THE ORGANIZATION
Temple University Health System (Temple Health) is a $2.5 billion academic health system dedicated to providing access to quality patient care and supporting excellence in medical education and research and affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. TUHS is a progressive and innovative organization. Within the past year, it has earned national and regional accolades for excellence in healthcare. Among these recognitions are the Philadelphia “Employer of Choice” (the only healthcare provider named), Forbes “Best in State,” Healthcare Equality Index Leader, Nursing Magnet, and Leapfrog “A” Safety Grade. These honors speak to the proud team culture of TUHS.
Temple Faculty Physicians
Temple Faculty Physicians, the academic practice plan of Temple University Health System, is made up of more than 500 physicians who represent almost every subspecialty in modern medicine – from family medicine physicians to organ transplant surgeons. Temple physicians are clinician-educators and researchers. They are compassionately dedicated to their patients, are leaders in their fields and renowned for providing high-quality care. They are gifted teachers of medical students, residents and fellows at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Temple University Hospital. They are innovative researchers who are developing new treatments and pushing the boundaries of medical science.
All of the primary care offices within Temple Faculty Physicians are designated as Patient-Centered Medical Homes – a healthcare model that forges close partnerships between you and your doctor through highly personalized care coordination, special outreach and education efforts, and a care infrastructure designed to assure that you get the care you need when and where you need it. Temple Faculty Physicians also has several specialty practices that are considered Centers of Excellence.
While remaining committed to its mission of serving patients in our North Philadelphia community, in recent years, Temple Faculty Physicians has expanded its geographic reach beyond Temple University Hospital’s Health Sciences campus. Today, Temple physicians care for patients in several Temple-affiliated hospitals, in satellite offices located in Center City Philadelphia, Fort Washington, PA, Oaks, PA, and various other outpatient settings. This expanded reach has brought Temple medical care closer to home for many of our patients.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Temple Faculty Physicians (TFP) will provide executive leadership in the day-to-day and long-term financial operation of TFP. Responsible for budget development, financial analysis, reporting and remediation, productivity analysis and reporting, and long and short-range financial planning. Working with the TFP CEO and TUHS CFO, this executive will develop policies and procedures governing the financial operations of the practice plan consistent with those of TUHS and assist in the development of TFP's long-term strategic plans ensuring alignment with TUHS. Will work closely with the Chief Operation Officer of TFP to develop and maintain a continuous quality improvement process to enhance workflows and increase staff and faculty productivity. In collaboration with the TFP CEO, will work with the clinical department chairs and administrators in budget development, monitoring budgets against department performance, and developing remediation plans as necessary.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Candidates must bring a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent is required with an MBA and/or CPA highly preferred.
- Candidates must bring deep physician practice financial experience from within a health network or other complex healthcare setting with a proven understanding of the financial operations of a large, multi-specialty group practice.
- Experience working collaboratively with a wide constituency including department chairs, department business administrators, practice plan operations staff, information technology staff, matrixed parent organizations, and health system CFOs.
- General experience and in-depth knowledge of cash and accrual accounting, billing operations, reimbursement, financial control systems, information technology, billing compliance, and managed care in an academic health system.
- General experience and demonstrated knowledge of the reimbursement issues facing hospitals and physician practices.
- Candidates must be proven collaborative leaders with strong communication and interpersonal skills. They must be analytical by nature with a customer service orientation and maturity.
APPLICATIONS
Diversified Search Group has been exclusively retained for this search. Interested candidates can submit a resume by completing our Talent Profile, or by contacting Alison Lebonitte, Vice President and Senior Search Associate at [email protected] or (212) 542-2588.