Executive Administrator, Cardiovascular Service Line

The Heart and Vascular Centers Executive Administrator of the Cardiovascular Service Line plans directs monitors coordinates organizes and evaluates the administrative operations of the University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center (UIHVC) including all clinical activities. Operates in a dyad partnership with the Physician Service Line Leader to jointly lead strategy operations performance and culture across the Heart and Vascular service line. Together the dyad ensures unified leadership shared accountability and alignment with institutional priorities.

Collaborates extensively across University of Iowa Health Care (UI Health Care) the University of Iowa Physicians (UIP) and the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (CCOM) to enhance the efficiency integration and quality of clinical services business activities and programs.

Serves as a key connector between departments colleges and external partners to align strategies and strengthen coordination across the continuum of heart and vascular care. Builds and sustains collaborative relationships within UI Health Care to ensure communication alignment and joint accountability for program and operational success.

We are the best heart hospital in Iowa

UI Heart & Vascular Center is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the best hospital in the state for cardiology and heart surgery patient care. The best hospitals nationally received this rating based on patient outcomes number of high-risk patients seen patient experience advanced clinical technologies and more.

Position Responsibilities

Strategic and Operational Leadership

• Leads UIHVC in partnership with the Physician Service Line Leaders ensuring coordinated clinical and administrative decision-making and shared accountability for performance.

• Develops goals related to management and administration that reflect the joint sponsorship by UI Health Care UIP and CCOM and further the tripartite mission of UIHVC.
• Oversees development and implementation of the UIHVC Strategic Plan ensuring alignment with the strategic plans and priorities of UI Health Care UIP and CCOM.

• Designs and implements structures (e.g. financial models governance frameworks) to promote integration across cardiology vascular surgery and cardiothoracic surgery within a cohesive Heart and Vascular service line.

  Clinical Excellence and Patient Experience

• Partners cross-functionally with clinical operational and academic leaders to drive high-quality safe and efficient patient- and family-centered care.
• Ensures UIHVC meets goals for patient satisfaction safety quality outcomes financial performance patient access and resource management through collaborative partnerships and shared accountability.

• Assures compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory and accrediting standards.

  Governance Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

• In partnership with the physician leaders plans and facilitates UIHVC Executive Board Meetings ensuring transparency engagement and effective follow-up.
• Builds strong collaborative relationships with departments colleges and enterprise partners to coordinate clinical and research operations and advance enterprise-wide goals.

• Represents UIHVC on internal and external committees associations and initiatives promoting a unified Heart and Vascular strategy.

  Financial and Resource Stewardship

• Leads financial oversight of the service line ensuring sustainable performance aligned with mission-driven priorities.
• Leads and coordinates all fiscal activities across UI Health Care UIP and CCOM including budget development forecasting and performance monitoring.
• Oversees monitoring and analysis of UIHVC revenue cycle performance implementing improvements through collaborative process review and redesign.

• Partners with UI Health Care Community Relations UI Foundation and Executive Board to manage endowment resources philanthropic priorities public relations and advancement.

  Human Capital and Culture

• Oversees human resources activities for UIHVC ensuring alignment with enterprise policies and initiatives.

• Fosters a collaborative and high-performing workplace culture working closely with medical and educational leadership to support faculty and staff engagement.

  Education Research and Academic Collaboration

• Partners with education leaders across UI Health Care to support education and training initiatives for students providers and staff.

• Supports interprofessional learning and reinforces alignment between clinical operations and academic priorities.

  Administrative and Operational Infrastructure

• Collaborates with enterprise stakeholders to address and resolve patient service access and billing concerns.
• Provides financial and operational reports in response to University governmental and industry surveys.
• Establishes policies and procedures for UIHVC aligned with enterprise-wide standards and best practices.
• Provides guidance and coordination for integrating heart and vascular-related programs including realignment of budgets personnel and structures to support enterprise efficiency and growth.

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