CHIEF of OB/GYN

Chief of OB/GYN

LifeBridge Health (LBH) is a regional health care organization based in the Baltimore region. LBH is seeking a Chief of OB/GYN to provide strategic direction and leadership of the Department of OB/GYN at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.

Recognized for two consecutive years by US News and World Report as a high performing unit, the BirthPlace at Sinai Hospital is an integral part of the Baltimore community performing 1,800 births annually. We are also recipients of the 2022 Minogue Award Circle of Honor given by the Maryland Patient Safety Center in recognition of our innovations in patient safety. Sinai Hospital is a Regional Medical Campus of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Sinai Hospital hosts GW medical students for all required rotations and electives for their third and fourth years of medical school. Since 2018, GW medical students have been rotating at Sinai Hospital for some rotations including OB/GYN. In addition, Sinai is a ACGME certified OB-GYN residency program with 16 residents (four per year). Sinai serves the people of greater Baltimore as well as national and international patients. It is a nonprofit teaching hospital with an ACGME accredited residency program providing training for more than 140 residents. With 399 acute beds, Sinai is the largest community hospital in Maryland.

Reporting to the Chief Physician Executive, the Chief of OB/GYN provides strategic direction and leadership of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sinai Hospital and LifeBridge Health Medical Group.

• Enjoy the reward and challenge of teaching future OB/GYNs in our ACGME certified residency program.
• A well-established team of 6 employed generalist OB/GYNs, 2 maternal fetal medicine physicians, 2 APPs, and 16 residents who provide care at 3 ambulatory office locations in addition to a clinic at Grace Medical Center providing access to an underserved patient population.
• OB/GYN Department includes 13 independent physicians in the community as active members of the medical staff.
• Academic appointment with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
• Provides the highest level of expertise in complete prenatal and postnatal care and the latest gynecologic surgeries.
• Growing Maternal Fetal Medicine practice that provides full range of antenatal services.
• Support for diabetes management provided by a registered dietitian.
• Robust division of Gynecologic Oncology provides patients with a full range of GYN care as well as support for Obstetric emergencies.
• Laborist program which provides support for the labor and delivery floor.

Chief Responsibilities

• Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the clinical activities of the Department.
• Coordinating the daily clinical operations of the Department by, among other things, directing the physician staff and working with Hospital administration in the direction of non-physician staff.
• Overseeing and directing the Department's faculty practice plan, including adopting and enforcing such policies and procedures as are necessary to ensure that claims for services rendered through the plan are submitted in accordance with all rules, regulations and policies imposed by law or by any third-party payor.
• Working with Hospital administration to prepare periodic operating budgets for the Department, in accordance with general Hospital policy, and shared responsibility with applicable Hospital management to ensure Department expenses and revenues are consistent with the approved Department operating budget.
• Advising Hospital administration regarding the selection and purchase of medical equipment for the Department and working with Hospital administration in the development and prioritization of the Department's capital budget.
• In conjunction with Hospital administration, participating in the recruitment, hiring, evaluation, promotion, compensation, discipline, and termination of physician and nonphysician employees in the Department.
• Providing consultations to other members of the Hospital's medical staff as necessary.
• Developing and enforcing appropriate policies and procedures for the operation of the Department.
• Directing the quality assurance and utilization review programs of the Hospital within the Department.
• Maintaining such records and preparing or assisting in the preparation of such reports, as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of any governmental agency, accrediting body, funding source, or similar entity.
• Assisting in the resolution of any conflicts among the members and staff of the Department.
• Representing the programs and initiatives of the Hospital to the community at large.
• Providing input on and support for grants submitted to fund patient care and health education programs involving the Department.
• Serving on Hospital committees to which you are appointed by Hospital administration or of which you are a member by virtue of your position.
• Enforcing and upholding the bylaws, rules, regulations and policies of the Hospital and Hospital's medical staff.
• Performing such other reasonably related duties as are assigned to you by the President or a designee, or as required of chiefs of service by the Bylaws of the Medical Staff, the Medical Executive Committee or the Board of Directors of the Hospital.
• Clinical direct reports include: residency program director, GW medical student clerkship director, director of maternal fetal medicine, medical director of office based practice, Chair of OB/Gyn at Northwest Hospital
• Position directly reports to the SVP and Chief Physician Executive of LifeBridge Health with matrix reporting to the CMO of Sinai Hospital

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an Accredited Medical School and Board Certified
• Successful completion of an ACGME approved residency program in OB/GYN
• Ability to Successfully obtain a Maryland medical license & DEA license.
• 7-10 years of administrative and clinical leadership experience
• Previous chair experience preferred but emerging leader with appropriate experience will be considered.
• Experience in an academic medical center or with a complex teaching environment.
• Experience with cultivating an environment of diversity, quality, teamwork, and continued growth and improvement.
• Experience in contributing to the community in which you serve.
• Strategic planning and policy development experience (preferred)
• Master's degree in healthcare management or business (preferred)

Benefits

• $400K - >$600K based on experience, plus RVU incentive bonus compensation
• Full benefits package
• Flexible spending account (FSAs)
• Free parking
• Pension plan, 403(b) retirement plan, 457(b) deferred compensation plan
• CME allowance
• Life insurance
• PSLF Applicable

Additional Information

As one of the largest, most comprehensive, provider of health-related services to the people of the Greater Baltimore region, the system is currently licensed for 1,947 beds and earns approximately $2 billion in annual revenues. There are an estimated 2,900 physicians on the medical staff and over 13,000 employees. We are comprised of 5 main healthcare facilities.