Physician - Vice President, Department Chief - Anesthesia and Perioperative Services - West MI

Corewell Healths West Michigan region is seeking a transformational Department
Chief and Service Line Leader, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Services to lead the creation of a fully integrated, in-house anesthesia service line. This role represents a rare opportunity to architect, build, and operationalize a comprehensive anesthesia program and perioperative service line across multiple hospitals and ambulatory/procedural sites.

The Chief and Service Line Leader will partner in a physician-administrative dyad to lead anesthesiology and perioperative services across West Michigan to include the Surgical Optimization Center associated with Corewell Healths Blodgett Hospital. The Surgical Optimization Center serves as a perioperative assessment clinic that evaluates and prepares patients before surgery, with a particular focus on medical optimization and risk reduction.

This executive physician leader is accountable for the clinical, operational, educational, quality/safety, and strategic performance of anesthesia and perioperative services across the West Michigan region, ensuring the highest standards of care, workforce stability, and operational efficiency across the service line. The Chief and Service Line Leader will work closely with medical staff leadership, hospital leaders and key clinical department teams to advance patient care, foster a collaborative culture, and drive continuous improvement.

Key outcomes include establishing departmental and service line practice standards and governance, developing an effective anesthesia care team model, improving perioperative performance, and building an engaged, high-performing in-house team aligned to Corewell Healths mission, values, and community needs.

The Chief and Service Line Leader reports to the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Corewell Health West Michigan.

Vision, Strategy, and Service Line Leadership:

• Architect and operationalize a fully integrated, in-house anesthesia service line across West Michigan, including the Perioperative Service Line and the Surgical Optimization Center located at the Blodgett Hospital.
• Develop and execute a multi-year strategic plan that aligns anesthesia and perioperative services priorities with regional/system goals (growth, access, quality, experience, and value).
• Define the service line operating model (scope, site structure, leadership roles, care team model, and standard work) and drive consistent implementation across sites.
• Identify and execute specialty and program growth opportunities (e.g., cardiac, OB, pediatrics, neuro, trauma, regional anesthesia, acute pain, critical care interfaces as applicable).
• Lead site-of-care and growth strategy in partnership with perioperative and ambulatory leadership (ASC/procedural expansion, new site planning, service integration).
• Partner in a physician-administrative dyad to align clinical strategy with operational execution and remove barriers.
• Align employed and independent provider groups (as applicable) to shared standards, goals, and performance expectations.

Clinical Excellence, Quality, Safety, Experience and Value

• Develop, improve and sustain a culture of safety and high reliability to ensure that safety remains a priority for the clinical service line, inclusive of assigned Corewell Health departments.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing in-house team; strengthen engagement, belonging, and joy at work.
• Evaluate and elevate the performance of the professional staff and care teams to meet standards of care expected by the community and professional societies.
• Create a tactical plan that aligns with operational teams to drive best practice and reliability.
• Translate quality, safety, experience and value into the foundational elements of a physicians role.
• Meet payer contract requirements in respect to quality incentives and requirements.
• Ensure that moving from volume to value is a priority.
• Demonstrate a high level of collaboration and influence to align goals across stakeholder groups including the system, elected medical staff, and the clinically integrated network (CIN).
• Lead the…