Vice President, Transplant Service Line amp; Director, Transplant Institute

Jefferson Health

Thomas Jefferson University seeks a visionary and collaborative academic physician leader to serve as theClinical Leader of the Transplant Enterprise Service Line at Jefferson Health, a footprint that includes two multi organ transplant programs performing nearly 300 transplants annually in Philadelphia, PA.

The ideal candidate will be a transplant surgeon and will report to the Chair of Surgery and the Chief Physician Executive at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Working in lockstep with an executive-level administrative dyad partner, the Clinical Leader of the Transplant Service Line will serve as the strategic lead in determining how Transplant care is delivered across the enterprise and will be critical in driving transformational change and growth of Transplant services at Jefferson Health. The Clinical Leader will be responsible for driving transformational change through clinical innovation--guiding strategy, overseeing implementation, and monitoring performancemdash;and will be accountable for improving quality of care and enhancing systems and processes for care delivery, ensuring for consistent quality across all sites of care, while optimizing efficiency in the delivery and accessibility of transplantation services for the communities of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.

The Clinical amp; Administrative Dyad Partnership

In an effort to optimize service delivery, further streamline processes, ensure for consistent quality, bring greater efficiencies, and drive growth and financial profitability across the enterprise, Jefferson Health recently introduced a new service line structure, comprised of 6 enterprise service lines, each co-led by an Administrative Leader and a Clinical Leader dyad: Oncology, Neuroscience, Heart amp; Vascular, MSK, Solid Organ Transplant, and OBGYN.

While changes to the operational structure will help advance Jeffersonrsquo;s mission of becoming a fully integrated academic health system, lsquo;One Jefferson#39; will require leaders who understand the competitive advantages that come with integration and who can build the kinds of interdependent academic-clinical connections inherent to value-based patient-centered care, destination educational programs, and paradigm shifting clinical research offerings.

Successful integrated and shared leadership roles will be critical in working cohesively and collaboratively across a matrixed organization to driving accountability and progress tostrengthen and expand clinical and education programs in concert with clinical partners across the enterprise.

With the assistance of newly established Health System Councils, cross-disciplinary collaborative forums created to refine the operational approach taken, the Transplant Clinical and Administrative leadership dyad will share responsibility for driving the following transformational and operational areas:

Operational Efficiency, Includingidentifying cost reduction opportunities across the enterprise, as well as redundant service areas to be consolidated.

Clinical Quality, leading efforts to standardized care across the enterprise, thereby improving the patient experience and overall patient outcomes;

Growth amp; Transformationincluding initiatives to elevate Jeffersonrsquo;s reputation, as well as grow market share and patient revenue

• Including oversight of provider workforce planning and clinical coverage, as well as provider retention through increased engagement and work satisfaction initiatives.

Clinical Leaderrsquo;s Primary Areas of Responsibility amp; Specific Duties

The following goals and objectives have been identified as priorities for the Clinical Leader and are listed below in no particular order:

• Work with clinical leadership to develop a compelling vision and strategic business plan to advance and support the service linersquo;s continued evolution across the Jefferson enterprise.
• Redesign care delivery model with new workflows focused on efficiencies of value-based care engagement that lend to increased patient satisfaction and throughput, as well as delivery of higher quality care to patients at lower costs.
• Inprove overall patient outcomes by reducing clinical variations and in creating clinical effectiveness, while maintaining essential patient quality standards. Set expectations for improved clinical outcomes and engage providers around process and steps to achieve those outcomes. Identify areas in need of greater quality and safety measures; establish standardized metrics and necessary performance goals.
• Hold leadership accountable for meeting quality measures and regulatory standards for their respective markets and clinical teams. Work with Enterprise Leadership to ensure Service Linersquo;s performance meets national, regional, and local publicly-reported quality measures across the enterprise.
• Optimize service delivery and patient mix, while ensuring consistent quality of care, by achieving enterprise-wide harmonization of standardized care across all sites.
• Facilitate academic and scientific advancement, by:
  • Playing a pivotal role in expanding education programs in concert with clinical partners across Jefferson Healthrsquo;s regions.
  • Fostering clinical innovation across the enterprise.
  • Growing extramurally-funded clinical research. As applicable, coordinate the clinical trial opportunities for patients across Jefferson Health.
• Initiate and deepen philanthropic relationships and partnerships with healthcare provider affiliates. Pursue new business opportunities, e.g., joint ventures as appropriate.

