Regional Medical Director

Aspirus Wausau Hospital

Aspirus Health

Aspirus Health, a nonprofit, community-directed health system, is in search of a Regional Medical Director (RMD) for Aspirus Wausau Hospital, the flagship hospital for Aspirus Health. This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented, operationally focused, and relationship-oriented physician leader to join a dynamic, high performing senior leadership team and impact the future of an exceptional community health system and the people it serves.

Reporting to the System Senior Physician Executive of Tertiary Care and with a dotted line to the Senior Vice President (SVP), President of the Central Region, this executive will have the primary responsibility of helping develop and operationalize the Aspirus Medical Group in the tertiary care setting. This leader will also have a dyad with the hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Vice President of Operations. By assisting in the design and implementation of the care delivery model within the individual’s areas of accountability, the RMD will leverage the core values of Aspirus to achieve success. The incumbent will develop credible relationships of trust with independent and employed physicians as well as advance practice professionals (APCs). The RMD will have overall leadership responsibility for the physicians and APCs within their area of accountability.

Qualifications:

Candidates must have experience in the practice of medicine (post-residency/fellowship), direct patient care and demonstrated skills and experience in clinical and administrative leadership through activities including, but not limited to, advanced healthcare administration course work, service as a medical staff officer, or program medical director. Board certification in a clinical specialty is necessary.

Education/Experience:

• MD, DO, or DPM Required
• Completion of a Master’s degree in a related field preferred or relevant, applicable experience
• Completion of formal physician leadership training through Aspirus Health or a preferred national organization such as the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL)
• Experience working in physician-led, integrated healthcare delivery organization a plus
• Proven results in technology utilization to optimize patient care and provider efficiency
• Success as an influencer who can interact effectively with diverse groups of stakeholders such as other physicians, healthcare administration, and staff

Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits.

Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women’s health, and spine and neurological care.

Based in Wausau, Wisconsin, Aspirus Health serves northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

For additional information about the position or to provide recommendations, please contact:

Mick Ruel, Principal

AMN Leadership Solutions

Executive and Physician Leadership Search

Ben Adams, Vice President of Executive Search

AMN Leadership Solutions

Executive and Physician Leadership Search

Hisham Siddiqi, Consultant

AMN Leadership Solutions

Executive and Physician Leadership Search

Hisham.siddiqi@AMNhealthcare.com

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