The Vice President, Hospital-Based Medicine (VP-HBM) serves as the enterprise accountable executive for advancing Atlantic Health’s hospital-based clinical services—including Hospital Medicine, Pulmonary–Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Palliative Care, and Hospice—to sustained top-decile national performance. This role provides systemwide physician and administrative leadership, leveraging Vizient-aligned, outcomes-driven, and real-time performance management frameworks used by the nation’s highest-performing health systems.
The VP-HBM is accountable for measurable, benchmark-validated improvement in clinical quality, patient safety, consumer experience, workforce engagement, operational efficiency, and financial performance across all Atlantic Health medical centers and affiliated sites of care.
Scope of Responsibility
- Systemwide oversight of all hospital-based medicine specialties across Atlantic Health medical centers.
- Strategic, clinical, operational, financial, and cultural performance of hospital-based services.
- Partnership with hospital presidents, CMOs, CNOs, nursing leadership, and system executives.
Strategic Imperatives & Key Deliverables
1. Execute on Clinical Excellence
Achieve and sustain Vizient Five-Star Ratings across all Atlantic Health medical centers.
Drive sustained top-decile national performance in mortality, complications, efficiency, and patient safety metrics.
Establish hospital-based medicine as a high-reliability clinical enterprise with standardized, evidence-based care pathways.
Ensure Leapfrog “A” Grades across all medical centers through systematic harm reduction and safety leadership.
Leverage Vizient and internal analytics to enable real-time performance monitoring and clinician-led improvement.
Lead clinical effectiveness initiatives that reduce unwarranted variation, waste, and total cost of care.
2. Deliver an Extraordinary Consumer Experience
Deliver consistently exceptional patient and family experiences comparable to top-performing national health systems.
Standardize inpatient communication, care coordination, and discharge processes to improve transitions of care.
Reduce avoidable readmissions and improve patient understanding and engagement.
Integrate palliative and hospice services into inpatient care models to ensure goal-concordant care.
3. Elevate Workforce Experience & Succession Planning
Build a highly engaged, high-performing physician and APP workforce across all hospital-based specialties.
Establish leadership development pathways and succession plans for key clinical and administrative roles.
Standardize physician leadership expectations, performance metrics, and accountability structures.
Improve clinician engagement, retention, and well-being through operational excellence and inclusive leadership.
4. Drive Sustainable Growth
Lead strategic growth and maturation of hospital-based medicine programs aligned with system priorities.
Expand advanced inpatient care models including ICU optimization, specialty consult services, and coverage models.
Strengthen integration across inpatient, ambulatory, post-acute, palliative, and hospice care settings.
Support system and regional network growth through scalable, standardized hospital-based care models.
5. Financial Stewardship
Deliver top-decile financial performance consistent with national benchmarks for efficiency and value.
Accountable for budget development, resource allocation, and productivity optimization.
Reduce observed-to-expected length of stay and optimize ICU utilization.
Translate clinical effectiveness initiatives into measurable cost savings and margin protection.
Leadership Expectations
Lead with a system-first mindset, prioritizing enterprise outcomes over local optimization.
Model transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership on hospital-based clinical performance.
Uphold and model Atlantic Health’s mission, values, and commitment to excellence.
Salary Range: $362,602 –$678,035 base salary only; excludes any quality and/or productivity incentives
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
MD or DO with board certification in a relevant specialty.
Demonstrated senior physician leadership experience in hospital-based medicine or related enterprise roles.
Proven success leading multi-site quality, safety, operational, and financial performance.
Deep understanding of Vizient, CMS, Leapfrog, and value-based care frameworks.
Strong collaborative leadership and executive communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading hospital-based medicine across a multi-hospital system.
Advanced degree or formal leadership training (MBA, MHA, MPH, or equivalent).
Track record of physician workforce development and succession planning.
At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:
We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
Atlantic Health System offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:
Team Member Benefits
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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.
EEO STATEMENT
Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.
Atlantic Health is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Headquartered in Morristown, NJ, we are a leading non-profit health care system, powered by a passionate workforce of 24,000 team members dedicated to building healthier communities. Atlantic Health serves more than half the state of New Jersey, including 14 counties and 7.5 million people and provides care for the full continuum of health needs across a wide array of settings, including dozens of outpatient and urgent care locations, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Mobile Health. Our acute care hospitals include:
• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ
We receive awards and recognitions for our extraordinary care and our supportive workplace culture. Below are just a few of our accolades:
• 100 Best Companies to Work For® - Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine for 16 years
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care: Newsweek
• America’s Greatest Workplace for Women, Gen Z and Inclusion and Diversity: Newsweek
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare – Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare – Becker’s Healthcare
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 – AARP
• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• System for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth
