience, and value).
• Define the service line operating model (scope, site structure, leadership roles, care team model, and standard work) and drive consistent implementation across sites.
• Identify and execute specialty and program growth opportunities (e.g., cardiac, OB, pediatrics, neuro, trauma, regional anesthesia, acute pain, critical care interfaces as applicable).
• Lead site-of-care and growth strategy in partnership with perioperative and ambulatory leadership (ASC/procedural expansion, new site planning, service integration).
• Partner in a physician–administrative dyad to align clinical strategy with operational execution and remove barriers.
• Align employed and independent provider groups (as applicable) to shared standards, goals, and performance expectations.

Clinical Excellence, Quality, Safety, Experience and Value

• Develop, improve and sustain a culture of safety and high reliability to ensure that safety remains a priority for the clinical service line, inclusive of assigned Corewell Health departments.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing in-house team; strengthen engagement, belonging, and joy at work.
• Evaluate and elevate the performance of the professional staff and care teams to meet standards of care expected by the community and professional societies.
• Create a tactical plan that aligns with operational teams to drive best practice and reliability.
• Translate quality, safety, experience and value into the foundational elements of a physician’s role.
• Meet payer contract requirements in respect to quality incentives and requirements.
• Ensure that moving from volume to value is a priority.
• Demonstrate a high level of collaboration and influence to align goals across stakeholder groups including the system, elected medical staff, and the clinically integrated network (CIN).
• Lead the implementation and measure adherence of clinical pathways that are evidence-based while engaging key stakeholders, including the care team.
• Foster a consumer-centric approach for access, care pathways, and patient education.
• Support academic and research programs within clinical service line.

People Leadership, Culture, and Engagement

• Foster a “people first” culture where providers feel known, included, and empowered.
• Responsible for recruitment of physicians and advanced practice providers with exemplary credentials and alignment with Corewell Health’s values, culture, and strategy.
• Demonstrate competence in leading change and effective communication.
• Engage and empower leaders by identifying and communicating clear performance expectations and providing performance feedback.
• Support organizational direction by demonstrating behaviors that aligns providers, clinical and operational employees.
• Support Epic optimization following Corewell Health’s standards in clinical service line.
• Champion delivery system engagement strategies as well as identify opportunities to improve engagement and joy at work for both employed and independent providers.

Operational and Financial Sustainability:

• Achieve financial sustainability through program and clinical service line strategy, growth, cost containment and improved efficiencies, including scheduling, resource utilization and performance metrics.
• Partner with other areas of the system to increase standardization and appropriate use of medical supplies.
• Continual review of the compensation approach that aligns provider and system incentives.
• Effectively communicate and educate providers to ensure they understand the compensation philosophy and model, as well as our commitment to financial sustainability.

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive clinical experience, including at least 5 years in leadership (e.g., Chair, Division Chief, Medical Director, Service Line or equivalent).
• M.D. or D.O. with board certification in Anesthesiology (active/eligible medical licensure as required).
• Demonstrated success leading in health system, including multi-site anesthesia operations and physician/APP team leadership.
• Strong command of clinical operations and perioperative performance, including OR throughput, staffing/coverage models, quality and safety, and standardization of practice.
• Experience with programmatic growth development. 
• Preferred experience in advancing education, research, and teaching (as applicable), with commitment to professional excellence and clinical innovation.
• Exceptional communication, influence, and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders (clinicians, administrators, patients, and community partners).
• Demonstrated commitment to building a culture of belonging and accountability.
• Proven ability to lead transformational change—setting a vision, building governance, managing ambiguity, and delivering measurable results.

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv

• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!

• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance

• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Anesthesiologists Admin - Medical Group West

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

Variable

Days Worked

Variable

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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