AdventHealth for Children is seeking an Executive Medical Director of Pediatric Surgical Services (Surgeon in Chief) to provide primary medical and administrative leadership for pediatric surgical and proceduralist services. This pivotal role bridges high-level hospital administration, the pediatric network, and direct clinical care, offering strategic, clinical, academic, and operational leadership across the perioperative continuum. The Executive Medical Director will be accountable for excellence in patient care, surgical quality and safety, patient and family experience, education, scholarly activity, operational efficiency, fiscal stewardship, and program growth, all while maintaining an active clinical practice.
Practice Info
- Oversight includes Pediatric Outpatient Procedures & Sedation (POPS), Pediatric Infusion Center (PIC), Pediatric Surgical Center (PSC), Post Acute Care Unit (PACU), and Rapid In and Out (RIO), as well as inpatient/ambulatory post-op.
- Serves as the senior physician liaison to administration, anesthesia, nursing, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Collaborates with finance and administrative leadership on financial performance of pediatric surgical service lines.
- Leads quality improvement initiatives, Morbidity & Mortality (M&M) reviews, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes.
- Serves on the Operating Room Block Committee.
- Partners with anesthesia for appropriate pediatric coverage.
Responsibilities
- Advise senior leadership on the operation, optimization, and allocation of pediatric surgical/procedural resources.
- Establish and enforce clinical practice guidelines, policies, evidence-based standards, and safety regulations.
- Recruit, hire, and evaluate surgeons and staff; oversee credentialing and privileging.
- Drive development of high need pediatric surgical subspecialties.
- Lead quality improvement initiatives, Morbidity & Mortality (M&M) reviews, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes.
- Provide executive oversight of operational performance across pediatric surgical services including access, capacity management, throughput, and efficiency.
- Promote excellence in teaching and mentorship, and lead continuing education.
- Mentor surgical leaders and develop future physician leaders, implementing succession planning for key surgical roles.
Requirements
- MD or DO
- Board certification in pediatric surgical specialty
- Clinically active of 0.7 FTE
- Active, unrestricted medical license in the state of Florida (or ability to obtain)
- Significant pediatric surgical experience
- 10+ years leadership experience
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and transition management skills
- Demonstrates the ability to develop and mentor others to their optimum levels of skill and professionalism
- Demonstrates experience in financial management, service line growth, and strategic development
- Preferred: Prior medical director or Surgeon-in-Chief experience