Director of Cardiac Anesthesia - Physician - Valley Medical Group – New Jersey

Valley Medical Group is looking for Director of Cardiac Anesthesia to join its team.

VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC is one of the largest and most honored healthcare providers in New Jersey. Newsweek has recognized us as one of the world’s 1,000 best hospitals and one of the 100 best hospitals in the United States. The Valley Health System is a High-Reliability Organization dedicated to safety, quality, and satisfaction, ensuring an outstanding patient and community experience. It serves as the parent corporation for The Valley Hospital, The Valley Hospital Foundation, Valley Home Care, Valley Medical Group, ColigoCare, and Valley Research Institute. Prestigious alliances with Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute and the Mount Sinai Health System mean our doctors collaborate with the top physician leaders in medicine today.

The Valley Medical Group is part of the Valley Health System. Valley Medical Group (VMG) is a multispecialty group practice comprised of physicians and advanced practice providers representing more than 50 medical and surgical specialties. VMG brings together experts in primary care, pediatrics, oncology, cardiology, obstetrics & gynecology, and various medical and surgical specialties. VMG believes the relationships between its doctors and providers are central to success. Valley Medical Group (VMG) has 1,159 employees, including nearly 350 physicians and over 150 advanced practice practitioners representing more than 50 medical and surgical specialties. Formed under the auspices of Valley Health System, VMG employs physicians based at the main Hospital, The Luckow Pavilion, primary and walk-in care centers, and about 48 locations and 92 practices throughout communities served by Valley in both New Jersey and New York.  

The Valley Hospital is one of the busiest hospitals with 431 beds, approximately 46,000 admissions annually, over 70,000 patients treated in the Emergency Department, and over 3,500 babies born. Valley has over 3,000 volunteers, is not unionized, and with 5,500 employees, is one of the largest employers in Bergen County. The Hospital’s primary service area includes 32 towns in northwestern Bergen County, home to over 460,000 people, and it has expanded its footprint well beyond that area. The construction of The New Valley Hospital, due to be completed in late 2023, will be a 900,000-square-foot state-of-the-art healthcare destination site on a 40-acre campus in Paramus. 

Reports in a matrix relationship to: Director, Department of Anesthesiology; and Chair, Cardiac Service Line
Time Commitment: Physician shall spend approximately 4 hours per week performing the administrative services set forth below.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
•    Manages the group of physicians who provide cardiac anesthesia to ensure the seamless transition of care from all cardiac anesthesia and post-anesthesia areas.  This role is responsible for ensuring coverage of all cardiac anesthesia areas 24/7/365 in accordance with volume and standards set by VMG and the Hospital.
•    Holds primary responsibility for the management of the Division of cardiac anesthesia including oversight of the performance of the cardiac anesthesiologists. The Director shall create and oversee the schedule for cardiac anesthesia ensuring adequate daily coverage of cardiac anesthesia.
•    Ensures the provision of all cardiac anesthesia services to patients in the Cardiothoracic ORs, Electrophysiology Lab, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Structural Heart procedural areas, Same Day Medicine, cardiac critical care, and any other location where cardiac anesthesia services are provided or needed.
•    Collaborates with the Director of the Department of Anesthesiology and the physician and administrative leadership of the cardiovascular service line to ensure that quality, safety and strategic goals are met.
•    Ensures the provision of evidence-based care for all patients requiring cardiac anesthesia including, but not limited to:
o    Conventional post-open-heart patients;
o    Thoracic surgical 
o    All patients undergoing transcatheter valve therapy, including:
    TAVR;
    MitraClip; and
    Future therapies not yet adopted;
o    All structural and EP patients admitted to CPPU, including but not limited to: 
    ASD and PFO closure;
    Endocardial and epicardial left atrial appendage closure / ligation;
    Endocardial and epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation; and
o    Patients requiring advanced cardiac support including LVAD:
•    Serves as a member of the Cardiovascular Services Executive Committee.
•    Serves as a member of the Cardiovascular Services Quality and Patient Safety Committee; participates in all Cleveland Clinic/Valley quarterly quality meetings.
•    Seeks to participate in clin