Director Cardiovascular Services - Concord Hospital

Job Summary

The Concord Hospital health system is seeking an experienced and innovative leader to serve as its Director of Cardiovascular Services.  This leader will be responsible for the clinical and administrative oversight of key departments and functions within the Cardiovascular Institute.  These include, but are not limited to:  Cardiovascular Testing, Echosonography, the Vascular Lab, CVI Quality Programs/Registries, Pulmonary Function Testing, and CV service line clinical program planning.  This position will collaborate with Concord Hospital Nursing, Provider, and Administrative leaders to develop programs and strategies to optimize cardiovascular services throughout our service area.

This position reports to the Administrative Director of Acute Care and Medical Specialties and works in close collaboration with the Chief Administrative Officer of the Concord Hospital Medical Group.  This position works in a Dyad relationship with the Medical Director of Cardiology and works closely with providers throughout all specialties within the CV Institute. 

​Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10 years of related experience or Master’s degree and minimum of 5 years of related experience.  Minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership experience required.  Clinical background required.  RN preferred.  Cardiac experience preferred.

Certification, Registration & Licensure

Certification, registration, and/or licensure as required by discipline.

Other Qualifications

• Outstanding work ethic and commitment to quality.

• Strong management skills and a leadership style that is inclusive but demands accountability.

• Extensive experience partnering with other healthcare professionals and a record of building and maintaining trusting and collaborative relationships.

• Ability to adapt to change, create an environment that supports change, resolve conflict and lead change.

• Ability to lead, coach, and mentor others, ensuring timely and appropriate performance management, conflict resolution, and high employee engagement.

• Superior communication, facilitation, negotiation, and listening skills.  Must be able to foster open communication and be open and receptive to ideas and suggestions of others.

• Excellent analytical, critical/creative thinking, and problem solving skills.

• Effective organization and time management skills that include the ability to rapidly prioritize and adjust workflow according to changing patient and department needs.

• Excellent customer service skills.

• Strong financial management skills.

• In depth knowledge of industry standards and clinical best practices and trends.

• Strong project management skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in support of day to day operations, financial management, standards compliance, quality, patient safety, productivity, as well as staff development and retention.

• Assist with the development and implementation of key strategic and operational initiatives that facilitate improvements in access, flow, quality, safety, efficiency, and patient experience.

• Successfully lead efforts that support service line growth and clinical program advancement.

• Partner with Physician Leaders, Value Innovation/Quality, and CVI Leaders and providers to ensure appropriate and effective management of data registries and other quality initiatives.

• Partner with physician leader within the dyad structure to deliver extraordinary care experience for those we serve.

• Engage all members of the team in delivering high performance, transformational thinking, clinical and operational improvement, and alignment.

• Work collaboratively across the organization in ways that demonstrate the Mission, Vision, and Values of the system and advance the organizational goals and priorities.

• Develop open and robust communication channels between clinical staff, providers, administration, and other departments to create an integrated, collaborative, high performing work and patient care environment.

Compensation and Benefits

A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package is provided. Relocation assistance will be offered as appropriate.

Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

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Physical and Work Requirements
The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is SEDENTARY. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak. The employee is frequently required to do fine motor, do repetitive motion, hear, reach, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to bend, climb, kneel, squat, stand, and walk.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.