Chief of Staff - Pediatric Orthopedics

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Job Overview

Shriners Children’s St. Louis is seeking an experienced, mission-driven physician leader to serve as Chief of Staff – Orthopedics, guiding our dedicated medical teams while advancing clinical excellence and operational performance. The Chief of Staff ensures strategic alignment between departmental operations and organizational objectives, oversees clinical governance functions, facilitates interdisciplinary coordination, and promotes the delivery of high-quality, patient- and family-centered orthopedic care. In addition to clinical responsibilities, the Chief provides executive support to physicians and Advanced Practice Providers, manages departmental initiatives, and oversees clinical quality, compliance, academic affairs, and operational efficiency.

Successful candidates must be a board-certified pediatric orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained, and possess progressive leadership experience in clinical operations, administration, or physician leadership roles. Compensation is determined by a combination of years of post-fellowship experience and departmental equity.

Key Responsibilities

Administrative, Operational and Organizational Duties

• Act as the primary administrative liaison between the Orthopedics department and the hospital’s executive leadership team, ensuring effective communication and alignment on organizational objectives.
• Ensure that the Medical Staff is appropriately represented in meetings of the Board of Governors and assure Medical Staff involvement in Joint Conference committee, Quality Assurance Committee, Medical Staff meetings, and other hospital and committee board meetings
• Ensure the Board of Governors is adequately informed of medical staff issues and activities
• Collaborate with local medical staff and other Chiefs of Staff to develop Medical Staff Bylaws and suggest appropriate changes and revisions for approval by the Join Boards
• Support and implement, as appropriate, hospital regulations and policies as established by the Joint Boards and local Board of Governors
• Build, support, and grow relationships with sponsoring Shrine Temples and the medical staff
• Work to develop and maintain relationships within the wider medical community (local, regional, national, and international)
• Manage physician workforce activities, including recruitment, credentialing, training, performance evaluations, and professional development.
• Work with hospital administration and Headquarters to develop and manage departmental budget, contracts, and operational expenditures, ensuring the effective use of resources.
• Oversee daily operations of the orthopedics department, including clinical scheduling, patient flow, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Represent the orthopedics department on hospital committees and task forces, advocating on behalf of departmental interests and contributing to hospital-wide initiatives
• Ensure processes are in place to achieve timely and accurate completion of medical records in a manner that supports efficient, quality clinical care, research, and compliance with meaningful use

Clinical, Educational, and Research Duties

• Support the orthopedics department in developing and implementing strategic plans for the Department, including growth initiatives, quality improvement, and clinical outcomes tracking.
• Lead and monitor quality improvement initiatives within the department, focusing on enhancing patient care, safety, and outcomes, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.