System Chief of Obstetrics (MDDO)

Inova Womens Services is seeking a visionary System Chief of Obstetrics to lead obstetric care across the entire Inova Health System. This role provides strategic operational and clinical leadership for obstetrics at all Inova hospitals including the flagship Inova Womens Hospital at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus a nationally recognized Maternal Level of Care IV tertiary referral center.

This full-time position includes 0.7 clinical FTE and 0.3 administrative FTE dedicated to system-wide oversight of obstetric services quality and safety initiatives program development multidisciplinary integration and advancement of evidence-based obstetric care across diverse clinical environments.

Inova Womens Services supports one of the largest obstetric programs in the Washington D.C. region with more than 10000 births annually at Inova Womens Hospital and over 20000 deliveries system-wide. Our Gynecology program is consistently nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Reportand the only Level IV Maternal Care Center in the region. Inova provides dedicated labor and delivery operating rooms specialized obstetric emergency services maternal critical care capabilities and integrated collaboration with Anesthesia Neonatology Maternal-Fetal Medicine Pharmacy Nursing and surgical subspecialties.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience.We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Physician Led Organization:Potential for Physician leadership opportunities
• Committed to Team Member Health:offering comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
• Competitive Compensation Package:Competitive Base and Incentive program opportunities for Sign On/Retention/Relocation
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day. 457B retirement plan is also available for physicians in a 0.5 FTE and greater
• CME Support:Up to $3500 a year for CME support and up to 5 days of CME
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offeringup to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
• Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off and paid parental leave
• Additional Benefits:licensure and DEA reimbursement

System Chief of Obstetrics Job Responsibilities:

• Key System Leadership Responsibilities:
  • Provide shared system leadership with Maternal-Fetal Medicine ensuring unified standards joint clinical decision-making frameworks and system-wide alignment of evidence-based practices for both routine and high-risk pregnancies.
  • Strengthen care integration across all Inova obstetric units aligning standards pathways safety bundles and performance expectations to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
  • Facilitate strong cross-disciplinary collaboration with Pediatrics Neonatology Anesthesia Pharmacy Nursing Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Complex Family Planning to ensure comprehensive coordinated care.
  • Champion clinical research and innovation supporting the development implementation and dissemination of research studies quality improvement initiatives and new models of care that advance maternal health.
  • Support education and training partnering with OB/GYN residency and MFM fellowship leadership to enhance teaching simulation curriculum development and professional growth for residents fellows and advanced practice providers.
  • Lead programmatic growth aligned with Inovas commitment to excellence in maternal and reproductive care patient experience health equity and high-reliability performance.
• Serve as the physician leader for obstetric services ensuring delivery of safe high-quality evidence-based care across all inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Provide clinical and medical oversight for obstetric operations promoting excellence in patient safety quality outcomes and patient experience.
• Facilitate effective coordination among employed community and independent physicians ensuring seamless systemwide communication and unified practice standards.
• Foster collaboration among Inova OB/GYN InovaCares OB Emergency Department physicians Laborists Midwives and independent community provider groups.
• Lead initiatives to harmonize routine obstetric services across all sites ensuring consistent clinical standards protocols and patient management strategies.
• Oversee the development and implementation of standardized clinical pathways and algorithms ensuring adherence through data review simulation and multidisciplinary education.
• Guide initiatives aimed at reducing primary and repeat cesarean section rates throughevidence-based interventions provider engagement and continuous quality improvement.
• Champion a culture of exceptional patient experience high-functioning teamwork and coordinated patient-centered models of care.
• Monitor and improve key quality metricsincluding cesarean rates maternal morbidity severe maternal events and neonatal outcomesand drive systemwide improvement initiatives.
• Support continuing medical education and professional development for physicians registered nurses and other members of the obstetric care team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Doctor of Medicine degree from an accredited institution. Board eligible or board certified in OB/GYN.
• Experience:successful completion of Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program.
• Licensure:Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Virginia
• Payor Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
• Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in an administrative and leadership role for an OBGYN department or service line is strongly preferred