Division Chief, Ambulatory Cardiology in Southwest Ohio Full-Time

Premier Physician Network (PPN) and Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM) are seeking a full-time faculty physician to serve as Division Chief, Ambulatory Cardiology. This position offers a unique opportunity to join a collaborative team that blends academic medicine with clinical practice across Dayton and the surrounding region. As a faculty member, you will play an integral role in educating and training medical students, residents, and fellows, while providing care to a diverse patient population in a variety of clinical settings.

In this role, you will be part of both Premier Health, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in Southwest Ohio, and Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine. This partnership creates a dynamic environment where patient care, clinical research, and medical education intersect. As a faculty physician, you will contribute to improving patient outcomes, advancing clinical innovation, and shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals. Premier Health’s expansive resources—including five inpatient hospital campuses, a broad network of urgent care centers, free-standing emergency departments, 170 physician office locations, and specialized services—combined with the academic excellence of Wright State University, offer an unparalleled platform for growth and impact in both healthcare and medical education. Join us in advancing academic medicine and community health while shaping the future of medical education in Southwest Ohio.

The physician will partner with our Service line Physician Lead, Vice President of Service Line and Premier Physician Network (PPN) Vice President of Operations on strategic growth initiatives to further differentiate Premier Health as the provider of choice for consumers.

• Position will be 0.2 FTE Administrative and 0.8 FTE Clinical
• Responsible and accountable for specific area of responsibility for service line operations involvement to strategy implementation.
• Leader will have the responsibility improving care across the continuum while driving exceptional quality and service.
• Responsibilities will be to influence the delivery of care inclusive of the total cost of care, determining service standards and working with chief medical officers on prioritization of quality initiatives.
• Focused on improving access through service line distinctiveness.
• Key Clinical leader that collaborates to ensure that adequate clinical resources are deployed across Premier Health’s primary and secondary service areas to significantly reduce outmigration to local and regional competitors.
• Strengthens internal organizational relationships and external physician relationships.
• Must collaborate and partner with administrative leaders across the organization.
• Must be willing to strengthen relationships with all physicians, employed, academic, or independent for the greater good of Premier Health.
• Leads the development of clinical pathway and model management. Holds physician members accountable to the Guiding Principles.
• Improves provider engagement and productivity. Builds relationships with referring locally preferred physicians through an atmosphere of partnership.
• Works with physician leads on clinical improvement, innovation, and education. Ensures a balanced scorecard metrics are created to drive performance. Work with physicians to reduce clinical variation and unit cost while improving outcomes and patient experience.
• Leads service line meetings, encourages participation and perspectives from all members while ensuring a system view.
• Co-develops the division service line agenda with service line VP, facilitates discussion, ensures efficient management of the topics covered, and leads in defining the scope of activities covered by the council.
• Develops strong working relationships with each service line member and department in Premier Health- independent and employed.
• Works with system executives to “own” service line P&L, physician manpower planning and strategy implementation.
• Fosters a culture of collaboration and teamwork across all Premier Health entities and medical staffs.

Job Requirements

• Cardiology Board Certified/Board Eligible.
• American Trained, US Citizen or Permanent Resident Status.
• Seven to ten years of relevant health care leadership experience; prior leadership experience in a service line at a system level is preferred.
• Demonstrated success as an executive or a mature health care business who has attained superior results in competitive and/or difficult reimbursement markets.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic plans
• Strong orientation toward client service, quality improvement, team building and profitability
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated ability to integrate physicians into emerging, ongoing and traditional businesses
• Demonstrated ability to excel in business development capacity
• Proven ability to select, develop and mentor top talent, and create a productive environment that promotes initiative, innovation, and continual learning

About Premier Health:

Based in Dayton, Ohio, Premier Health (www.premierhealth.com) is committed to supporting the community through our mission: We Care. We Teach. We Innovate. We Serve.

As a private, nonprofit academic health system, Premier Health has joined forces with Wright State University and the Boonshoft School of Medicine to lead the advancement of academic medicine in Southwest Ohio. Our partnership fuels medical education, supports vital research, and drives exceptional clinical care for our communities. This collaboration ensures long-term impact on community health, economic growth, and clinical innovation.

Home to the region’s only adult Level I trauma center and the largest locally based clinical laboratory, Premier Health continues to build upon a more than 130-year legacy of providing clinical excellence and compassionate care to friends and neighbors across Southwest Ohio. The health system offers award-winning care at five hospital sites: Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton with additional inpatient sites at Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville and Miami Valley Hospital North in Englewood; Atrium Medical Center in Middletown; and Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. In addition, Premier Health provides a comprehensive range of care choices at its emergency departments, Urgent Care locations, and more than 130 outpatient locations and affiliated primary care and specialty physician offices, as well as home health, mental health, and substance abuse services.

The hidden beauty of Southwest Ohio:

If you’re in need of a refreshing change of pace in a varied and affordable community, you’ll find it in Southwest Ohio. Located along the I-75 corridor, this multi-county area is nestled between Cincinnati and Columbus and is home to eight bustling cities filled with residents who rely on our leading medical care. Here, you can enjoy the perfect mix of small-town charm and the excitement of big-city attractions.

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