Vice President, Employee Health Services

The Vice President, Employee Health Services serves as the senior clinical executive of RWJBarnabas Health’s Employee Health & Wellness division, providing enterprise-wide leadership for all clinical operations within Corporate Care/Employee Health. This physician leader is responsible for establishing, standardizing, and advancing clinical protocols, quality systems, safety practices, and regulatory compliance. The VP also supports the business development efforts of the division as the clinical expert who meets with external clients and provides clinical oversight to all external corporate care contracts.

About the Role

This role blends 50% active clinical practice with 50% administrative and strategic leadership, ensuring both hands-on clinical excellence and high-level clinical oversight of system-wide initiatives. The VP operates in a dyad structure with the SVP. Corporate Care/Employee Health and will oversee the clinicians in Employee Health Services. The VP collaborates with operational, HR, Legal, Risk, and executive stakeholders and represents Employee Health as the primary clinical liaison internally and externally.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with active or eligible New Jersey medical license
• Board certification required (Occupational Medicine strongly preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of senior clinical leadership in Occupational Medicine or Employee Health
• Minimum 5 years of clinical practice in Occupational Medicine post-residency
• DOT Medical Examiner certification or ability to obtain within six months
• MRO certification or ability to obtain within six months
• Advanced administrative or executive training (MPH, MBA, MHA, MPA, or equivalent) preferred
• Demonstrated success leading multi-site teams, clinical operations, and regulatory programs
• Pioneered quality improvement, standardization, and operational transformation

Essential Functions

• Executive Clinical Leadership
• Serves as the clinical executive liaison to senior system leadership, regional leaders, Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, Infection Prevention, and external employer clients
• Led the development, approval, and systemwide implementation of clinical policies, protocols, practice standards, and workflows
• Establishes clinical quality dashboards, KPIs, and performance improvement programs to support safety, standardization, high reliability, and regulatory readiness
• Ensures compliance with OSHA, CDC, NJDOH, ADA, DOT, Joint Commission, and all state and federal regulations
• Provider Leadership
• Maintains active clinical practice, performing a variety of occupational and employee health evaluations and serving as the clinical escalation point for complex, high-risk, or sensitive cases
• Models evidence-based, efficient, and service-oriented clinical care
• Monitors and integrates emerging trends in Occupational Medicine, Employee Health, population health, regulatory policy, and healthcare delivery
• Identifies and champions innovative models, technologies, and process improvements to advance service quality, automation, efficiency, and client/employee experience
• Represents the service line in national forums, professional associations, and system committees

Benefits and Perks

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon…
• and more!

About RWJBarnabas Health

RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and services to more than three million patients each year. Throughout RWJBarnabas Health, our dedicated physicians, nurses, and health professionals are committed to providing the highest quality of patient care and health education to the community and region. We aim to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.