VP, Hospital-Based Medicine

Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ

About The Position

The Vice President, Hospital-Based Medicine (VP-HBM) serves as the enterprise accountable executive for advancing Atlantic Health’s hospital-based clinical services—including Hospital Medicine, Pulmonary–Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Palliative Care, and Hospice—to sustained top-decile national performance. This role provides systemwide physician and administrative leadership, leveraging Vizient-aligned, outcomes-driven, and real-time performance management frameworks used by the nation’s highest-performing health systems. The VP-HBM is accountable for measurable, benchmark-validated improvement in clinical quality, patient safety, consumer experience, workforce engagement, operational efficiency, and financial performance across all Atlantic Health medical centers and affiliated sites of care. Scope of Responsibility - Systemwide oversight of all hospital-based medicine specialties across Atlantic Health medical centers. - Strategic, clinical, operational, financial, and cultural performance of hospital-based services. - Partnership with hospital presidents, CMOs, CNOs, nursing leadership, and system executives. Strategic Imperatives & Key Deliverables 1. Execute on Clinical Excellence Achieve and sustain Vizient Five-Star Ratings across all Atlantic Health medical centers. Drive sustained top-decile national performance in mortality, complications, efficiency, and patient safety metrics. Establish hospital-based medicine as a high-reliability clinical enterprise with standardized, evidence-based care pathways. Ensure Leapfrog “A” Grades across all medical centers through systematic harm reduction and safety leadership. Leverage Vizient and internal analytics to enable real-time performance monitoring and clinician-led improvement. Lead clinical effectiveness initiatives that reduce unwarranted variation, waste, and total cost of care. 2. Deliver an Extraordinary Consumer Experience Deliver consistently exceptional patient and family experiences comparable to top-performing national health systems. Standardize inpatient communication, care coordination, and discharge processes to improve transitions of care. Reduce avoidable readmissions and improve patient understanding and engagement. Integrate palliative and hospice services into inpatient care models to ensure goal-concordant care. 3. Elevate Workforce Experience & Succession Planning Build a highly engaged, high-performing physician and APP workforce across all hospital-based specialties. Establish leadership development pathways and succession plans for key clinical and administrative roles. Standardize physician leadership expectations, performance metrics, and accountability structures. Improve clinician engagement, retention, and well-being through operational excellence and inclusive leadership. 4. Drive Sustainable Growth Lead strategic growth and maturation of hospital-based medicine programs aligned with system priorities. Expand advanced inpatient care models including ICU optimization, specialty consult services, and coverage models. Strengthen integration across inpatient, ambulatory, post-acute, palliative, and hospice care settings. Support system and regional network growth through scalable, standardized hospital-based care models. 5. Financial Stewardship Deliver top-decile financial performance consistent with national benchmarks for efficiency and value. Accountable for budget development, resource allocation, and productivity optimization. Reduce observed-to-expected length of stay and optimize ICU utilization. Translate clinical effectiveness initiatives into measurable cost savings and margin protection. Leadership Expectations Lead with a system-first mindset, prioritizing enterprise outcomes over local optimization. Model transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement. Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership on hospital-based clinical performance. Uphold and model Atlantic Health’s mission, values, and commitment to excellence.

Requirements

MD or DO with board certification in a relevant specialty.
Demonstrated senior physician leadership experience in hospital-based medicine or related enterprise roles.
Proven success leading multi-site quality, safety, operational, and financial performance.
Deep understanding of Vizient, CMS, Leapfrog, and value-based care frameworks.
Strong collaborative leadership and executive communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading hospital-based medicine across a multi-hospital system.
Advanced degree or formal leadership training (MBA, MHA, MPH, or equivalent).
Track record of physician workforce development and succession planning.

Responsibilities

Systemwide oversight of all hospital-based medicine specialties across Atlantic Health medical centers.
Strategic, clinical, operational, financial, and cultural performance of hospital-based services.
Partnership with hospital presidents, CMOs, CNOs, nursing leadership, and system executives.
Achieve and sustain Vizient Five-Star Ratings across all Atlantic Health medical centers.
Drive sustained top-decile national performance in mortality, complications, efficiency, and patient safety metrics.
Establish hospital-based medicine as a high-reliability clinical enterprise with standardized, evidence-based care pathways.
Ensure Leapfrog “A” Grades across all medical centers through systematic harm reduction and safety leadership.
Leverage Vizient and internal analytics to enable real-time performance monitoring and clinician-led improvement.
Lead clinical effectiveness initiatives that reduce unwarranted variation, waste, and total cost of care.
Deliver consistently exceptional patient and family experiences comparable to top-performing national health systems.
Standardize inpatient communication, care coordination, and discharge processes to improve transitions of care.
Reduce avoidable readmissions and improve patient understanding and engagement.
Integrate palliative and hospice services into inpatient care models to ensure goal-concordant care.
Build a highly engaged, high-performing physician and APP workforce across all hospital-based specialties.
Establish leadership development pathways and succession plans for key clinical and administrative roles.
Standardize physician leadership expectations, performance metrics, and accountability structures.
Improve clinician engagement, retention, and well-being through operational excellence and inclusive leadership.
Lead strategic growth and maturation of hospital-based medicine programs aligned with system priorities.
Expand advanced inpatient care models including ICU optimization, specialty consult services, and coverage models.
Strengthen integration across inpatient, ambulatory, post-acute, palliative, and hospice care settings.
Support system and regional network growth through scalable, standardized hospital-based care models.
Deliver top-decile financial performance consistent with national benchmarks for efficiency and value.
Accountable for budget development, resource allocation, and productivity optimization.
Reduce observed-to-expected length of stay and optimize ICU utilization.
Translate clinical effectiveness initiatives into measurable cost savings and margin protection.
Lead with a system-first mindset, prioritizing enterprise outcomes over local optimization.
Model transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership on hospital-based clinical performance.
Uphold and model Atlantic Health’s mission, values, and commitment to excellence.