Division Chief of Plastic Surgery

Thomas Jefferson University Health System (TJUH) and the Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia is seeking a Division Chief of Plastic Surgery at the associate professor or professor rank responsible for oversight of the Plastic Surgery Division, in the Department of Surgery. 

The Individual would oversee integration and alignment of key plastic surgical services that would include; Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery, Facial Plastics, GYN, Urology and Gender Affirmation Surgery. 

The position also offers the opportunity to join a thriving academic, clinical and research department that provides exceptional patient care and innovation throughout the region. 

Job Description:

• Provides medical administration and supervisory services for effective operation and provision of plastic surgical services throughout the Jefferson Health System.
• Works with surgical and medical specialists to design an integrated system that will ensure that the provision of surgical services are patient-centered, efficient, cost effective and safe.
• Partners with executive and nursing leadership to transform the care model, to implement best practices and evidence based care, and to align physicians, physician’s assistants, and nurse practitioners with organizational goals, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Serves as a key member of the senior leadership team at TJUH. Reports directly to the Chairman of Surgery.
• Monitors metrics for patient satisfaction, operational, clinical, and financial performance.
• Monitors performance against established metrics and institutes actions plans when opportunities for improvement are identified.
• Active involvement in the education of surgery residents. Participation in teaching, research, and program development.
• Contributes to and oversees the clinical program strategy conjunction with key service line and clinical/operational leaders. Identifies resource needs (physician, technology, facilities), devises business strategies and leads growth initiatives. Identifies new business opportunities within the region.
• In partnership with Anesthesia and Perioperative Nursing, develops specific strategies and improvement efforts to achieve organizational goals including adoption of best practices.
• Participates in long term strategic planning process and 1-year operating plan development for TJUH.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Board certified in Plastic Surgery.
• Excellent communication skills with a focus on patient access and patient satisfaction.
• Candidates must have a record of providing excellent clinical care, possess academic credentials that will qualify for an academic appointment in department of surgery.
• Demonstrated experience as a clinical educator as well as scholarship experience.
• The ability to obtain a medical license in the Commonwealth of PA prior to start date

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 Magnet®-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.

Jefferson'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 & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson 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.