Medical Director of Oncology - Capital Health (US)

The Company

For more than one hundred years, Capital Health has been dedicated to the health and well-being of our friends and neighbors in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Comprised of two hospitals, Regional Medical Center-Trenton, and Capital Health Medical Center–Hopewell), Hamilton outpatient facility, and a variety of primary and specialty care practices across the region, Capital Health is fast building a reputation among patients and health care professionals around the world as a unique and leading-edge hospital system. Capital Health is the region’s leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses, and staff, as well as advanced technology.

A five-time Magnet®-recognized health system for nursing excellence, Capital Health serves as a Level II regional trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, regional perinatal center (including a Level III NICU), and emergency mental health screening center. We also offer the region’s first and most experienced Pediatric Emergency Department and most recently, New Jersey’s first Autism-Friendly Pediatric Emergency Department. Capital Health takes great pride in our innovative programs such as our Capital Institute for Neurosciences; nationally accredited Center for Comprehensive Breast Care; Center for Digestive Health; Marjorie G. Ernest Joint Replacement Center of Excellence; award-winning Cancer Center; and our Heart and Vascular Institute, which includes the region’s first accredited Chest Pain Center.

Purpose of the Position

The new Director will be accountable for translating institutional priorities into operational tactics to achieve goals. They will have oversight, partner with facility operations leadership, direct line responsibility for all inpatient and ambulatory operations, including service line development and oversight of new inpatient and outpatient clinical facilities.

The Medical Director will be an outstanding physician leader with a deep passion for providing, and commitment to, all aspects of patient-centered quality care and its cost-effective, optimal delivery. The individual will be a clinically superb oncologist with the skills and experience to lead by influence in a highly matrixed, complex environment. The Director will have experience with the administration of oncology clinical trials, working with multidisciplinary “centers of excellence” teams, enhancing quality and safety in cancer care, and preparing for a more value-based health care environment. They must be comfortable working productively with hospital and group practice-based leadership and can engage the community and its potential donors.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role:

• Lead efforts to create a clear strategic vision for a world-class integrated Cancer Medicine program that improves access and throughput, grows market share and stems outmigration.
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives to create Centers of Excellence programs to further distinguish cancer services and improve patient-centric care.
• Expand and promote the clinical trials portfolio to increase patient participation where feasible and appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to attract and engage constituents to inspire philanthropic support.
• Serves as the Principal Investigator at Capital Health for the National Cancer Institute's Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)

The Candidate

Experience and Professional Qualifications

Qualified candidates are those who hold a Medical Degree (MD or DO); are Fellowship trained and Board Certified in Hematology & Oncology; are eligible for medical licensure in the state of New Jersey. Candidates with a management education (MBA or MHS) is preferred.

Skills and Competencies

The ideal candidate is expected to be a highly respected and active physician, possess dynamic leadership skills, administrative expertise, and lead in a manner that contributes to the success and unity of the system, the communities they serve, and advances the mission of Capital Health. They will exemplify the qualities of leadership, collaboration, communication, and fairness. In addition, they will.

• Bring more than 10 years of progressive leadership experience, including responsibility for medical staff management within a complex, matrixed institution and the ability to grow, develop and integrate comprehensive cancer services to meet the needs of a growing clinical enterprise.
• Articulate a compelling vision for the future of the cancer service line, across a highly regarded academic medical system and to stakeholders in general.
• Demonstrate expertise at building strong internal and external relationships, with a track record of working with diverse management teams (academic partners, physicians, physician leaders, and clinic staff) and operating within the context of an interdependent partnership to implement clinical programs and quality initiatives, as well as standardizing operational and financial metrics.
• Be a highly strategic “systems thinker” who demonstrates understanding, innovative thinking, and expertise with various operating entities of an integrated healthcare system including both ambulatory and inpatient operations that result in greater patient access, reduced outmigration, and improved patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate the ability to drive the implementation of annual strategic and operating plans that ensure people, systems, and processes are coordinated, integrated, and aligned for optimal organizational performance.
• Be a consensus-oriented individual who displays “respectful courage” and is highly influential in their ability to encourage people forward. Ability to influence results, garner support and tactfully manage complex relationships. The ability to lead through influence within and across the organization is critical for success. A highly collaborative style is essential.
• Demonstrate experience in aligning, expanding and sustaining innovative quality, safety, and performance improvement initiatives that achieve superior clinical quality, favorable financial outcomes, and high patient/physician/employee satisfaction.
• Understand the organizational landscape and is able to anticipate the critical issues, opportunities, and threats in the foreseeable future.
• Contribute to the improvement of subspecialty care delivery by the advancement of the cancer service line and its vital role in the transformation and evolution of the cancer-related health strategy.
• Ensure the recruitment of high impact physicians and other providers to efficiently optimize the delivery of care and build high performing, cohesive teams.
• The ideal candidate is a result driven individual with the ability to demonstrate strategic influence, lead organizational change, cultivate strategic relationships while engaging and inspiring stakeholders.
• Build relationships that can lead to the productive development of innovative educational programs, community engagement, and research activities across the continuum.
• Collaborate across institutions in the continued development of the clinical enterprise to foster and uniquely broaden multidisciplinary clinical education and research innovations.
• Support VMFH’s goal to recognize the value of all employees, embrace diversity and contribute to a positive, collaborative culture that leads to commitment to the organizations’ success.
• Display impeccable values, ethical standards, high emotional intelligence, and political savvy.

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