Director, Physician Executive, Pain Management Services

At NorthBay Health, the Physician Executive, Pain Management Service Line provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for the Pain Management program across the health system. This role is a part-time administrative leadership position held in conjunction with ongoing clinical practice responsibilities.

The Physician Executive partners in a dyad leadership model with an administrative leader to advance high-quality, patient-centered, and financially sustainable pain management services. This leader is responsible for program development, care standardization, growth strategy, and alignment across sites and specialties.

In collaboration with administrative leadership, the position also supports revenue management, operating expense oversight, capital planning, staffing model development, operational performance reporting, supply chain management, and other support services to ensure an integrated, high-performing cardiovascular service line that delivers exceptional patient outcomes, access, and value.

Scope and Structure

• Geographic and Site Scope:
  Provides leadership across all designated sites within the Pain Management Service Line, including outpatient clinics, procedural locations, and affiliated care settings within the system’s defined service area.
• Dyad Leadership Model:
  Operates within a physician–administrator dyad model, partnering closely with the Service Line Administrative Leader. Maintains a collaborative relationship with hospital, ambulatory, and medical group leadership.
• Reporting Relationships:
  • Reports clinically through the Chief Clinical Officer structure
  • Maintains accountability to system service line leadership for performance and strategic outcomes
  • Works in close alignment with operations, nursing, and ancillary leadership
• Administrative FTE Allocation:
  Administrative effort is defined (e.g., 0.2–0.4 FTE) with the remainder dedicated to clinical practice. Expectations include a balanced contribution to leadership responsibilities while maintaining clinical productivity.

Authority and Operational Alignment

• Clinical Program Leadership:
  Provides leadership and oversight for clinical program development, including evidence-based care pathways, standardization of practice, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Decision-Making Authority:
  Holds shared authority (within the dyad model) to guide:
  • Clinical protocols and care models
  • Quality and safety initiatives
  • Programmatic direction and service offerings
• Recruitment and Staffing:
  Participates in physician and APP recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies. Helps define optimal staffing models, including integration and utilization of Advanced Practice Providers.
• Access and Throughput:
  Collaborates with operational leaders to improve patient access, scheduling efficiency, and care coordination, including procedural and OR resource planning where applicable.
• Strategic Alignment:
  Contributes to system-wide strategic planning, including service line growth, market expansion, and capital prioritization initiatives.

Performance and Metrics

• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
  Accountable for performance across the service line, including:
  • Clinical quality and outcomes
  • Patient access and timeliness of care
  • Program growth and market share
  • Financial performance and sustainability
  • Patient experience and satisfaction
• Measurement and Evaluation:
  Performance will be evaluated through a defined scorecard with quarterly and annual review cycles. Success is measured through achievement of agreed-upon targets aligned with organizational goals.

Financial and Program Development

• Financial Collaboration:
  Partners with finance and revenue cycle teams to ensure accurate coding, documentation integrity, and optimization of reimbursement. Participates in budgeting and financial performance reviews.
• Program Expansion:
  Identifies and leads opportunities to expand multidisciplinary pain services, including interventional, medical, behavioral health, and rehabilitative components.
• Innovation and Growth:
  Supports development of new care models, technologies, and treatment modalities to enhance program differentiation and patient outcomes.
• Long-Term Vision:
  Contributes to and helps execute a long-term vision for the Pain Management Service Line, including system integration, regional growth, and alignment with evolving clinical and market trends.

Licensure: MD or DO with board certification in Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurology, or related specialty. Active and unrestricted medical license

Experience: Demonstrated clinical excellence in pain management. Prior leadership experience preferred (formal or informal). Experience working in a matrixed or dyad leadership model preferred.

Skills: Strong collaboration, communication, and change management skills

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and system-level perspective
• Physician engagement and influence
• Quality improvement and clinical standardization
• Operational and financial acumen
• Commitment to patient-centered, multidisciplinary care

Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the True North values. The True North values are a set of value-based behaviors that are to be consistently demonstrated and role modeled by all employees that work at NorthBay Health. The True North values principles consist of Nurture/Care, Own It, Respect Relationships, Build Trust and Hardwire Excellence. 

Standards of Performance: Demonstrate performance by adhering to established policies and procedures and exhibiting the defined characteristics associated with attendance and punctuality.

 Physical Effort: Attendance is an essential function of the job. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Work Environment & Expectations: This role requires effective balance of clinical and administrative responsibilities. The Physician Executive is expected to actively engage with physicians, APPs, and care teams across the service line while maintaining a visible clinical presence.

Compensation: $ 215-225K annually. 

At NorthBay Health, we are guided by our values: Nurturing Care; Own It; Respect; Build Trust; and Hardwire Excellence. These principles lead us to our TRUE NORTH and inspire us to provide exceptional care. 

These values serve as the foundation of everything we do, guiding us to deliver individualized care with integrity and accountability. We are committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, where every team member is valued and empowered to contribute their best to the health and well-being of those we serve. 

This is an exciting time to join NorthBay Health.

As an independent, nonprofit health system north of the San Francisco Bay Area, in the Napa/Solano Region, we are expanding our footprint across Solano, Yolo, and Napa counties to meet the evolving needs of our communities. With two acute-care hospitals—including a Level II Trauma Center and a modern maternity unit with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)—along with a comprehensive cancer center, multiple urgent care facilities, and a growing network of primary and specialty clinics, we are investing in the future of care across the region.

NorthBay Health we are home to advanced clinical programs and nationally recognized cardiovascular, neuroscience, and orthopedic services, as well as comprehensive surgical and outpatient specialties. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our Magnet with Distinction designation for nursing (one of only 12 organizations nationwide) and recognition from U.S. News & World Report as “High Performing” in multiple clinical areas, including maternity care, heart failure, and stroke. NorthBay Medical Center has earned the High Performing designation in maternity care for four consecutive years.

As the only locally governed health system in the region, we remain deeply rooted in our communities while growing into a trusted regional healthcare leader. If you are seeking meaningful work, collaborative teams, and the opportunity to help shape the future of healthcare in Northern California, you will find it at NorthBay Health.

Join us with our commitment to excellence, to achieve our vision to be the trusted healthcare partner of choice for the communities we serve.

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