Chief of General Surgery (San Francisco, CA)

Job description

Opportunity Information The Chief of General Surgery is the physician leader responsible for the clinical excellence, operational performance, and workforce leadership of the General Surgery department. This role ensures safe, timely, and high-quality surgical care while optimizing access, throughput, quality outcomes, and financial performance across hospital and ambulatory surgical settings. Reporting to the Chair of Surgical Specialties, the Chief of General Surgery partners in a dyad leadership model with administrative leadership to manage day-to-day departmental operations, standardize care delivery, support surgeon engagement, and align General Surgery performance with enterprise goals. This role is 0.2 FTE admin/0.6-0.8 clinical. Key Responsibilities: Strategic & Operational Leadership: - Lead the General Surgery department in alignment with Surgical Specialties and organizational strategy. - Partner with the Administrative Director to oversee staffing models, call coverage, scheduling templates, block utilization, and resource allocation. - Ensure appropriate alignment of case mix, acuity, and site of care across inpatient, outpatient, and ASC settings. - Define and standa...