Executive Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services

Executive Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services

The Executive Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services is the principal strategic and operational leader for St. Charles Health System for the planning, design, development, implementation, and quality of Cardiovascular Services, and for the safety of patients receiving care in the Cardiovascular Services programs. The Executive Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services will lead, across the St. Charles Health System, the transformational adoption of digital technologies as applied to the science of cardiovascular medicine and surgery, to the experiences of patients, and to the clinician and Caregiver work environment.

In a dyad relationship with the Cardiovascular Service Line Administrator, provides operational leadership for the Division. Together with the Cardiovascular Service Line Administrator is responsible for the planning, design, development, implementation and evaluation of Cardiovascular Services operations in all of St. Charles Health System's True North domains. The Executive Medical Director, in collaboration with the Service Line Administrator, is also accountable for operating the Clinical Division in compliance with all applicable policies of St. Charles Health System.

Work location: St Charles Hospital Campuses

Essential Functions and Duties:

• Dyad Relationship: As the physician leader in the dyad, the Executive Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services is primarily responsible for the quality of clinical professionals and of the clinical work across all components, sections, and clinics of the Division.
• Experience: Achieve top quartile ranking in surveys (Press Ganey) of patient experience, with emphasis on dimensions of patients experiences with physicians and clinical teams.
• Delivery: Ensure access to care "close to home" and identify and address needs of communities, including, but not limited to, Bend, Redmond, Madras, Prineville, Sisters, Burns, and La Pine.
• People: Achieve top quartile ranking on SCHS periodic surveys of caregiver engagement and resilience (currently, GLINT).
• Safety: Assure safe and evidence-based delivery of the Division's clinical services.
• Affordability: Optimize drivers of the cost of care, such as readmissions, inter-provider variability, medications, disposable supplies.
• Quality: Implement evidence-based, redesigned care paths to eliminate the internal and external failure costs of poor quality.

The Executive Medical Director Duties and Responsibilities:

The Executive Medical Director will perform, or delegate the performance of, the hospital medical director duties, including the following:

• Strategic: Integrate Cardiovascular Service Line ("CVSL") strategy with SCHS strategy.
• Operational: Conduct administrative rounding on CVSL units and service areas.
• Logistic: Attend and provide leadership at meetings (such as, for example, VAC, Medical Directors, medical and surgical sections of Medical Staff, cath conferences).
• Behavioral Expectations: Participates in creating a healing environment that supports all aspects of the care environment and the wholeness of each individual, patient and caregiver.

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited medical school.
• Successful completion of an ACGME accredited residency program.
• Successful completion of an ACGME accredited fellowship in cardiology or pathway in cardiothoracic surgery.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Oregon license as MD/DO
• Board certification in cardiology, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, or cardiothoracic surgery
• Valid driver's license and the ability to meet SCHS driving requirements.
• Maintain unrestricted DEA number.
• Maintain unrestricted ability to participate in Medicare / Medicaid, or other federal or state governmental health care programs.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years in cardiology, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Epic EMR software experience
• MERGE Cardiovascular diagnostic software
• Demonstrated leadership experience in integrated delivery system medical group or faculty practice divisions.

General:

• Must have excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse population and professionally represent SCHS.
• Strong teamwork and collaborative skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work independently.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills, written and oral communication and customer service skills, particularly in dealing with stressful personal interactions.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Electronic Medical Record systems.
• Intermediate in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel).

Physical Requirements:

• Continually (75% or more): Use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level.
• Frequently (50%): Sitting, standing, walking, lifting 1-10 pounds, keyboard operation.
• Occasionally (25%): Bending, climbing stairs, reaching overhead, carrying/ pushing or pulling 1-10 pounds, grasping/squeezing.
• Rarely (10%) : Stooping /kneeling/crouching, lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling 11- 2 5 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle.
• Never (0%) : Climbing ladder/ step-stool, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, ability to hear whispered speech level.
• Exposure to Elemental Factors
• Never (0%) : Heat, cold, wet/slippery area, noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface.
• Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Category
• No Risk for Exposure to BBP

Schedule Weekly Hours: 40

Caregiver Type: Regular

Shift: Is Exempt Position? Yes

Job Family: MEDICAL DIRECTOR

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