Medical Director - Anesthesiology - Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus

Milwaukee, WI – Seeking Anesthesiology Medical Director

Join the Physician Partnership Where You Can Increase Your Impact

Vituity’s ownership model provides autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, so you can focus your attention where you want it to be – on your patients.

Join the Vituity Team.Vituity is a 100% physician-owned partnership and is led by frontline physicians that are all equitable owners. As an equal and valued partner from day one, our ownership model provides you with financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and multiple career development opportunities. Our leadership understands what your practice needs to thrive and gives you autonomy and local control so you can provide care when, where, and how your patients need it. You are backed by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and supported by the broad peer-level expertise of 6,000 Vituity clinicians. At Vituity we’ve cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes through shared purpose. We were founded in a culture that values team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach we call “culture of brilliance.” Together, we leverage our strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local communities. We foster this through shared goals and helping our colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for a job well done.

Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 475 sites across the country, serving 9 million patients a year. With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.

The Opportunity

Practice Leadership

• Communicate and champion Vituity and Ascension’s purpose, mission, vision, values, culture of brilliance, and strategy, ensuring widespread understanding and alignment.
• Assure compliance with all Vituity and Ascension requirements and policies and communicate those requirements to all Vituity providers.
• Monitor current and future healthcare and economic trends. Assess their potential impact on the practice and local geographic region.
• Strategize and execute a comprehensive annual practice management plan that sets clear goals and objectives, continuously surpassing expectations and delivering value to patients, clients, providers, and the local community.
• Spearhead the local site's administrative management team, meticulously selecting team members and aligning their responsibilities to drive the achievement of practice goals.
• Demonstrate unwavering mastery of Vituity and Ascension policies and fiduciary obligations, ensuring strict adherence from all providers.
• Exemplify Vituity's Partnership Principles by fostering open communication and transparent decision-making, such as conducting annual reviews of administrative stipends and scheduling preferences.

Operations

• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of hospital expectations and rigorously uphold compliance with all contract terms.
• Monitor operational and quality metrics and implement Vituity initiatives and operational programs to continually improve performance.
• Continuously assess and improve operational processes, leveraging technology and best practices to streamline workflows and increase efficiency.
• Make recommendations to Ascension Health Ministries regarding personnel, necessary equipment and supplies in connection with the Program, and the general quality standards of patient care in connection with the Program.
• Develop, participate in and provide education, in service instruction programs, training, supervision and direction for the Ascension Health Ministries’ nursing and ancillary personnel in the operation of the Program as reasonably requested.
• Advise and consult with Ascension Health Ministries regarding the status of Program and Medical Director activities, including administration of the Contract and the Program.
• Serve as the chair of the Anesthesia department for the Ascension Health Ministries’ medical staff and be a liaison to appropriate medical staff committees relevant to the Program services.
• Attend administrative, planning, management and other meetings as reasonably requested by the CEO or his/her designee.
• Assist Ascension Health Ministries in the preparation and conduct of surveys and site visits by any national, state or local licensing authorities and/or accreditation agencies.
• Assure adequate clinical coverage for all anesthesia programs throughout the Ascension Health Ministry.
• Oversee management of local Assistant Medical Directors, throughout the Ascension Health Ministry, ensuring that contract requirements are met, and facilitate regular meetings with local hospital leadership.

Financial Performance

• Monitor all sites’ financial performance and identify and create new areas for growth and revenue.
• Develop an expertise and understanding of the yearly budget, financial performance measures and monitoring systems, and billing and reimbursement issues / systems.
• Improve patient census and billing practice statistics to optimize reimbursement for the practice.
• Maintain awareness and interactions with payers such as significant IPA’s, Medical Groups, Foundations, ACO’s associated with the hospital / health system.

Talent/Team Management

• Execute efficient recruitment, onboarding, and training processes for new assistant medical directors and providers, ensuring the practice is staffed with highly qualified professionals.
• Provide learning and development opportunities and mentoring to assistant medical directors, providers and staff to enhance their clinical acumen, leadership skills and overall professional growth.
• Evaluate the performance of physicians, CRNAs, and AAs in compliance with Vituity policies and guidelines.
• Monitor physician competencies with progressive improvement using appropriate metrics. Counsel, suspend, or remove staff from the schedule as necessary in compliance with Vituity polices / guidelines.

Client Relationships

• Serve as the primary clinical liaison between Vituity and Ascension Health Ministry CEOs and executive leadership teams, ensuring alignment on strategic goals, service expectations, and operational performance.
• Partner with Ascension Health Ministry Operations teams to evaluate and optimize anesthesia coverage models, ensuring cost-effective, high-quality patient care across all service lines.
• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of efficient daily staffing plans, ensuring contractual coverage obligations are consistently met and aligned with clinical demand.
• Monitor and analyze site-level operational performance, collaborating with administrative and clinical stakeholders to identify and resolve barriers to care delivery.
• Provide strategic input on staffing resource allocation, recruitment needs, and scheduling adjustments to maintain continuous, uninterrupted anesthesia service.
• Promote physician engagement, mentorship, and accountability to support clinical excellence and team-based leadership.
• Actively participate in contract negotiations in conjunction with the Regional Director.
• Develop, foster and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with hospital leadership, nursing staff and other healthcare team members.
• Ensure practices are appropriately represented and demonstrates their value through leadership roles (as applicable) and/or participation with hospital management, medical staff leadership, Medical Executive, Medical Staff and other hospital committees, and within the local community.

Required Experience and Competencies

• Licensed physician as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.).
• Maintain membership and privileges on Hospital’s medical staff and comply with and abide by the bylaws, rules and regulations, and the policies and procedures of Hospital’s medical staff where services are being provided required.
• Hold and maintain a current, valid, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state in which the clinical site is located and services are being provided.
• Physician Partnership status required.
• Five (5) years or more experience in a leadership role required.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Superior clinical skills to serve as a role model by setting high standards.
• Administrative experience and aptitude.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate a team.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments.
• Project Management.
• Effectively collaborate with diverse individuals and multiple locations.
• Ability to quickly establish effective relationships.
• Technical skills.
• Strong accounting and finance understanding.
• Interest in interpreting complex financial data and with understanding of finance and accounting as they relate to practice management.

The Practice

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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• A critical care hospital and 24/7 ER with advanced specialty care services.
• Level IV Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center with advanced surgical care.
• A destination for heart and vascular health, cancer care, stroke care, orthopedics and women’s health.
• On-site full-service digital imaging and an on-site lab.
• Recognized for America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ and Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ 2022-2024.

The Community

• Milwaukee boasts a rich tapestry of culture and history including Summerfest, Polish Fest, Festa Italiana, and more.
• Sitting on Lake Michigan, there is plenty of access to freshwater resources contributing to the city’s beautiful scenery and recreational opportunities.
• Known as “The Beer Capital of the World,” Milwaukee has tons of local breweries serving as social hubs fostering a sense of community for its residents.
• A great city for sports lovers who can dress up and watch professional teams play anytime of the year!
• A city committed to green initiatives and sustainability, with efforts aimed at making the city more environmentally friendly.

Benefits & Beyond*

Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future.

• Superior Health Plan Options.
• Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more.
• Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions.
• Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth.
• Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus.
• EAP, travel assistance, and identify theft included.
• Student loan refinancing discounts.
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees.

We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. When we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated healthcare team, we exceed the expectations of our patients and the hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.

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