The Vice Chair and Enterprise Lead for Community Medicine will provide academic and health system leadership in meeting the needs of communities affected by poverty, racism, and social injustice. The candidate will drive regional health equity and population health through building systems that address social needs and health equity for the regional population for whom Jefferson provides comprehensive, longitudinal care through primary care attribution and empanelment. This population comprises 560,000 primary care patients in the greater Philadelphia region, including over 100,000 people on Medicaid and more than 20 community-based sites in low-income neighborhoods. The candidate will report to the Chair of Family and Community Medicine/ Enterprise Chief of Primary Care and to the Executive Vice President for Health Equity and Community Engagement.

Requirements: Physician with at least 5-10 years’ experience working in clinical care in community-based settings serving low-income people, demonstrated success in developing and implementing clinical models and initiatives, and demonstrated success working effectively with community coalitions and partners.

The successful candidate will work in close partnership with EVP Health Equity, Chair/Enterprise Chief of Primary Care, and other key leaders to:

• Develop and execute on strategy for social needs complexity across the clinical care of populations, with emphasis on excellence in care delivery for attributed and primary care empaneled populations
• Ensure high-quality implementation of standard approach to social needs across Jefferson’s attributed/empaneled population
• Identify areas of disparate health process and outcomes in clinical management of the attributed/ empaneled population, and partner with clinical and population health leaders to define and address focus areas.
• Create complex care models for people with high-intensity social needs, focusing on primary care as foundation of continuous, comprehensive care, and working with clinical, operational, and financial leadership to build sustainable models.
• Grow grant portfolio aligned with defined needs and priorities of Jefferson’s Community Medicine sites, including collaborative grants with community organizations.
• Collaborate with Jefferson Health Plan and other insurers in developing high-quality models of community-based care.
• Ensure community-centeredness in new initiatives for community-based clinical care
• Model and maintain a work culture of inclusiveness, transparency, and support for patient-facing teams. Listen to and serve as a voice for clinical teams working in Jefferson's community-based primary care sites.
• Support the progression of colleagues’ academic faculty careers across departments, and of professional careers across regions, through mentorship, sponsorship, and opportunities to engage in organizational initiatives
• Promote opportunities in Community Medicine for students, medical residents, and other learners
• Identify research and evaluation opportunities within Jefferson Health and in partnership with community-based organizations

About Jefferson

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. [Register to View] target="_blank">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. [Register to View] target="_blank">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. [Register to View] target="_blank">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.