Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is seeking a Vice President of Medical Affairs (VPMA) to serve as a key physician leader within a designated sub-region/market. This role involves advancing the organization's mission, vision, and values by collaborating with leadership to ensure clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and superior patient experience. The VPMA will provide strategic and operational leadership in physician engagement, quality improvement, patient safety, and recruitment, aligning regional performance with system-wide goals.
Practice Info
- Serves as the primary physician leader for the region, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and standards.
- Acts as the 'one-up' for Department Chairs and assumes Department Chair responsibilities when a department lacks appointed leadership.
- Attends local Medical Executive Committee (MEC) meetings in a non-voting advisory capacity.
- Co-leads with the Regional President and Chief Medical Officer to monitor and improve ambulatory and acute care quality metrics.
- Collaborates with regional leadership to develop and expand clinical services that meet community needs.
Responsibilities
- Conduct monthly meetings with Department Chairs to review performance, address challenges, and drive improvement initiatives.
- Champion evidence-based practices and patient safety initiatives to achieve top-tier performance in clinical outcomes.
- Drive strategies to enhance patient experience, ensuring care is compassionate, timely, and patient-centered.
- Address physician and advanced practice providers' behavior concerns promptly and constructively, promoting professionalism and adherence to organizational standards.
- Participate in peer review processes to ensure fair, consistent, and transparent evaluation of clinical performance.
- Partner to implement system initiatives such as timely documentation, provider-based billing (PBB), EHR optimization, and other enterprise priorities.
- Monitor operational performance and work with administrative teams to resolve barriers impacting patient care delivery.
- Partner with recruitment teams to attract and retain high-quality physicians and advanced practice providers.
Compensation
- Nationally competitive compensation plan
Benefits
- Physician benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance
- 401K plan
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- CME allowance
- Allowed time away
- Malpractice insurance and tail coverage
- Relocation allowance
- May qualify for additional state and/or federal education loan forgiveness programs
Requirements
- MD or DO required.
- Board certification required.
- Rural experience preferred.
- Primary Care Specialty certification preferred.
- No visa sponsorship available.