Chief Vascular Surgery & Wound Care

Chief, Vascular Surgery & Wound Care

Location: Regional

The Southeast Permanente Medical Group (TSPMG) is seeking a physician leader to serve as Chief of Vascular Surgery & Wound Care. This leadership role provides visionary direction for the department while overseeing initiatives related to quality, access, care experience, people and culture, affordability, and delivering the right care at the right place and time.

The Chief is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department and collaborates with key stakeholders across the enterprise to leverage available resources and expertise. The successful candidate will bring innovative thinking to patient care and strategy execution while modeling and reinforcing the tenets of The Permanente Person.

Key Responsibilities:

Access & Care Experience

• Lead department-wide Access and Care Experience initiatives, including implementation and achievement of established standards.
• Establish and monitor well-defined measures and targets for access and experience initiatives and take action to meet or exceed goals.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure seamless and timely access to care.
• Develop and execute departmental strategies to meet or exceed regional access and experience goals.
• Monitor departmental access and experience metrics and evolve strategies to address opportunities for improvement.
• Assist clinicians in understanding regional access and experience strategies and how they can participate in improving regional performance.

Quality & Safety

• Lead department, regional, and national quality initiatives, including implementation and outcomes associated with clinical guideline standards.
• Ensure department participation and representation on Quality and Safety committees, including peer review, credentialing, and regional quality committees.
• Establish and monitor measures and targets for quality, safety, and risk initiatives and take action as needed to meet or exceed targets.

People & Culture

• Ensure departmental activities and direction are consistent with TSPMG's overall mission and strategic direction.
• Hold regular department meetings and effectively communicate regional goals and accountabilities.
• Participate in training and development activities to support continued growth in leadership skills and knowledge.
• Provide leadership for clinician recruitment, onboarding, performance management, professional development, and engagement activities.
• Support the identification and development of future leaders while promoting retention of exceptional providers.
• Lead organizational change by ensuring appropriate socialization, education, buy-in, and positive engagement.

Team Effectiveness

• Partner effectively with TSPMG and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan departmental leaders to align and deliver on collaborative initiatives.
• Work with other Department Chiefs and Area PICs to promote collaboration, communication, and effective problem-solving across departments and medical offices.
• Implement and administer regional policies, including human resources and general administrative policies.
• Actively develop and support a strong sense of teamwork within the department.

Clinical Operations

• Maintain staffing levels that meet supply and demand based on access standards and budgetary requirements.
• Effectively utilize resources to support TSPMG and health plan goals.
• Partner closely with administrative and operational leaders to align and deliver collaborative tactics and initiatives.

Affordability

• Monitor departmental financial performance and make effective decisions to ensure adherence to budgetary expectations.
• Implement programs that support performance targets and responsible stewardship of organizational resources.
• Maintain appropriate staffing levels based on supply, demand, access standards, and budgetary requirements.
• Provide timely review and management of department external referrals.

Qualifications

• Licensed physician with a current State of Georgia medical license.
• Board certified.
• Current license or certification in the physician's field.
• Physician applicants must be an active shareholder, participant, or on shareholder track.
• Three to five years of experience with TSPMG preferred.

• Two to three years of leadership experience preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrated passion for the role.
• Understands scope of responsibility and authority and takes action accordingly.
• Innovative thinker with the ability to lead with confidence and creativity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including listening, collaboration, and negotiation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with external clients and represent the organization in a professional manner.
• Comfortable with public speaking and able to articulate ideas positively to groups of varying sizes.
• Excellent patient satisfaction scores.
• Supports, models, and reinforces the tenets of equity, inclusion, and diversity.
• Total familiarity with the TSPMG delivery system.
• Applicants must be in good standing with the medical group and must not have had corrective action, including a Clarification of Expectations or Work Improvement Plan, within the past two years.

All applications are due by September 25, 2026. Please reach out to Ross Artley (ross.artley@kp.org) with any questions.