Permanent Endoscopy/Gastrointestinal Leadership Leadership Jobs

Wellstar Health System has exclusively retained AMN Healthcare to lead a national search to recruit their next Assistant Vice President (AVP), Digestive Health Service Line. This is an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished and forward-thinking executive to lead the continued expansion, alignment, and enterprise-wide integration of Digestive Health services across the health system. Established as a standalone service line in 2021, Digestive Health has experienced extraordinary growth, with GI and endoscopy procedure volumes increasing from approximately 19,000 in FY23 to more than 52,000 annualized in FY26, supported by significant investment in physician practices, ambulatory sites, and procedural capacity.As Wellstar advances its vision to be a premier community and academic digestive health program delivering high-quality, comprehensive, patient-centered care, the AVP will play a critical leadership role in shaping strategy, strengthening physician partnerships across employed and affiliated models, and driving operational excellence across a complex, matrixed health system.Reporting to the Vice President and Administrative Lead of the Clinical Services Lines, this leader will play a central role in advancing Wellstar’s ambition to become the premier provider of Digestive Health services in the Southeast, translating strategic vision into operational execution across a complex, multi-hospital environment.The AVP will develop and formalize a comprehensive, integrated service line model that extends beyond a traditional practice-based approach to one that is inclusive of all Digestive Health physicians practicing across the system, including employed and affiliated partners. This leader will identify and execute opportunities for growth through market expansion, physician alignment, service optimization, and improved access, while ensuring consistent standards of care, high reliability, and strong financial performance across all sites of service.Qualifications (Preferred and Including, but not limited to):

• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration or related field strongly preferred
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in a complex healthcare environment, with significant exposure to matrixed operating structures
• Demonstrated expertise in program and service line development, including scaling and optimizing clinical operations
• Prior experience in Digestive Health / Gastroenterology within a multi-hospital system strongly preferred
• Excellent physician relations skills and previous experience in growing volume
• Proven ability to develop long- and short-range goals and plans; program evaluation; and budget preparation to ensure the services and programs provided by the department achieve quality standards
• A leadership style which emphasizes personal accountability and visibility within the system and within the community. Plus, the ability to build a departmental and organizational culture which embraces compassion, accountability, respect and excellence to support achieving the goals of the organization

Wellstar Health System is a large, not-for-profit healthcare network based in Georgia, serving the Atlanta metro area and surrounding regions with a mission to improve community health through personalized, high-quality, and compassionate care, offering a wide range of services from primary care and urgent care to specialized areas like cancer, cardiovascular, and women's health, operating numerous hospitals, urgent care centers, and health parks. The AVP, Digestive Health Service Line will based in Marietta, located in Georgia within the northwest quadrant of the Atlanta metropolitan area—a region widely regarded as one of the Southeast’s most desirable places to live and work.Interested candidates should provide their curriculum vitae and a letter of interest outlining key leadership experiences to Hisham Siddiqi, Consultant of AMN Healthcare using the email address below. All interactions will remain confidential. To apply, provide recommendations, or to request additional information on this opportunity, please contact:Betty PetroSenior Search Consultant, C-Suite Executive Search(585) 643-9018Elizabeth.petro@amnhealthcare.comHisham SiddiqiConsultant, C-Suite Executive Search(469) 491-5074Hisham.siddiqi@amnhealthcare.com