Sys VP Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Job Location:
Phoenix, NM - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
Job Summary and Responsibilities
The System Vice President Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is a physician executive who provides national clinical leadership to guide strategy standardization and quality for clinical and anatomic pathology. The role is administratively housed within the Physician Enterprise and works in close partnership with the System Vice President Laboratory Services (non-physician) to align clinical and operational priorities. Within this dyad the VP drives clinical strategy governance and standards while the administrative VP drives operational strategy performance and execution.
This position serves as a key connector between Laboratory Services and CommonSpirits broader clinical leadership including the CPEO Physician and APP Leadership national Clinical Councils Service Line leaders regional and market CMOs and facility-based physician executives. The VP will help drive test stewardship clinical standardization integration of emerging diagnostics and improved utilization of lab services to support safe effective and cost-conscious patient care across the enterprise.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
Strategic Clinical Leadership
Serve as the national leader for Laboratory Services collaborating closely with the CPEOs Physician and APP Leadership team Clinical Councils and national Service Line leaders to shape laboratory priorities in support of broader clinical goals.
Partner with regional and market CMOs PE leaders and Laboratory leaders to align local initiatives with national strategy ensuring bidirectional communication and shared accountability.
Test Stewardship & Utilization Management
Direct the design and implementation of test stewardship programs including appropriateness reviews reflex protocols clinical decision support clinical algorithms and lab formulary governance.
Collaborate with informatics IT and clinical leaders to ensure test utilization initiatives are data-driven outcome-focused and effectively adopted across regions.
Clinical Integration & Council Engagement
Actively participate in Clinical Councils and Physician Enterprise forums presenting laboratory-related proposals and content for awareness alignment and endorsement.
Ensure laboratory perspectives are represented in clinical pathway development service line strategy and multidisciplinary forums.
Standardization & Consolidation
Lead and support system-wideinitiatives to standardize test menus equipment methodologies stain menus and reporting formats.
Provide clinical guidance in laboratory integration and consolidation efforts fostering operational consistency and efficiency across regions and facilities.
Test Method Evaluation & Innovation
Serve as a clinical consultant for evaluating new test methods emerging diagnostics and novel technologies ensuring alignment with system priorities and best practices.
Clinical Governance
Participate in Laboratory Leadership meetings and work-groupsto provide expertise and innovative solutions regarding result reporting critical values and reference ranges.
Provide input on national policies and procedures affecting clinical quality standards and metrics.
Education Communication & Culture
Deliver education and training to clinicians laboratorians and other care team members on evolving topics in laboratory medicine and clinical diagnostics.
Champion a collaborative clinically integrated culture that connects laboratory medicine with broader care delivery transformation and patient outcomes.
Site Support & Field Engagement
Travel as needed to regions and markets to provide on-sitesupport facilitate relationship building conduct assessments and help implement enterprise strategies at the local level.
National & Strategic Projects
Support or lead special projects aligned with enterprise priorities such as blood utilization diagnostic stewardship reference range harmonization and regulatory compliance (e.g. LDTs FDA guidance).
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
MD or DO with five (5) years of clinical pathology experience in an acute care setting.
Two (2) years of experience leading multi-site laboratory test stewardship and clinical standardization efforts.
Required License and Certifications:
Licensed Clinical Pathologist
Current and unrestricted license to practice medicine in applicable state.
Required Minimum Knowledge Skills Abilities and Training:
Strong previous performance of providing quality and efficiency in patient care and operations.
Strong track record of leadership development as defined by CLIA Director Responsibilities (CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment 88).
Strong ability to lead in a changing environment.
Budgetary and Quality Assurance experience for a physician practice.
Preferred affiliation with CommonSpirit for greater than one year.
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Pricing
- Sales Pipeline
- Outside Sales
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Sales Management
- Enterprise Sales
- Public Speaking
- negotiation
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