Chief of Vascular Surgery- Department of Surgery- Abington Jefferson Hospital

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Reports to the Chair, Department of Surgery (clinically), Jefferson Medical Group Administrative team Assists the Department Chair in the performance of his/her duties, including: – Responsible and accounting for all professional and administrative activities within the Division; – Assuring the implementation of a planned and systematic process for monitoring and evaluating the quality and appropriateness of the care and treatment of patients served by the Division and the clinical performance of all individuals with clinical privileges in that Division; – Maintaining continuing surveillance of the professional and clinical performance of all individuals who have privileges in the Division – Developing criteria, including Practitioner Specific Quality Profiles, for evaluating the member’s ability to perform privileges requested and current competence (OPPE/FPPE); – Recommending to the Medical Staff the criteria for clinical privileges in the Department; – Recommending clinical privileges for each member of the Department; – Defining and monitoring the fulfillment of other academic and administrative duties as may be required by the academic relationships with medical, dental schools or podiatric; – Coordinating and integrating interdepartmental and intra-departmental services; -Developing and implementing policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of care, treatment and services; – Recommending space and other resources needed by the Department or service – Advises administrative leadership on equipment, new programs and services that necessary to grow patient volumes – Manages the vascular surgery clinician team to ensure appropriate coverage of inpatient and outpatient venues of care – Attends Medical Staff Meetings; – Monitors office patient volumes to ensure appropriate clinical wait times for office care and surgical care Reports to the Chair, Department of Surgery (clinically), Jefferson Medical Group Administrative team Assists the Department Chair in the performance of his/her duties, including: – Responsible and accounting for all professional and administrative activities within the Division; – Assuring the implementation of a planned and systematic process for monitoring and evaluating the quality and appropriateness of the care and treatment of patients served by the Division and the clinical performance of all individuals with clinical privileges in that Division; – Maintaining continuing surveillance of the professional and clinical performance of all individuals who have privileges in the Division – Developing criteria, including Practitioner Specific Quality Profiles, for evaluating the member’s ability to perform privileges requested and current competence (OPPE/FPPE); – Recommending to the Medical Staff the criteria for clinical privileges in the Department; – Recommending clinical privileges for each member of the Department; – Defining and monitoring the fulfillment of other academic and administrative duties as may be required by the academic relationships with medical, dental schools or podiatric; – Coordinating and integrating interdepartmental and intra-departmental services; -Developing and implementing policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of care, treatment and services; – Recommending space and other resources needed by the Department or service – Advises administrative leadership on equipment, new programs and services that necessary to grow patient volumes – Manages the vascular surgery clinician team to ensure appropriate coverage of inpatient and outpatient venues of care – Attends Medical Staff Meetings; – Monitors office patient volumes to ensure appropriate clinical wait times for office care and surgical care

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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. 

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