AVP Operations, Jefferson Heart Institute

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Manage integrated and centralized Institute-wide services. Manage Institute projects and initiatives focused on new program development and implementation, quality/outcomes, cost/efficiency, site of service rationalization, standardization of care models and protocols and capital prioritization.

The AVP will play a critical role in the development of the Bruce and Robbi Toll Heart & Vascular Institute (the Institute). This newly created role provides a unique opportunity to lead major projects and initiatives to support new program/service development, quality and efficiency of the service line. The AVP also manages centralized Institute operations and acts as a consulting partner, strategist, solution provider, and advisor to senior administrators within the Institute and across the organization, including partnering with leaders from the Healthcare, University and Insurance pillars.

This position requires strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy and accuracy to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. They must be able to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff and external partners. This position requires the ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed operating environment and to manage through influence. Must be a strategic thinker and self-starter, takes initiative, ability to prioritize workload, flexibility to adapt to continual changes and demands and interruptions throughout the day, complete assignments with little direction, know when to seek guidance and ask the right questions, adhere to deadlines and possess the ability to interact with all levels of administration, faculty, staff, and independent and employed medical staff.

-Manage the daily operations Institute centralized functions such as perfusion and echo staffing
-Manage the Institute quality department including the clinical registries data collection and analyses
- Lead the planning, execution, and completion of projects related to the hospital-based operating initiatives of the Institute
-Manage and run Institute-wide clinical councils for heart and vascular specialties.
-Partner with supply chain and other internal constituencies on cost-saving initiatives
-Drive the development and adoption of common care protocols and pathways
-Lead execution of new programs and services in Institute hospitals and the rationalization of services across all Institute hospitals
-Create and manage heart and vascular capital priorities
-Maintain liaison with a broad range of internal and external constituents including senior management
-Prepare detailed analyses, reports, and presentations to support the Institute leadership in decision-making processes.
-Conduct financial and operational analyses to identify opportunities for improvement and recommend solutions.
-Utilize data analytics and business intelligence tools to provide insights and support strategic planning.
-Represent the Institutes interests and perspectives in various operational committees and working groups.

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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.