RWJBarnabas Health
Vice President, Employee Health Services (MD/DO)
The Vice President, Employee Health Services provides senior clinical leadership for RWJBarnabas Health’s Employee Health & Wellness division, overseeing clinical operations and advancing clinical protocols, quality systems, and regulatory compliance. This role combines 50% active clinical practice with 50% administrative and strategic leadership, ensuring clinical excellence and oversight of system-wide initiatives while collaborating with multiple stakeholders internally and externally.
Key Responsibilities
- • 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.
- • Leads 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 pre-employment / post-offer medical evaluations, Workers’ Compensation injury assessment and management, fit-for-duty evaluations, return-to-work assessments, bloodborne pathogen exposure 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.
- • 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.
Required
- • 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
- • Demonstrated success leading multi-site teams, clinical operations, and regulatory programs
- • Proven track record of quality improvement, standardization, and operational transformation
Preferred
- • Advanced administrative or executive training (MPH, MBA, MHA, MPA, or equivalent) preferred
Benefits & Perks
- • 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
Company Overview
Industry: Healthcare Technology
Company Size: 500-1,000 employees
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
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About the Company
Leading healthcare technology company focused on improving patient outcomes through innovative digital solutions. We're transforming the way healthcare is delivered with cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights. Our platform serves over 10,000 healthcare professionals and has processed millions of patient interactions.
Recent News & Updates
Series B
Raised $50M Series B funding - Jan 2024
Award
Named "Best Healthcare Startup" by TechCrunch - Dec 2023
Growth
Expanded to 5 new states - Nov 2023
Req #: 0000233974
Category: Senior Leadership (VP+)
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Barnabas Health Medical Group
Department: Health Wellness
Pay Range: $250,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year
Location:
95 Old Short Hills Road, West Orange, NJ 07052
Job Title: Vice President
Location: Barnabas Health Medical Group
Department Name: Health Wellness
Req #: 0000233974
Status: Salaried
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $250,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year
Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Vice President, Employee Health Services
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.
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.
Reports To
Executive Clinical Leadership
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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:
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims 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.
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
Category: Senior Leadership (VP+)
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Barnabas Health Medical Group
Department: Health Wellness
Pay Range: $250,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year
Location:
95 Old Short Hills Road, West Orange, NJ 07052
Job Title: Vice President
Location: Barnabas Health Medical Group
Department Name: Health Wellness
Req #: 0000233974
Status: Salaried
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $250,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year
Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Vice President, Employee Health Services
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.
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.
Reports To
- The Vice President of Employee Health Services reports directly to the Executive Vice President of Physician Services, RWJBarnabas Health.
- 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
- Proven track record of quality improvement, standardization, and operational transformation
Executive Clinical Leadership
- 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.
- Leads 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 (This list is illustrative, not exhaustive.)
- 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.
- 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.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims 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.
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
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