Service Line Division Head, General Surgery

About the role

Rochester Regional Health is seeking a General Surgery Service Line Division Head to lead the integration of a unified surgical system across Western and Northern New York. The role involves translating system strategy into reliable surgical performance, advancing operational excellence, and fostering engagement and retention.

Responsibilities

• Translate system strategy into reliable surgical performance by aligning ERAS protocols, block governance, and ACS verification standards across all sites.
• Advance operational excellence by integrating scheduling, referral management, and peri-operative optimization through consistent processes and clear data dashboards.
• Partner in dyad with the System Executive Medical Director of Surgery and Chief Administrative Officer of Surgical Services by turning shared vision into execution with discipline and trust.
• Expand education and growth, strengthening and mentoring future leaders in surgery.
• Enhance the continuum of care across Rochester and St. Lawrence through coordination that reduces leakage and ensures timely access.
• Champion modernization, guiding facility, equipment, and technology upgrades that match acuity to site of service.
• Foster engagement and retention by connecting teams to purpose and leveraging Press Ganey and physician feedback to drive improvement.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a respected general surgeon who leads with calm presence and delivers through others. They bring peer credibility built on quality and outcomes, demonstrated leadership in process improvement and quality infrastructure, skill in aligning independent teams around shared standards and accountability, operational steadiness, and the ability to translate vision into measurable action. A collaborative spirit, humility, and focus on long-term impact are also essential.

Qualifications

• Physical Requirements: L - Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly; requires occasional walking, standing or squatting.
• Education: LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS required.

Skills

Leadership, strategic thinking, collaboration, process improvement, and strong communication skills are crucial for success in this role.

Benefits

Details about benefits are not specified in the provided job posting.

Pay

$600,000.00 - $700,000.00

Schedule

The schedule is not specified in the provided job posting.