About the Role
Bassett Healthcare Network is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and visionary physician leader to serve as its next Service Line Chief of Anesthesiology. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of anesthesia services across an integrated rural health system while maintaining a meaningful clinical practice. The Service Line Chief will provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for a highly collaborative team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and clinical leadership for the Anesthesiology Service Line across the system.
- Promote integrated care delivery, improve performance, and drive growth.
- Maintain a strong commitment to patient-centered, high-quality care aligned with Bassett’s mission.
- Manage 0.7 FTE Clinical / 0.3 FTE Administrative responsibilities.
- Oversee service line growth and expansion.
- Improve OR efficiency and turn over time.
- Oversee staffing, workflows, and clinical operations.
- Drive quality, safety, and patient experience improvement.
- Lead recruitment, retention, and development of the physician workforce.
- Build strong relationships with practitioners, leadership, and stakeholders.
- Demonstrate clear communication, responsiveness, and credibility.
- Identify opportunities to improve quality and safety.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
- Identify opportunities to improve patient experience.
- Identify opportunities for strategic recruitment and outreach.
- Decrease agency utilization.
- Increase days of anesthesia coverage at offsite OR’s.
Requirements
- MD/DO or equivalent.
- Board Certified in Anesthesiology.
- Eligible for New York State licensure.
- Minimum 7+ years postgraduate clinical experience in an academic or community-based healthcare system.
- Minimum 5+ years of successful leadership experience.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
Skills
- Anesthesiology
- Leadership
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- Cooperstown, NY
- Oneonta, NY
- Cobleskill, NY
- Little Falls, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 7+ years postgraduate clinical experience
- 5+ years leadership experience
Education Level
- MD/DO or equivalent
- Board Certified in Anesthesiology
- MBA, MPH, or MHA a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $576,417 - $658,000
Benefits
- Supportive Transition Bonus: $10,000
- Bonus – Incentive Plan
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans
- Generous PTO
- CME and professional development opportunities
About the Company
- Bassett Healthcare Network is a leading integrated academic health system in rural upstate New York.
- Bassett serves a rural eight-county region covering 5,600 square miles.
- Bassett is a major teaching affiliate of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
