Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Saint Peter’s University Hospital

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Saint Peter’s University Hospital (https://saintpetershcs.com/) announces a national search for a Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Saint Peter’s University Hospital is a  technologically-advanced, 478-bed major teaching hospital, that provides a broad array of services to the community—from sophisticated care of premature babies to specialized geriatric medicine.

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System

Saint Peter's Healthcare System (“SPHS”), headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was formed in 2007 and reflects the expansive scope of health and wellness services they offer to their communities. Besides Saint Peter's University Hospital (SPUH), which has been serving the central New Jersey community since 1907, the system includes The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, Saint Peter’s Foundation, Saint Peter’s Physician Associates, and Saint Peter’s Health & Management Services Corporation, which includes the CARES Surgicenter and the New Brunswick Cardiac Catherization Lab.

Saint Peter’s is a major clinical affiliate of the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Graduate Medical Education at Saint Peter’s includes the following ACGME accreditations:

• Saint Peter’s University Hospital Residency Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology has continued accreditation with 5 residents per year for a total of 20 approved positions.

The Opportunity:

Saint Peter’s University Hospital (SPUH), a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, is seeking a Chair for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) to provide strategic and operational leadership to the department. In collaboration with the hospital administration, the Chair will provide visionary leadership towards the institutional goals for innovative, cutting edge obstetrical and gynecological practice coupled with advancements in teaching and research. The Chair has strategic and fiscal oversight for the triumvirate mission and programs within the Department.

Reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer and working in close collaboration with the senior leadership team of the Healthcare System, the Chair has responsibility and accountability for the clinical and operational performance of all divisions within the Department.  The Chair maintains positive, collegial relationships with all other SPUH Chairs, Chiefs, and Medical Directors, and will be responsible for engaging in community outreach with faculty members.

This position represents an outstanding opportunity for a distinguished physician to provide strategic leadership, direction, and coordination for all clinical, teaching and research components of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Saint Peter’s, while working collaboratively with medical and administrative leadership to meet and exceed the system’s goals.  The position is a full-time Department Chair role that will enable a physician to run a successful department while continuing to work in clinical practice.

As primary responsibility, the Chair will maintain the highest quality of medical care for the Department while growing volume. The Chair actively supports and promotes patient safety, continuous performance and quality improvement, risk management and efficient resource utilization linked to evidence-based medicine. The Chair will provide leadership, ensuring a high level of cooperation and communication among faculty and staff and will be personally responsible for promoting and maintaining excellence and integrity in teaching, research, patient care and enhancing the quality of training in the Department.

The Chair must have a proven track record as an effective leader and manager of staff/faculty, voluntary physician staff, medical support staff, and other personnel in a highly competitive market.  Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated the capability to oversee the financial and business affairs of a department, division or center. Experience with approaches to value-based care and bundling of services is desired though not required. The Chair should be adept at managing change in the current turbulent healthcare environment.

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology offers the latest comprehensive obstetrical and gynecological care to women in central New Jersey and delivers more than 5,600 babies annually – more than any other facility in central New Jersey. Services include:

• Pregnancy and high-risk pregnancy care and consultations
• Standard and advanced obstetrical ultrasound services, including fetal echocardiography
• Fetal surveillance and testing
• Genetic consultation and testing
• Family planning
• Midwifery
• Pelvic pain treatment
• Routine and specialty gynecological care, including surgery
• Diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers, including clinical trials

Women’s Ambulatory Care Services, located at Saint Peter’s Family Health Center in New Brunswick, offers obstetrical and gynecological care to women from primarily low-income (charity care, Medicaid), underserved communities. Comprehensive obstetrical care (prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care) is provided by board certified obstetricians in Saint Peter’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Services include nutritional counseling; ultrasound surveillance of fetal growth and development; and co-management with or referral to the Maternal Fetal-Medicine Division for risk factors that may develop during the pregnancy. These patients account for approximately 1,500 deliveries per year, in addition to 15,000 obstetrical outpatient visits per year and 3,860 gynecologic outpatient visits per year.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10-15 years of postgraduate clinical experience in the field, gained within a major teaching hospital or academic medical center environment.
• Five or more years of successful and progressive leadership experience in a Medical Director, Division Chief, Center Director, Associate Chair or Chair role.
• A track record of scholarly activity, academic accomplishments, and professional service with experience and stature necessary to ensure the continuation and enhancement of the clinical, educational and research missions of the Department of OB/GYN.
• Academically eligible for appointment as Associate Professor or Professor.

Korn Ferry is assisting Saint Peter’s University Hospital with this important search.  The search process is currently underway and will continue until the position is filled. Please direct all nominations and applications via email to: nadine.weiler@kornferry.com

Nadine Weiler             

Managing Associate                           

Korn Ferry International  

Philadelphia, PA

(215) 656-5329                      

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System is an Equal Opportunity Employer.