ABOUT THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM
The MetroHealth System (“MetroHealth”) is redefining health care by going beyond medical treatment to improve the foundations of community health and well-being: affordable housing, a cleaner environment, economic opportunity and access to fresh food, convenient transportation, legal help and other services. The system strives to become as good at preventing disease as it is at treating it.
The system’s more than 1100 physicians and APPs, 1,700 nurses and over 8,000 employees go to work each day with a mission of service, to their patients and to the community. As Cuyahoga County’s safety-net health system, MetroHealth plays an essential role in the region, caring for anyone and everyone, regardless of ability to pay.
Founded in 1837, MetroHealth operates four hospitals, four emergency departments, and more than 20 health centers and 40 additional sites throughout Cuyahoga County. The system serves more than 300,000 patients, two-thirds of whom are uninsured or covered by Medicare or Medicaid.
MetroHealth is home to Cuyahoga County’s most experienced Level I Adult Trauma Center, verified since 1992, and Ohio’s only adult and pediatric trauma and burn center. As an academic medical center, MetroHealth is committed to research and to teaching and training tomorrow’s caregivers. Each active staff physician holds a faculty appointment at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
The MetroHealth Glick Center, an 11-floor hospital, on the system’s main campus in Cleveland welcomed its first patients in October 2022. The billion-dollar project is the cornerstone of a wider neighborhood revitalization effort led by the system and its partners in the community.
One Team. One Mission. is our commitment in pursuing MetroHealth’s vision of becoming Northeast Ohio’s Home for Health. It defines how we align, make decisions, set priorities, allocate resources, support one another, and execute as a system. For more information, visit http://metrohealth.org/.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The MetroHealth System (MHS), a principal teaching hospital of the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine, seeks a dynamic and respected Board-Certified physician leader as the Physician Executive, Cancer Care Institute & Director, Cancer Program.
This unique opportunity for an innovative physician executive with a desire to lead a prestigious clinical, educational, and research enterprise. This leader will be part of a mission-driven system that educates health professionals and scientists and provides leading-edge patient care, community service and clinical research. MetroHealth serves a diverse population and seeks leadership that is committed to recruiting, mentoring, and retaining faculty members from a wide variety of diverse backgrounds, reflective of the communities served.
Community Focus: This physician executive must be an outstanding leader and highly effective administrator with a distinguished background in the discipline of cancer. The Cancer Program Director must be respected for their operational savvy, highly knowledgeable of cutting-edge science, and a visionary leader in the new age of cancer science. The ideal Physician Executive, Cancer Care Institute & Director, Cancer Program will work collaboratively with other MetroHealth leaders, leadership from the NCI-Designated Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Comprehensive Cancer Center and leaders throughout the region to enhance the service line’s capability to deliver a full portfolio of services within the communities it serves in a patient-centric manner.
Research Focus: In collaboration with the Executive Vice President, Chief Academic Officer and the Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, the Cancer Program Director role will also oversee and grow research activity in Cancer Care. The Cancer Program Director must have a track record of oncology-related scholarship, who has received NCI and/or NIH grants, and has achieved national recognition for his/her scholarship. He/She will also work collaboratively within and across institutional boundaries to grow MetroHealth’s cancer-related research portfolio with a focus on outcomes research, disparities research, and clinical trials in underserved populations.
Program Development: Leadership is structured in a dyad model and, together with the Cancer Care Administrator, both are responsible for the development, management, and operations of The Cancer Care Program. The Physician Executive of the Cancer Care Institute leads the creation of strategy and identification, implementation, and execution of tactics resulting in clinical program development and growth, patient access, value, and quality throughout the MetroHealth System.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will be charged with leading the department in growth of cancer care services, patient access, operations, and financial performance. In conjunction with the Chairs, the Physician Executive, Care Institute & Executive Director, Cancer Program will promote academic activity for the faculty, learners, and staff and will provide support and services to ensure fulfillment of MetroHealth’s mission of serving patients regardless of their financial status, educating learners at all levels of medical education, and promoting opportunities for innovative research.
This individual will be called on to provide leadership, creativity, and vision – creating a highly collaborative environment that promotes best practices and generates opportunities for the continued growth of the clinical enterprise at MetroHealth. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to think proactively and creatively to improve performance by identifying key strategic opportunities, including potential opportunities to foster development between departments, and external affiliations, including, but not limited to universities, community organizations and other regional health care institutions.
Academic Affiliations
As an academic medical center, MetroHealth is committed to research and to teaching and training tomorrow’s caregivers. Each active staff physician is a faculty member at CWRU School of Medicine.
Teaching and research have always been an important part of the System’s mission as exemplified by the rich history of medical research and education. Having been affiliated with CWRU School of Medicine since 1914, MetroHealth is uniquely situated to train the next generation of innovative scholars who want to improve health and health care across Northeast Ohio. Through these relationships, MetroHealth provides clinical experiences for medical students, operates residency programs and provides additional training for clinical fellows.
Applicants/Inquiries should submit a CV and Cover letter to:
Domonique Allds, Director of Provider Recruitment dallds@metrohealth.org
216-778-5064
MetroHealth
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109