CHIEF OF ORTHOPEDICS

MAIN LINE HEALTH

RADNOR, PA

HARTZ Search invites you to explore an excellent opportunity with our client, Main Line Health in Radnor, PA, for the organization’s new CHIEF OF ORTHOPEDICS.  The Chief of Orthopedics provides clinical leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for orthopedic service lines, ensuring high-quality patient care and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include managing orthopedic surgeons and staff, developing clinical protocols, driving growth, and mentoring medical professionals. This position will implement a strategic vision around quality, efficiency, and the continued growth of the new Orthopedic Services Department. The ideal candidate will also be a mentor to those in the department and residency program. The role involves collaboration with executives, active practice, some administrative work, and has a strong emphasis on strategy and will report to the System Chief Medical Officer.  This is a dual administrative and clinical role, offering the opportunity to provide strategic leadership while maintaining an active orthopedic surgery practice within Main Line Health.

Position Summary:

• Provide leadership and administration for all components of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery across all hospitals and within the Medical Group’s orthopedic practices. 
• Promote purposeful collaboration, outcomes-focused care, and an environment of accountability and teamwork both within the Department and between/among other Departments in all aspects of system and clinical functions. 
• Serve as a role model and advocate of the cultural values of the Department and Health System. 
• Act collaboratively to ensure decisions that provide the greatest benefits to the populations served and overall organization. 
• Lead clinical, academic, and research activities within Orthopedics.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Leadership: Guiding orthopedic teams, including surgeons and staff, to ensure standard-of-care, safety, productivity, and high-quality patient outcomes.
• Strategic Growth: Expanding orthopedic services, integrating new technologies, and managing service line performance.
• Operational Management: Ensuring compliance with state/federal regulations, improving workflow efficiency, and managing budgets.
• Staff Development: Providing mentorship, performance feedback, and participating in the recruitment of medical staff.
• Quality Improvement: Monitoring patient care metrics to reduce errors and improve patient/provider satisfaction.
• Collaborative Care: Fostering a multidisciplinary team approach to care
   

Qualifications and Skills

• Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
• Experience: Strong experience as a practicing orthopedic surgeon, with leadership experience in a hospital or group practice setting.
• Skills: Demonstrated leadership, strategic planning, communication, and budgetary knowledge.
• Licensure: Active state medical license and board certification in orthopedic surgery
   

Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. At its core are four of the region’s respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital; Mirmont Treatment Center and Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice. MLH also consists of multi-specialty physician networks, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research- non-profit biomedical research organization. It also comprises six outpatient health centers located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, Newtown Square and King of Prussia.

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