AVP, Clinical Cancer Services (RN License) - Center City

Job Details

The Associate Vice President of Clinical Cancer Services is a senior leadership role responsible for providing strategic direction, clinical operational oversight, and professional leadership for a comprehensive range of patient-centered clinical support programs across the ambulatory oncology service line. This AVP will ensure high-quality, coordinated, and evidence-based care delivery, enhancing the patient and family experience throughout the cancer journey. The role involves close collaboration with physicians, nursing, ambulatory and hospital administrative leadership to align support services with the organization's strategic goals and regulatory requirements across domains.

Job Description

Summary
The Associate Vice President of Clinical Cancer Services is a senior leadership role responsible for providing strategic direction, clinical operational oversight, and professional leadership for a comprehensive range of patient-centered clinical support programs across the ambulatory oncology service line. This AVP will ensure high-quality, coordinated, and evidence-based care delivery, enhancing the patient and family experience throughout the cancer journey. The role involves close collaboration with physicians, nursing, ambulatory and hospital administrative leadership to align support services with the organization's strategic goals and regulatory requirements across domains.

Job Duties

• Strategic Leadership and Program Development: Develop and execute the strategic vision for patient-centered support services, including navigation, nutrition, social work, and counseling programs. Lead efforts to enhance existing programs and develop new initiatives to meet the evolving needs of oncology patients and families.


• Operational Oversight: Collaborate with management and SL experts to support day-to-day operations of multidisciplinary services, ensuring efficiency, quality, and seamless integration with inpatient and outpatient clinical operations. Optimize resource utilization and implement process improvements to enhance the patient experience and clinical outcomes.


• Clinical and Professional Direction: Provide professional guidance and mentorship to clinical program leaders, managers and staff, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence. Ensure all staff operate in accordance with professional standards, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements (e.g., OCN, ONS, AONN, ASCO, CoC, NAPBC, AOSW, APeX standards/guidelines, etc.).


• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Partner closely with the oncology care team (physicians, nurses, researchers, etc.) and key functional stakeholders (finance, HR, quality, etc.) to ensure a truly integrated approach to patient care. Facilitate effective communication and problem-solving among different disciplines and departments.


• Quality Improvement & Compliance: Monitor all patient care programs to ensure high-quality, patient-centered, and safe programs. Utilize data, metrics, and performance dashboards to guide decision-making, drive continuous quality improvement initiatives, and maintain compliance with accreditation standards. Serve as the clinical expert to assist in creating new data dashboards and reports with meaningful clinical variables to better demonstrate clinical excellence.


• Financial Management: Collaborate with leadership on budget preparation and long-range financial planning for clinical cancer support services. Monitor financial performance and identify opportunities to optimize resource allocation and ensure fiscal responsibility.


• Community Engagement & Advocacy: Collaborate with stakeholders in Population Science, Community Outreach & Engagement (COE), Population Health, and others to further strengthen community relationships and partnerships to advance equitable cancer care and connect patients with external resources. Actively participate in community activities and collaborate with executive leadership on philanthropy efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree Nursing
• 10 years Oncology experience, inclusive of management and operational oversight in medical oncology, infusion services, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, supportive cancer services, and cancer registry and


• 7 years Progressive management or leadership experience in oncology, with a history of managing multidisciplinary teams and programs and


• 5 years Progressive nursing and operations leadership experience in an academic health system or cancer center, with demonstrated success leading across multiple campuses/sites.
• RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate Nursing
• NCI-designated experience and knowledge.


• Proven large system integration success.
• OCN - Oncology Certified Nurse - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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