Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician at Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health summary :

The Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Jefferson Abington Hospital is responsible for both clinical and administrative oversight, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and strategic growth of the department. This leader collaborates with hospital leadership to develop clinical programs, achieve performance excellence, and foster educational initiatives for medical staff. Ideal candidates should demonstrate exemplary leadership, clinical excellence, and a commitment to advancing healthcare services within the community.

To fulfill the mission and role of Jefferson Abington Hospital, the Chair, Department of OB / GYN is an employed position with administrative and clinical responsibilities. This position reports directly to the Chief of Staff, Jefferson Abington Hospital.

In addition to fulfilling the requirements outlined in the Jefferson Medical Group physician contract, the Chair of the Department of OB / GYN at Abington-Jefferson Health works in collaboration with Hospital Leadership, the Chief of Staff, and the Medical Executive Committee, and Enterprise service line to provide leadership, strategy, and oversight over OB / GYN Department for Jefferson Abington Hospital.

Responsibilities are divided equally between clinical work hours and administrative chair duties. It is the expectation of Jefferson Abington Hospital that the OB / GYN Department Chair full time equivalent (FTE) splits time equally between clinical hours (0.5 FTE) and administrative hours (0.5 FTE) fulfilling the responsibilities of the Department chairperson.

The Chair establishes and evaluates performance expectations , which provide for the highest quality patient care and consistency in clinical care standards, driven by patient safety requirements and clinical outcomes monitorin g . The Chair will be essential to the business development activities of expanding existing and developing new clinical programs, of recruiting and building the necessary work force, and to the setting of policy and protocols to build a higher-volume technically sophisticated and efficient department. This includes collaboration in the development of the strategic plan, the implementation of the annual operating plan, and the selection of meaningful initiatives and projects that will drive the desired outcomes to achieve safety, organizational growth, service, quality, and cost objectives. The chair is responsible for department level key performance indicators as defined by the Hospital Leadership

The Chair is responsible for aligning employed and community-based physicians within the department and acts as a visible champion of change initiatives to continue to improve performance. The Chair , Department of OB / GYN will provide overall leaders h ip of the Department functions and will have responsibility for strategic execution, clinic a l service s , professional p erf o r m a n c e , business performance , medical educat i on, clinical r ese a r c h and p hy s i c ian practice. The Chair will esta b l ish a vi s ion f o r the Department, focusing on inc r easing referrals and expanding and d evelop i ng innovative clinical programs. The Chair will continue to achieve the highest level of department academic performance in training medical students and residents and develop a stronger commitment to departmental research effort s .

The ideal candidate should have experience as a distinguished leader; foster an academic environment and, record of excellence in clinical practice. The Chair will lead the Department of OB / GYN in a manner that unifies integration to enhance patient access and achieve delivery of high quality services to our community. The Chair is a voting member of the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

The Chair Department of OB / GYN must meet and maintain qualifications set forth in the most recent Bylaws of the Medical Staff of Abington Memorial Hospital (Bylaws). Currently described as follows.

Qualifications : Each Department chairperson and Division chief shall be a member of the Active Staff, shall have demonstrated ability in at least one of the clinical areas covered by the Department or Division, and shall be willing and able to faithfully discharge the functions of his or her office. The Department chairperson and Division chief shall be certified by an appropriate specialty board; provided, however, that the Executive Committee may recommend that the foregoing requirement be waived in extenuating circumstances.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

As currently defined in the Bylaws :

Duties : Each Department chairperson shall be responsible for the following :

• All clinically and quality related activities of the Department;
• All administratively related activities of the department, unless otherwise provided for by the Hospital;
• Continuing surveillance of the professional performance of all individuals in the department who have delineated clinical privileges, including without limitation, the conduct of OPPE and FPPE, as appropriate;
• Recommending to the Medical Staff the criteria for clinical privileges that are relevant to the care provided in the Department;
• Recommending clinical privileges for each member of the Department;
• Assessing and recommending to the relevant Hospital officials off-site sources for needed patient care services not provided by the Department or the Hospital;
• The integration of the Department or service into the primary functions of the Hospital;
• The coordination and integration of interdepartmental and intradepartmental services;
• The development and implementation of policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of care, treatment and services;
• The recommendation for a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care, treatment and services;
• The determination of the qualifications and competence of Department or service personnel who are not licensed independent practitioners and who provide patient care, treatment and services;
• The continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of care, treatment and services provided;
• The maintenance of performance assessment and quality control programs as appropriate;
• The orientation and continuing education of all persons in the Department; and
• Recommendations for space and other resources needed by the Department or service.

In addition, the C hair of the Department of OB / GYN will

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Collaborating and Influencing

The incoming chair must be able to build strong relationships with others in an environment that thrives on multidisciplinary, diverse and interprofessional partnerships and collaborations and highly values these collaborations as demonstrated by :

Driving Results

The incoming chair will possess a record of accomplishment of overseeing the operation in a fiscally prudent manner . click apply for full job details

Keywords :

Obstetrics, Gynecology, Healthcare Leadership, Clinical Practice, Patient Care, Hospital Administration, Medical Education, Healthcare Strategy, Performance Improvement, Women’s Health