AVP of Pediatric Inpatient Medical Affairs - Northern New Jersey

Reporting to the CMO, the AVP of Inpatient Medical Services provides clinical and administrative leadership for all inpatient rehabilitation services. The AVP ensures the highest standards of patient care, operational efficiency, physician engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Responsibilities include clinical management within inpatient rehabilitation units and administrative oversight of all inpatient acute rehabilitation care. The AVP leads clinical quality improvement, directs program growth to increase census, and aligns inpatient rehab services with organizational goals. All inpatient physicians and APNs report to this role (APNs also have a dotted line to the Inpatient APN Clinical Lead). Key focus areas are physician alignment, patient safety, staff development, clinical outcomes, and best practice implementation. The AVP works closely with medical staff, administration, and the CMO to: Deliver high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care. Set clear expectations for medical staff. Lead program development, strategic planning, and process improvement. Represent inpatient rehab in hospital committees and on the Medical Executive Committee. Support business and referral development, maintaining strong relationships with referral sources. Essential Job Functions Provide 70% clinical and 30% administrative services. Identify and address current and future patient, family, and system needs. Address workflow and process challenges to optimize efficiency. Encourage staff engagement, feedback, and performance improvement. Foster a collaborative, professional environment aligned with the organizations mission and goals. Oversee medical team care delivery, quality metrics, and continuous performance improvement. Ensure adequate staffing, resources, and budget management. Develop and implement policies in line with hospital and regulatory requirements. Evaluate service performance against standards, develop and execute improvement plans, and meet set targets. Conduct annual performance evaluations and ongoing professional practice evaluations for medical staff. Collaborate with nursing and therapy leadership. Support ongoing professional development and training. Education & Experience Board Certified MD or DO in Pediatrics (required); experience in critical and/or complex care preferred. Graduate degree in business, healthcare, or medical management strongly preferred. Strong knowledge of healthcare administration, financial management, and outcome improvement. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Meets all medical staff accreditation requirements. Certifications AHA BLS Provider (required) PALS Provider (required) Licensure Current NJ MD license (or eligible). Job Contacts CMO, hospital leadership, clinical and medical staff, patients, and families. Additional Information: - Specialty: Medical Director - Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States - Contact: About the Company: It’s Personal With Us In a world that’s increasingly automated, where it’s difficult to get a live person on a customer service phone line, where we tweet and update our Facebook feeds and send emails rather than actually talking to one another, here at Inspire Healthcare we believe in a couple of things:  We believe that personal relationships are imperative. We believe that personal relationships are imperative. In short, we believe in our company’s name: Inspire Healthcare. “This is all well and good,” you’re probably saying to yourself. “But everyone says this. Show me this inspiration!” What Inspire Healthcare Provides Our Clients and Candidates We offer our physician and healthcare staffing services nationwide, yet we’ll get to know each other so well, we’ll give you our contact information and cell phone numbers so that you may call us anytime, any day, anywhere. We’re available to you 24/7/365. These personal relationships mean we’ll get to know you better than any other staffing service ever has before. We decided long ago to focus our energies on recruiting physicians and other healthcare professionals for a primary care setting. This focus means we don’t wander about looking for “the next big thing.” Instead, that “big thing” includes your needs, your goals and providing you with the utmost in personal attention and customer service. Honesty, Objectivity, Competency and a Focus on Customer Service That’s Inspire Healthcare