Executive Director Cardiovascular Operations
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Job Location:
Des Moines, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Overview
UnityPoint Health is building a systemwide Cardiovascular Service Line to expand access elevate quality and deliver an Exceptional Experience for patients across our communities. Were seeking an experienced operations leader to accelerate this work in Central Iowa.
As a member of the UnityPoint Health leadership team the Executive Director is the accountable operations leader for the full cardiovascular continuumclinics procedure labs pre/post care areas cardiac testing and cardiac rehabilitationwith oversight of key support functions such as Cardiac Registry Abstraction & Outcomes and charge capture. Youll collaborate with market providers market leadership and system Cardiovascular Service Line leadership to increase access enhance patient and team member experience and optimize growth through measurable clinical operational and financial outcomes.
This role champions a collaborative experiencefocused culture fostering teamwork and staff development while advancing our shared commitment to quality access and patient experience.
Why UnityPoint Health
At UnityPoint Health you matter. Were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities no matter what life stage youre in. Here are just a few:
- Expect paid time off parental leave 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance paid holidays short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
- Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.
And we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
Operations and Financial Leadership
- Oversee daily operations of designated service line departments to ensure delivery of high-quality services in strong partnership with cardiovascular management team.
- Responsible for creating and maintaining a collaborative and experienced-focused culture consistent with the mission vision and values of the organization.
- Has a visible presence within cardiovascular departments on a regular basis.
- Effectively partners with physician dyad to drive clinical operational and financial excellence across cardiovascular continuum in alignment with system strategies.
- Demonstrates sound fiscal management of operations through comprehensive budgetary planning budget variance analysis/justification regular monitoring of financial performance/productivity as well as working knowledge of core financial functions (e.g. billing and collection practices revenue cycle and payor reimbursement).
- Collaborates with the system cardiovascular service line leadership and market leadership regarding strategic planning. Able to convey strategic vision and priorities with key stakeholders.
- Develop and implement tactics in collaboration with the physician lead and the system cardiovascular leadership that leads to the overall profitability of the service line.
Talent Management
- Provides leadership direction supervision and support to team members. Delegates accountability and responsibility to appropriate leadership.
- Establish effective mechanisms of communication with team members physicians APPs and management team.
- Develop a talented committed cardiovascular team through coaching and mentorship with a shared focus on accomplishing the goals and objectives for the cardiovascular services offered.
- Builds effective relations with physicians and APPs within cardiovascular services. Participates in physician/APP recruitment efforts and has an understanding of physician compensation.
- Evaluates and implements plans and systems focused on recruitment and retention of physicians APPs clinical and nonclinical staff to ensure care is accessible across cardiovascular services.
- Ensures an effective program is in place for staff assessment and development career achievement and growth opportunities as well as competency validation.
Performance Improvement
- Partners with physician leader and other key stakeholders to analyze organizational and benchmark data and statistics to identify clinical and operational best practices and performance improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and lead clinical outcomes initiatives focused on quality access and experience.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to lead and drive execution of process improvement initiatives related to care delivery operational workflows and/or financial improvements.
- Provides ongoing monitoring and oversight to assess the effectiveness of department and organizational outcomes.
- Demonstrates effective change management skills including analytical thinking collaborative stakeholder engagement implementation planning and communication.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelors Degree in related field.
- Masters degree in business or health care management preferred.
Experience:
- Three years leadership experience in cardiovascular services within a healthcare system/organization
- One year leadership experience with oversight for a hospital-based cardiovascular lab environment
Additional Preferred Experience:
- Experience with working in a physician dyad model.
- Experience in group practice and clinic leadership.
- Knowledge and experience with process improvement
- No licensure is required but a clinical background is preferred.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Employee Relations
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Conflict Management
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Leadership management
- Financial Planning
About Company
As an integrated health system, we provide care throughout Iowa, western Illinois and southern Wisconsin in not-for-profit hospitals, clinics and home health settings.
