Specialty Director Neurosciences, Wisconsin - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Specialty Director Neurosciences -  INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

JOB TITLE: System Specialty Director-Aspirus Medical Group—Neurosciences                                 

DEPARTMENT: Administration             DIVISION: Administration

REPORTS TO: System Senior Physician Executive – Medical Specialties

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 2, 2023

GENERAL SUMMARY:

A System Specialty Director—Neurosciences reports directly to the System Senior Physician Executive – Medical Specialties.  The incumbent has relationships with the Director – Clinics and Service Line Administrators for their respective area(s).

This role will have the primary responsibility of helping develop and operationalize the Aspirus Medical Group as a whole and for their Specialty.  The physician leader will assist in the design and implementation of specialty specific care delivery models. This physician leader will leverage the core values of Aspirus in order to achieve success. The incumbent will develop credible relationships of trust with the independent and employed physicians as well as advance practice professionals (APCs).  In addition, this position will have overall leadership responsibility for the physicians and APCs within the area of accountability.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as a confident, decisive, collaborative, visionary leader that demonstrates the ability to build a partnership between physicians and administration.
• Demonstrates knowledge and communicates quality measures including process outcome measures.
• Models and implements the organization’s commitment to outstanding patient experience.
• Partners with Executive leadership to manage the implementation of strategies within the medical group.
• Provides guidance and appropriately escalates issues related to medical group leadership, risk management and/or human resources as appropriate.
• Actively participates and `may lead/co-lead operational committees.

PATIENT CARE:

• The physician will be expected to maintain a clinical practices within an Aspirus Facility. Based on the area of specialty and accountabilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Education

• MD, DO, or DPM Required
• Completion of a Master’s degree in related field or relevant, applicable experience.

Experience

• A minimum of three years’ experience in the practice of their specialty (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.
• Experience working in physician-led, integrated healthcare delivery organization a plus.
• Experience and proven results in technology utilization to optimize patient care and provider efficiency.
• Experience as successful influencer who can interact effectively with diverse groups of stakeholders such as other physicians, healthcare administration, and staff.

Licensure/Certification

• Must be licensed to practice in the State of Wisconsin or State of Michigan, based on clinical location.
• Board certified in field of specialty required.
• Meets all other bylaws and policy requirements pertaining to physicians.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is licensed for 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties.

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 100,000 and there are also more than 34,000 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.

In January 2019, Aspirus Wausau Hospital opened an eight-bed Clinical Decision Unit (CDU). The new unit aims to improve patient length-of-stay for observation and ambulatory patients throughout the hospital. 

The hospital is continually recognized nationally for the level of care it provides. Aspirus Wausau Hospital has earned high quality ratings or awards from prominent quality agencies such as HealthGrades, Thomson Reuters, Truven Health, Becker’s Hospital Review, Mission: Lifeline® and U.S. News & World Report.

We heal people, promote health, and strengthen communities

• Aspirus Health serves communities throughout upper Michigan and Wisconsin with 17 hospitals, 75 clinics, home health, hospice care, air-medical transport, and a broad network of physicians.
• Aspirus Health is committed to being economically, socially, and environmentally responsible.
• Non-profit health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin.
• Dedicated to delivering high-quality care to rural communities.