Chair, OB / GYN - Onvida Health

The Clinical Chair, Womens Health for Onvida Health will oversee all clinical functions in the outpatient and inpatient units of the womens health service line while fostering teamwork and collaboration between outpatient obstetrics and gynecology offices and the inpatient laborist team. The Chair will seek to push the Department forward, maintaining its existing strengths while consistently striving to make improvements to positively impact the care for womens health with a clear dedication to the mission and values of Onvida Health. The selected physician executive will exhibit an authentic enterprise leadership approach that considers industry trends and system-wide stakeholders when analyzing issues and proposing solutions with a tendency to respond quickly to the changing dynamics of the healthcare industry.

The Chair will build a shared inspirational vision and foster the culture of the OB / GYN Department to focus on : equity, accountability, engagement, collaboration, patient experience, and quality of the clinical, educational, and any research programs in accordance with the mission of Onvida. The Chair will lead the Womens Health services growth and development strategy in alignment with the organizational strategy within a dynamic environment. This role will collaborate closely with administrative leaders as well as other Department Chairs and key stakeholders for organizational and interdepartmental alignment and success of the entire organization.

The ideal candidate will be an innovative, forward-thinking physician executive with the ability to maintain an active clinical practice and provide oversight for the OB / GYN clinical service line. The Chair, Womens Health will have leadership responsibility for planning, strategy and execution, developing, and coordinating system-wide OB / GYN activities and initiatives. Priorities should include the ongoing development of a fully centralized care delivery model that drives efficiency and consistency of processes across the organization.

Specific Responsibilities :

Planning & Vision

• Serves as a Senior Leader within the organization by collaborating with Executive Team, Department Chairs, and other key roles.
• Leads a team of clinical and operations leaders to achieve optimal operations; includes budget and financial accountability, workforce and resource coordination while maintaining strong mission focus.
• Maintains clinical practice with scheduled patient care time.
• Expands and maintains relationships with the medical community, health agencies, local governments, and community organizations as appropriate in the service area.
• Provides broad level support to GME programs to integrate OB / GYN clinicians into the department's core work.
• Serves as a consulting partner in creating collaborative agreements with experts outside the organization to improve the expertise and success of the organization.
• The Chair will strategically expand comprehensive clinical offerings, ensuring adequate coverage across critical areas while boldly and creatively supporting the continued development of new and innovative programs.
• Assumes bottom-line responsibility for department capital and operating budgets. Meets or exceeds budgeted targets.
• Supervises department and departmental subsections. Oversee deployment of staff, employee development, performance and satisfaction.
• Defines criteria for staff privileges in conjunction with members of the department and making recommendations regarding same. Oversee the delivery of clinical care.
• Identifies new technology and treatments. Promotes progressive and best practices. Ensures that quality / performance improvement activities are working well. Oversees risk management activities including adjudication of patient complaints.
• Ensure an atmosphere of respect, professional support, and development for all stakeholders.
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and daily operations of Womens Health services, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant practice.
• Balance decisiveness with collaborationencouraging innovation and new approaches while ensuring accountability for execution.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and programs to enhance clinical performance and patient outcomes.

System Thinking & Collaboration

Onivda Health , located in Yuma, Arizona, is a $1 billion not-for-profit, regional health system that is nationally recognized for leading-edge technology, excellent patient-family centered care, and high employee satisfaction. With approximately 4,000 employees and more than 650 medical practitioners, Onvida is the largest private employer in the region and the only full-service acute care provider between Phoenix and San Diego. The system is anchored by a 406-bed, state-of-the-art hospital and includes an employed medical group, more than 40 clinic locations, a 24-bed behavioral health hospital, a freestanding emergency center, the Onvida Health Cancer Center, multiple joint ventures, and three residency programs. As part of their continued growth, Onvida Health will open the Onvida Health San Luis Medical Center in early 2027.

Onvida Health offers health services for all ages and aspects of life. Whether you have a common illness or need specialized treatment, the experts at Onvida provide outstanding, personalized care. Serving as the only Level III trauma center within a 180-mile radius, Onvida operates one of the busiest emergency departments in the state. In addition to providing general medical and surgical care, the medical center offers specialized services including the Women and Children Services Center, Level III Neonatal ICU, Heart Center, Cardiopulmonary Care Unit, Outpatient Surgery Center, Diabetes Education Center, Wound Care Center, and the Bariatric Surgery Program. Additionally, Onvida has one of the busiest TAVR programs in the country.

Department of Womens Health

Onivda Health offers a comprehensive continuum of care, including preventative services and routine screenings, family planning and birth control, full-spectrum gynecology, gynecologic oncology, menopause management, and advanced minimally invasive surgical options. The practice also provides specialized care for uterine fibroids, urogynecology and urinary incontinence, bone density evaluation, prenatal services, and breast health. This breadth of services supports the Chairs mission to advance an integrated, patient-centered model that delivers exceptional outcomes across all stages of a womans life.

Compensation Information :

$500000.00 / Annually - $525000.00 / AnnuallyDetails :

Annual package between $500K $525K, plus a $100K combined Sign-on / Relocation. Additionally, Onvida offers attractive productivity bonuses for exceeding wRVU goals / thresholds.

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