Vice President, Operations - Medical Specialty, Behavioral Health, Neurology, and Acute Care Service Lines

ChristianaCare, the largest healthcare system in Delaware is searching for a strategic leader for the position of Vice President, Operations. As part of the Medical Group of ChristianaCare's (MGCC) executive leadership team, this position will have full operational oversight over four MG Service Lines: Medical Specialty, Behavioral Health, Neurology, and Acute Care. The VP will use their expertise and influence to develop and execute the operational, strategic, clinician workforce, and capital plans for their respective divisions in alignment with the goals and aspirations of the MGCC.

Delivering health, not just health care is our promise to our community. Be a part of an organization that makes a difference and impacts the lives of each other and the communities we serve through our commitment of being excellent today and even better tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides executive leadership for key strategic priorities and system-wide initiatives across the Medical Group as assigned.
• Partners and collaborates with system and hospital leaders to develop, secure approval, and execute annual strategic growth plan.
• Responsible for the operational, financial, and service outcomes for all clinics, services, and programs within their division.
• Partners with other medical group and system leaders to drive standardization across all sites of care, grounded in evidence-based practices, in support of population health strategy.
• Leads Service Line Corporate and Administrative Directors to drive the operational and strategic initiatives of the MGCC.
• Serves as a trusted partner with system leaders to identify and support effective Integration and Acquisition activities that align with the strategic growth plan.
• Serves as the division executive on the Position Control Team, Clinician Workforce Review Team.

Position Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• Minimum of seven years managing people leaders required.
• Operational leadership experience within Medical Specialty, Behavioral Health, Neurology, and/or Acute Care Service Lines would be advantageous, Medical Group Ambulatory operations experience preferred.

Why ChristianaCare

• President/CEO Dr. Janice Nevin named among 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives in 2022 by Modern Healthcare
• ChristianaCare is the largest healthcare system in Delaware centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs.
• Achieved Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals Award (2023) and rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion (2022)
• The region is rich with diverse cultures and offers some of the nation's best public and private schools, colleges, and universities.

About ChristianaCare

ChristianaCare, headquartered in Wilmington, DE employs over 13,000 caregivers with three acute care hospitals (1,336 beds), extensive network of primary care and outpatient specialty services, home health care, urgent care centers and free-standing emergency department. We have locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Our Christiana campus offers a Level I trauma center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health. ChristianaCare is ranked by Healthgrades as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national quality ratings. We're a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows.

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EEO Statement: Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

UPDATE: ChristianaCare is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and caregivers. As we continue to meet the needs of our caregivers and our community through the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to health and safety requires that we take new steps to ensure a safe environment for medical care for our patients and a workplace that avoids preventable harm for our caregivers. For this reason, vaccination for COVID-19 is required for all caregivers at ChristianaCare and is considered a safety standard that is job-related and consistent with business necessity for all caregivers.