Desired Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

Inclusive Collaborator/Connector

• A Clinical Leader capable of fostering collaboration and inclusiveness, vertically and horizontally, across a large, matrixed health system. A leader who understands how inclusive teams drive collaboration. Leads decision-making and problem-solving processes that respectfully integrate diverse perspectives and encourage deep dialogue.
• A Clinical Leader who displays high emotional intelligence by their ability to ask questions, listen, and incorporate ideas from all levels of the organization.
• A linical Leaderwho is a highly-approachable leader and empathetic listener capable of galvanizing a multi-faceted academic department with diverse opinions and ideas towards a transformational and shared vision for Jefferson Transplant.

Relationship Builder

• Leader who understands the interests, motivations, and key priorities of the constituencies they serve; excels at building relationships with key stakeholders and is able to leverageconnections to influence and coalesce support around ldquo;win-winrdquo; relationships.
• Arelationship-basedleader for the Department, who can entrust and empower faculty and staff to collaborate in solving problems, ultimately making them accountable for executing the solutions. A Clinical Leader capable of bringing a relational context to the Department that promotes creativity, growth, and initiative in developing the Department#39;s future leaders.

Change Driver

Innovation Leading Change: Initiates, influences and drives organizational changes and business transformation.

• Have a history of driving success: takes action, initiates activity and seizes opportunities for new business; pursues goals with persistence and achieves outstanding results.
• Have an enterprising mindset and a demonstrated commitment to innovation and entrepreneurial endeavors.
• Have a history of supporting collaborative academic-clinical partnerships, such as program development.
• Have a successful record of recruitment and retention of a diverse and outstanding faculty and staff.
• Have demonstrated commitment to supporting the development and mentorship of faculty and students, and promoting an environment of inclusivity and belonging.
• Have an evident passion for engaging with and increasing access to underserved urban communities and positively influencing health outcomes. Have an inherent and felt responsibility for understanding and responding to the health needs of surrounding communities.
• Have a record of consistently achieving quality outcomes at the highest levels of the profession.
• Have experience leading and developing a clinical research portfolio and infrastructure.

Minimum Requirements

• At least 5 years of leadership experience in clinical operations, ideally gained with a large healthcare system.
• A career trajectory, with increasing levels of administrative responsibilities that has (ideally) culminated in serving as a surgical director in transplantation.
• A strong record of teaching and supporting academic programs for medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as experience with cultivating academic-clinical partnerships and training programs.
• Experiencefacilitating and promoting clinical research, with a working understanding of the supporting infrastructure and nuances of clinical research, e.g. the clinical trial process and phrases
• Demonstrated commitment to championing excellence in clinical quality, supported by patient satisfaction scores expected of a high-performing clinician at a leading academic center.
• An MD/DO or equivalent international degree, be Board certified in Surgery, have completed a fellowship training program at an ASTS-certified transplant surgery training program, and be eligible for a Pennsylvania Medical License.
• Academic accomplishments which merit appointment at the rank of associate or full professor at Sidney Kimmel Medical College.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, and to health equity.
• Experience with the operational and financial management of administering a department, including prior budget management responsibility, strategic planning, and resource management.

Procedure for Candidacy

Applicants should submit a single PDF containing a statement of interest and complete CV to: Sarah McRea, Director of Executive and Faculty Recruitment

Sarah.McRea@jefferson.edu

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Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

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As an employer, the Jefferson Enterprise maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.