Director Administrator, Heart & Vascular Service Line / Cardiology Operations

It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health Mission Hill

Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights:

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SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 13,900+ providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve. ​​​​​​​

With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

This position is based at our corporate headquarters in St. Louis, MO and is NOT remote work eligible.

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Angela Jones

Executive Talent Partner

Angela.Jones1@ssmhealth.com

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Job Summary: Overall operational responsibility for Cardiology across both the Community and Academic platforms. Directs the development and implementation of policies, procedures related to Administrative Services. Responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Administrative leadership and coordination for the Heart & Vascular Operations Committee, and physician-led clinical committees.

Partnership with physician and executive leaders to establish and implement the regional Heart & Vascular strategy across academic and community platforms.

Oversight of operational strategic planning, performance, and senior leadership reporting.

Provider recruitment and retention planning, including alignment of physician and APP resources with growth and access needs.

Capital planning, budgeting, program development, and expansion planning.

Leadership of quality, patient experience, access, and operational improvement priorities across the service line.

Development of strong relationships with physicians and physician leaders and facilitation of decisions across the academic and community cardiology platforms.

Coordination of major growth initiatives and regional priorities, including clinic/program expansion and procedural capacity.

Assuring the delivery of care to patients and adherence to service standards.

Develops departmental goals, plans and standards consistent with the requirements and objectives of the organization.

Plans, organizes and directs all activities related to staffing, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions and continuing education initiatives.

Prepares budgets and ensures compliance with allocated funding.

Directs and evaluates all administrative services activities, including service level determination and complaint management to achieve performance and quality control objectives.

Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

EXPERIENCE

Seven years' experience, with five years' in leadership

Department: 8050000125 CMC Administration

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

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