For more than one hundred years, Capital Health has been dedicated to the health and well-being of our friends and neighbors in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Comprised of two hospitals, Regional Medical Center-Trenton, and Capital Health Medical Center–Hopewell), Hamilton outpatient facility, and a variety of primary and specialty care practices across the region, Capital Health is fast building a reputation among patients and health care professionals around the world as a unique and leading-edge hospital system. Capital Health is the region’s leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses, and staff, as well as advanced technology.

A five-time Magnet®-recognized health system for nursing excellence, Capital Health serves as a Level II regional trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, regional perinatal center (including a Level III NICU), and emergency mental health screening center. We also offer the region’s first and most experienced Pediatric Emergency Department and most recently, New Jersey’s first Autism-Friendly Pediatric Emergency Department. Capital Health takes great pride in our innovative programs such as our Capital Institute for Neurosciences; nationally accredited Center for Comprehensive Breast Care; Center for Digestive Health; Marjorie G. Ernest Joint Replacement Center of Excellence; award-winning Cancer Center; and our Heart and Vascular Institute, which includes the region’s first accredited Chest Pain Center.

Purpose of the Position

The new Director will be accountable for translating institutional priorities into operational tactics to achieve goals. They will have oversight, partner with facility operations leadership, direct line responsibility for all inpatient and ambulatory operations, including service line development and oversight of new inpatient and outpatient clinical facilities.

The Medical Director will be an outstanding physician leader with a deep passion for providing, and commitment to, all aspects of patient-centered quality care and its cost-effective, optimal delivery. The individual will be a clinically superb oncologist with the skills and experience to lead by influence in a highly matrixed, complex environment. The Director will have experience with the administration of oncology clinical trials, working with multidisciplinary “centers of excellence” teams, enhancing quality and safety in cancer care, and preparing for a more value-based health care environment. They must be comfortable working productively with hospital and group practice-based leadership and can engage the community and its potential donors.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role:

The Candidate

Experience and Professional Qualifications

Qualified candidates are those who hold a Medical Degree (MD or DO); are Fellowship trained and Board Certified in Hematology & Oncology; are eligible for medical licensure in the state of New Jersey. Candidates with a management education (MBA or MHS) is preferred.

Skills and Competencies

The ideal candidate is expected to be a highly respected and active physician, possess dynamic leadership skills, administrative expertise, and lead in a manner that contributes to the success and unity of the system, the communities they serve, and advances the mission of Capital Health. They will exemplify the qualities of leadership, collaboration, communication, and fairness. In addition, they will.