Description
Chair, Surgical Services Institute
AtlantiCare | South Jersey
Lead the Future of Surgical Care — Vision 2030
AtlantiCare, southeastern New Jersey’s largest health system and a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, is seeking a transformative Chair of Surgical Services Institute to lead its system-wide surgical strategy. This is a highly visible, system-level leadership role designed to unify and elevate a broad surgical portfolio in alignment with AtlantiCare’s Vision 2030—driven by innovation, academic growth, clinical excellence, and health system transformation.
Reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer, the Chair will serve as the architect of a destination Surgical Services Institute—integrating Surgical Oncology, Urology, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery into a cohesive, high-performing academic enterprise.
This role is designed for a proven academic surgical leader who is ready to step into a highly resourced environment and build at scale—shaping surgical care, advancing education, and driving innovation across the system.
Be part of an extraordinary moment in healthcare - help shape the future as AtlantiCare partners in the creation of a brand-new, 4-year Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine right here in Atlantic City, alongside the launch of the Stockton-AtlantiCare College of Community Health. As a physician at AtlantiCare, you have the opportunity to train and inspire the next generation of doctors and healthcare professionals, contribute to cutting-edge research, and deliver compassionate care that transforms lives. This is your chance to leave a lasting impact on our community, advance medicine, and help build a legacy of innovation, excellence, and leadership in healthcare.
Your Impact:
System-Level Surgical Leadership: Provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership across all surgical disciplines, aligning programs under a unified Surgical Services Institute model focused on quality, access, and performance.
Perioperative Excellence: Partner with Nursing, Anesthesia, and Perioperative teams to design and optimize a best-in-class surgical ecosystem, including OR efficiency, access, throughput, block utilization, and patient experience.
Academic & GME Development: Lead the expansion of surgical GME programs, medical student education, and faculty development, supporting AtlantiCare’s evolution into a robust academic clinical campus in partnership with a new medical school strategy.
Innovation & Capital Strategy: Collaborate with executive leadership to prioritize and deploy capital investments in robotics, minimally invasive platforms, hybrid ORs, and advanced surgical technologies to expand clinical capabilities.
Faculty Recruitment & Retention: Build a high-caliber academic surgical faculty by recruiting top-tier surgeons and cultivating a culture of clinical excellence, teaching, mentorship, and scholarship.
Quality & Outcomes Leadership: Drive system-wide performance improvement, standardization of care, and continuous quality enhancement across all surgical services.
What You’ll Lead:
A comprehensive, multi-specialty surgical enterprise spanning all major surgical disciplines
Integration across inpatient, outpatient, and procedural care environments
Expansion of surgical residency and fellowship training programs
A growing academic platform with medical students, residents, and fellows embedded in the clinical environment
System-level alignment with strategic service lines including Oncology, Neurosciences, Cardiovascular, and other high-priority initiatives
What We Offer:
Competitive executive compensation
Leadership stipend and performance incentives
Full benefits package:
403(b) & 457(b) retirement plans with employer contributions
Malpractice coverage with full tail
Relocation assistance
Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and disability coverage
Generous PTO, CME allowance, and NJ Sick Time
Culture of Collaboration: Inclusive, innovative, and team-centered environment focused on shared success and continuous improvement
AtlantiCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/D/V
Join us. Shape the future of surgical care.
INSPIRE. DREAM. ACHIEVE.
Comp range: $700k - $930k
