His term in the National Assembly was brief. He resigned on 12 August 2016,Current Legislature, National Assembly of Serbia, accessed 1 August 2018. after being appointed to a six-month term as acting director of the Sremska Mitrovica General Hospital by the government of Vojvodina."Dr Živko Vrcelj,imenovan za v.d. direktora mitrovačke bolnice", Opšte bolnice Sremska Mitrovica, 3 August 2016, accessed 1 August 2018. In January 2017, he was confirmed in the role for a four-year term."Dr Živko Vrcelj imenovan za direktora mitrovačke bolnice", Opšte bolnice Sremska Mitrovica, 23 January 2017, accessed 1 August 2018.
