Gastroenterology - System Medical Director

The Gastroenterology (GI) Medical Director serves as the service line clinical leader for strategic oversight, operational governance and operational execution for the gastroenterology service line of Centralus Health.  This position reports to COO of Centralus Health or designee.   The GI Medical Director will work closely with an administrative dyad partner and will collaborate with the Medical Director and Senior Nursing Director of Surgical Services and the nursing director of Endoscopy.  The role is focused on improving patient access to gastroenterology and endoscopy services while achieving the highest level of performance in these areas. The GI Medical Director is tasked with establishing a culture for evidence-based, collaborative clinical care and continuous improvement of outcomes driven patient experiences.  The GI Medical Director works across hospitals, outpatient, and practice locations to develop team effectiveness and engagement.  The GI Medical Director sets expectations and holds others accountable for our patients clinical experiences and effective care transitions.  The GI Medical Director works with clinical providers in gastroenterology, primary care, general surgery, medical oncology, radiology, pathology and the hospitalist service to facilitate high quality and safe care for our patients, using recognized national benchmarks and best practices to develop a framework of operational excellence and peer review, as appropriate. The expectations for this role include a minimum clinical responsibility of 0.8 FTE, along with a 0.2 FTE Medical Directorship, as mutually agreed upon.

Qualifications :

• MD or DO degree
• Active medical license and board certification in the specialty of gastroenterology
• 5+ years as a practicing gastroenterologist with preferred leadership experience and training

Reports to :

Duties and Responsibilities :

Act as chair, and facilitate gastroenterology service line meetings, and function as the gastroenterology representative to the Surgical Governance Committee.

In partnership with the Director of Performance Improvement and Centralus Health Administration, develop a culture of safety in the gastroenterology service.

Evaluate existing gastroenterology standard operating procedures (SOPs), policies and procedures and revise as needed based on clinical evidence and best practices creating gastroenterology guiding documents.