System Chair of Surgery – Nuvance Health – Connecticut and New York

Nuvance Health is seeking a System Chair of Surgical Services for our seven-hospital network in Western Connecticut and the Mid-Hudson Valley region of New York State. The System Chair provides clinical and strategic leadership for all components of the Surgical Service Line across our network hospitals in an effort to ensure the highest standard of excellence in the care and safety of all surgical patients. The Chair will work with Nuvance Health System Leadership to set the strategic vision and priorities for the Surgical Services Line and will establish performance targets for the areas of responsibility and manage the performance of the staff in meeting those targets. Our seven hospitals include Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut as well as Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Northern Dutchess Hospital, and Putnam Hospital Center in New York. We are located about one hour outside of New York City in the suburbs of Fairfield, Litchfield, Dutchess, Putnam, and Ulster Counties with easy train access to the city.

The ideal candidate will be board certified in general surgery with subspecialty fellowship training and at least 10-12 years of post-fellowship experience and a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role.

Our system spans suburban Fairfield and Litchfield Counties in Connecticut as well as the Hudson Valley region of New York State, about one hour outside of New York City. As part of the greater New York metropolitan area, our region enjoys both proximity to the city as well as access to a wide variety of venues for 4 season outdoor and indoor recreation. From the coast of the Long Island Sound to the picturesque views lining the Hudson River, the area covers a large geographic footprint with a variety of community settings. Excellent housing and highly rated public and private school options are available. Boston, New York City, New Haven and Hartford are easily accessible via train and car.

Nuvance Health serves 1.5 million residents across New York and Connecticut and includes more than 2,600 aligned physicians, 12,000 employees, seven hospitals (Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Northern Dutchess Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center, Sharon Hospital, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center), a large network of primary care and specialty practices, and multiple affiliated organizations.

For more information or to apply for this position, please contact Jeanette Unger, Director of Physician Recruitment, via email jeanette.unger@nuvancehealth.org or phone (203)739-7864. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

We are a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and therefore eligible employees may qualify for forgiveness of certain federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Qualified Applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.