Primary Responsibilities The Vice President , Operations is responsible for leading and managing a portfolio of programs and services across all sites of service within the division and across the entire continuum of care. The VP has 24/7 responsibility and accountability for the coordination and execution of clinical operations, including staffing, regulatory compliance, care/service delivery, and adherence to standardized operating policies and procedures. The VP is responsible for the implementation of divisional strategic plans, leading the execution of the annual operating plan, and assisting senior leadership with the achievement of key performance indicators for quality, safety, patient experience, employee engagement, efficiency, and financial results. The VP operates in a highly matrixed model and works closely with enterprise service line, corporate services, and physician leaders to drive standardization and best practice across Jefferson Health.
Essential Functions - Prepares and manages according to fiscal year budget plans, ensuring that the budget planning process correctly identifies operational needs of all departments within the hospital and that the Directors/ managers operate within the approved fiscal year budget
- Develops specific strategies to achieve competitive advantage. Translates broad strategies into specific objectives and action plans policies and procedures, including organizing and directing the implementation of a planning and marketing process. Aligns the organization to support strategic priorities in accordance with the hospital's mission, vision, values and strategic direction.
- Initiates, directs, and sustains efforts to ensure continuous change and improvement throughout the organization. Monitors results and tackles problems directly.
- Works collaboratively with the medical staff, nursing leadership, and clinical/ financial/ operational leaders to deliver cost effective, high quality clinical services and outcomes in partnership with affiliate organizations and providers that optimize the delivery of patient care.
- Cultivates an active network of relationships inside and outside of the organization.
QualificationsEducation: Master's Degree required
Experience Requirements: Minimum of five years managerial experience in business or healthcare administration to include demonstration of advanced knowledge and application of management skills, medical staff relations, financial management, business development, and clinical department operations.
Closing StatementAbout Jefferson Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering
200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than
8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at
32 hospitals campuses and
more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
