Vice President, Employee/Occupational Health Services (MD/DO)

Job Overview

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.

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

• Provides strategic clinical expertise and leadership for all Employee Health & Occupational Medicine services, ensuring alignment with RWJBH’s mission, regulatory requirements, and organizational priorities.
• 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.
• Oversees and ensures high-quality delivery of all occupational and employee health services, including but not limited to:
• Pre-employment / post-offer medical evaluations
• Workers’ Compensation injury assessment and management
• Fit-for-duty evaluations
• Return-to-work assessments
• Bloodborne pathogen exposure (BBPE) evaluation and follow-up
• Immunization compliance, infectious disease surveillance, respirator clearances, drug and alcohol testing
• 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.
• Provides direct oversight of physicians and the Director of Clinical Services, with APPs reporting through the Director across regional hubs.
• Recruits and retains top talent to support the continuation of clinical excellence across all sites.
• Oversees credentialing, privileging, competency assessments, and adherence to scope of practice.
• Fosters a culture of accountability, professional development, high performance, and excellence.
• 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.
• Maintains awareness of 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…

Pay

$250,000.00 - $375,000.00 per year

Schedule

Day Shift