Director of special services job description

Responsibilities
This Administrative Director for Surgical Services is a professional who, will work with the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, to accelerate Jefferson Health Abingtons Surgical Transformation and Integration towards top performance in patient centered high quality care excellence and patient safety outcomes. This individual will support the design, diffusion, and active dissemination of High Reliability Organizing (HRO) and System Safety principles throughout Abington Division Surgical Service Lines, Divisions, and Clinics, in alignment with the Jefferson health Enterprise surgical team. The Administrative Director will have direct administrative oversight over the surgical managers and directors and their teams.
This individual must be a seasoned transformational leader, who will inspire trust and forward thinking, by fostering strong relationships to improve the reliability and resiliency of inter-disciplinary care at Jefferson Health Abington. This individual will utilize their expertise in safety science, lean, change management, change leadership, and continuous performance improvement to lead, skills, and attitudes into daily clinical operations. He/She will facilitate identification of high impact improvement opportunities quality, safety and pt family centered care/experience, lead strategic and tactical planning to prioritize and address opportunities identified, and drive results and accountability through growth and programmatic approach to leading and supporting high quality patient centered care.

Qualifications
Experience: 5+ years of experience in healthcare leadership. Surgical clinical experience preferred
Education and Training: Master’s Degree required.
License Certification: Current licensure as RN in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. CPR required.

Conditions of Employment
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.

Closing Statement
Jefferson Health delivers state of the art healthcare services to patients throughout the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) provides more than 8,400 students from nearly 40 states and 40 countries with 21st century professional education. Combined, we have over 30,000 employees.

Jefferson Health, with 14 hospitals (seven are Magnet designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and 40+ outpatient and urgent care locations, offers a broad range of primary and complex, highly specialized care that touches the lives of more than four million patients annually. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital among the nation’s best in eight specialties. Jefferson Health also includes the NCI designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; it is one of only 70 such centers in the nation.

Thomas Jefferson University has ten colleges and three schools that offer more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs. Our University is dedicated to inter-professional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a vibrant and expandable platform for professional education. Through this unique model, we are preparing our students for current and yet to be imagined careers.

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Company DescriptionJefferson Health delivers state-of-the-art healthcare services to patients throughout the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) provides more than 8,400 students from nearly 40 states and 40 countries with 21st-century professional education. Combined, we have over 30,000 employees.

With 14 hospitals (seven are Magnet-designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and 40+ outpatient and urgent care locations, Jefferson Health offers a broad range of primary and complex, highly specialized care that touches the lives of more than four million patients annually. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital among the nation’s best in eight specialties. Jefferson Health also includes the NCI designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; it is one of only 70 such centers.

Thomas Jefferson University has ten colleges and three schools that offer more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs. Our University is dedicated to inter-professional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a dynamic and expandable platform for professional education. We are preparing our students for current and yet to be imagined careers through this unique model.