Geisinger is conducting a search for the position as Chair of Cardiology and Vice Chair, Heart Institute.  In this role, the physician executive will provide leadership to ensure the continued growth, success and excellence of the Department of Cardiology, the Heart Institute and the Geisinger Health System.  S/he will be responsible for accelerating the clinical growth of cardiology while ensuring the highest quality in patient satisfaction, community-oriented care, and disciplined financial management. The ideal candidate must possess exceptional administrative, educational, mentoring and recruiting skills that will create a stimulating environment for current faculty members, trainees, students and staff. This leader will have an active role to enable expansion and to bolster the Department and Institute’s clinical, educational excellence and clinical research pursuits.  In addition, the physician leader will partner with the Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery & Vice-Chair Heart Institute and the Heart Institute’s Administrative Vice President to develop and execute the strategy for heart and lung services broadly across Geisinger.

This critical leadership role requires an energetic, dynamic, service-oriented leader who understands and embraces an employed physician model, a private practice model, and the educational mission, and can balance the needs of a tertiary institution with strong training programs, a growing medical school, and a robust clinical research enterprise with the needs of a community hospital committed to clinical excellence. The ideal candidate will recognize the potential that this position has in defining best-practices in cardiovascular care locally, regionally and nationally.

Spencer Stuart is assisting with the search process. For more information, to provide nominations and/or express interest, please contact: Raquel Lentnek via e-mail at RLentnek@spencerstuart.com (preferred) or phone #212-336-0266.