Department Chair, Emergency Medicine - Advocate Christ Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Advocate Health is seeking an Experience Board Certified Emergency Medicine Department Chair to serve its patients at Advocate Christ in Chicago, IL

As the Department Chair, you will have comprehensive support from a dedicated Service Line and system resources, enabling you to lead effectively in a high-acuity, high-volume environment. In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for aligning department operations with Advocate Health’s system goals, culture, and values.

Position highlights

• Lead and manage the Emergency Medicine Department at Advocate Christ Medical Center.
• Collaborate closely with the service line team to ensure departmental alignment with broader system objectives.
• Work alongside residency program leaders, primary care, and other specialties to enhance collaboration and patient care.
• Engage and inspire your team, shaping the next generation of Emergency Medicine Physicians.
• Tertiary Care, Level 1 Trauma Center
• Clinical Hours: 776 hours per year
• Dedicated Academic Hours
• Residency Program: 3-year Emergency Medicine program with 14 residents annually
• Specialized Care: Advanced Cardiac/Stroke care, LVAD/Transplant programs, High Acuity cases
• Patient Volume: 108,000 annual visits + 38,000 pediatric visits
• Dedicated Pediatric Emergency Medicine Team
• Required Certification: Board Certified in Emergency Medicine (EM)
• Strong Graduate Medical Education (GME) Presence:
• 9 residency programs onsite
• 4 fellowship programs onsite
• Compensation Salary $346,593-$346,593.00
• Annual Stipend $100,000
• Extra hourly shift compensation for any shifts above FTE

• Sign-on bonus negotiable

• Team Environment: Join a team known for camaraderie, support, wellbeing, and dedicated service
• Physician Well-being Programs
• Location: Easy access to world-class Downtown Chicago
• Opportunity to engage in national EM service line integration, development, & collaboration within the newly merged Advocate Health enterprise, with focus on EM operational, quality, well-being, and academic initiatives, among others.
• Nonprofit Status: 501(c)(3) organization
• EPIC EMR
• Be part of an integrated nationally recognized organization with physician-led medical group and embedded service line
• Leverage access to DAX Copilot, an AI-powered clinical documentation tool integrated with Epic, streamlining clinical workflows by generating draft patient notes for efficient review, editing, and signature
• Experience a diverse and inclusive environment ensuring safe and equitable care for all patients

Training and/or experience required

• Board Certification in Emergency Medicine
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in a medium to large Emergency Medicine Department.
• Strong knowledge of Emergency Medicine operations and academic program experience.
• Proven ability to manage complexity and drive improvements in patient care and departmental operations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs for eligible positions
• Health and welfare benefits such as health, dental, vision, life and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) plan with up to 3% employer match, in addition to a 3% company contribution for a total employer contribution of up to 6% and other financial wellness programs
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as parental leave, adoption assistance and surrogacy assistance 
• Educational Assistance Program
• Paid medical liability insurance
• CME allowance
• Relocation assistance up to $12,000

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States. Advocate Health has a combined footprint across six states – Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin. We are a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. In Illinois and Wisconsin, we serve nearly 3 million patients annually across 29 hospitals and more than 500 sites of care. We are a leading employer in the Midwest, proudly supporting a diverse team of over 77,000. This includes more than 4,200 employed physicians and over 2,500 Advanced Practice Clinicians within our physician-led medical group. 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion every single day and in everything we do. By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our teammates can thrive, and our business can grow. As a teammate, working in a diverse setting allows you the chance to grow in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best possible patient care.

Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., is a 749-bed premier teaching institution with more than 1,500 physicians.

Advocate Christ is one of the major referral hospitals in the Midwest for a number of specialties, including cancer care; cardiovascular services; heart, kidney and lung transplantation; neurosciences, orthopedics; and women’s health. The medical center provides emergency care for more than 105,000 patient visits annually and has one of the busiest Level I trauma centers in Illinois.

Advocate Christ Medical Center is part of Advocate Aurora Health, one of the largest not-for-profit, integrated health system in the nation.  

Oak Lawn, an attractive Village of 56,000 residents and over 1,800 diverse businesses, has distinguished itself among Chicago’s leading southwest suburbs. Nestled in the center of Cook County, a distinctive “home town” essence flows through Oak Lawn; an unmatched quality evidenced through the community’s affable neighborhoods, dynamic business districts, well- maintained recreational areas and cultural vivacity.

The resources accessed within Oak Lawn are truly second-to-none. Exceptional educational opportunities are profound, as residents have a choice among a number of public and private school options and several higher education and continuing education institutions. Compassionate and quality healthcare is readily available through various established practices, along with the presence of Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate Children’s Hospital. Retailers and restaurateurs along the bustling 95th Street corridor are ready to provide the best in customer service. The cultural and recreational endeavors of residents and visitors are sufficed through the array of community-wide events designed to promote civic pride, along with the superb offerings of the Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn and the award-winning Oak Lawn Park District. Over and above all of this, the Village is headed by a dynamic group of leaders who continue to ensure Oak Lawn is afforded the finest in public services and programs.

As the Village comes upon its Centennial Anniversary, it has presented an opportunity for residents and businesses to take a glimpse into the past and see how the community has successfully transformed into the Oak Lawn we all know today. As the past is rich and the present is steadfast, the future remains bright for this established community. The Village, its residents and established businesses welcome you to explore the excellent offerings of Oak Lawn, and to experience first hand the unsurpassed lifestyle so many have come to revere.

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