Division Chief of Ambulatory Cardiology

Premier Physician Network (PPN) and Wright State Universitys Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM) are seeking a full-time faculty physician to serve as Division Chief of Ambulatory Cardiology. This position offers a unique opportunity to join a collaborative team that blends academic medicine with clinical practice across Dayton and the surrounding region. As a faculty member, you will play an integral role in educating and training medical students, residents, and fellows, while providing care to a diverse patient population in a variety of clinical settings.

In this role, you will be part of both Premier Health, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in Southwest Ohio, and Wright State Universitys Boonshoft School of Medicine. This partnership creates a dynamic environment where patient care, clinical research, and medical education intersect. As a faculty physician, you will contribute to improving patient outcomes, advancing clinical innovation, and shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals. Premier Healths expansive resourcesincluding five inpatient hospital campuses, a broad network of urgent care centers, free-standing emergency departments, 170 physician office locations, and specialized servicescombined with the academic excellence of Wright State University, offer an unparalleled platform for growth and impact in both healthcare and medical education. Join us in advancing academic medicine and community health while shaping the future of medical education in Southwest Ohio.

The physician will partner with our Service line Physician Lead, Vice President of Service Line and Premier Physician Network (PPN) Vice President of Operations on strategic growth initiatives to further differentiate Premier Health as the provider of choice for consumers.

• Position will be 0.2 FTE Administrative and 0.8 FTE Clinical
• Responsible and accountable for specific area of responsibility for service line operations involvement to strategy implementation
• Leader will have the responsibility improving care across the continuum while driving exceptional quality and service.
• Responsibilities will be to influence the delivery of care inclusive of the total cost of care, determining service standards and working with chief medical officers on prioritization of quality initiatives.
• Focused on improving access through service line distinctiveness.
• Key Clinical leader that collaborates to ensure that adequate clinical resources are deployed across Premier Health's primary and secondary service areas to significantly reduce outmigration to local and regional health systems.
• Strengthens internal organizational relationships and external physician relationships.
• Must collaborate and partner with administrative leaders across the across the organization.
• Must be willing to strengthen relationships with all physicians, employed, academic, or independent for the greater good of Premier Health.
• Leads the development of clinical pathway and model management. Holds physician members accountable to the Guiding Principles.
• Improves provider engagement and productivity. Builds relationships with referring locally preferred physicians through an atmosphere of partnership.
• Works with physician leads on clinical improvement, innovation, and education. Ensures a balanced scorecard metrics are created to drive performance. Work with physicians to reduce clinical variation and unit cost while improving outcomes and patient experience.
• Leads service line meetings, encourages participation and perspectives from all members while ensuring a system view.
• Co-develops the division service line agenda with service line VP, facilitates discussion, ensures efficient management of the topics covered, and leads in defining the scope of activities covered by the council. Develops strong working relationships with each service line member and department in Premier Health - independent, and employed.
• Works with system executives to own service line P&L, physician manpower planning and strategy implementation.
• Fosters a culture of collaboration and teamwork across all Premier Health entities and medical staffs.

Job Requirements:

• Cardiology Board Certified/Board Eligible.
• American Trained, US Citizen or Permanent Resident Status.
• Seven to ten years of relevant health care leadership experience; prior leadership experience in a service line at a system level is preferred.
• Demonstrated success as an executive or a mature health care business who has attained superior results in competitive and/or difficult reimbursement markets.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic plans in a clearly articulated manner.
• Strong orientation toward client service, quality improvement, team building and profitability.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate physicians into emerging, ongoing and traditional businesses.
• Demonstrated ability to excel in business development capacity.
• Proven ability to select, develop and mentor top talent, and create a productive environment that promotes initiative, innovation, and continual learning.