Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University seek an experienced academic palliative care leader to lead an academic Palliative Care division, and to create and execute a visionary strategy for palliative care across Jefferson Health.

The successful candidate will lead the Division of Palliative Care within the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; and will coordinate across Jefferson Health’s regions to support and promote high-value palliative care services including hospital consultation; skilled nursing facility consultations; and non-oncologic ambulatory, telehealth, home-based, and value-based palliative care. The candidate will report to the Chair of Family and Community Medicine and Enterprise Chief of Primary Care for both academic and health system roles. The candidate will be appointed as a faculty member of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at the appropriate rank.

As Division Director, the candidate will have direct accountability for clinical palliative care services at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Methodist Hospital, including inpatient consultation, and growth of services for ambulatory, telehealth, and community-based non-oncologic palliative care services. The candidate will oversee the palliative care fellowship program through supervision of a designated fellowship program director; and oversee educational programs for medical students, residents, and other learners. The successful candidate will be responsible for furthering an extramural funding program including research, programmatic grants, and philanthropy. The Division Director will collaborate with colleagues in the department, medical school, health system, health plan, and university to promote research, education and practice of high-quality palliative care.

As Enterprise Clinical Lead for Palliative Care, the candidate will lead including care model innovation and establishment of clinical, operational, and quality standards in coordination with Jefferson Health’s regional palliative care leadership.

• MD/DO

• Board Certified in Palliative Care.

• At least 5 years’ and preferably 10 years’ experience in leadership of clinical, educational, and/or research programs

• Demonstrated strong management and mentorship skills, including building and leading interprofessional teams

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment

• Strong understanding of palliative care clinical models including considerations of design, business modeling, productivity, quality, experience, and equity; experience with new program development or expansion preferred

• Commitment to interprofessional team structures

• Demonstrated commitment to health equity

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

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. 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.