Corporate Director of Cath Lab Services

Community Health Systems is one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers. Developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 40 distinct markets across 15 states, CHS is committed to helping people get well and live healthier. CHS operates 71 acute-care hospitals and more than 1,000 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers. 

 

Summary:
The Corporate Director of Cath Lab Services shall act as the expert resource for CHS in the area of Cardiology Services. Provides corporate leadership direction and assistance to plan, support and promote the development and implementation of cardiology programs and services for CHS facilities consistent with the mission of Community Health Systems. Provides consultation in clinical specialty to personnel and other entities regarding program development, departmental operations, quality patient care and patient safety. Act as the subject matter expert resource to the Directors/Managers of Cath Lab and Cardiology Services for the hospital departments who manage personnel and procedures in the Cardiac Cath Lab (CCL). Will provide a broad perspective as it relates to the implementation of guideline directed and evidence based care and development of procedural best practices. Principal areas of focus include clinical outcomes, registry data management, supply and procedural charges, supply and implant management, and CCL efficiency metrics. Will work collaboratively to identify, assess, plan, and implement corporate level performance improvement as it relates to the CCL. Will work with the supply chain inventory team to ensure the CCL has consistent visibility to the changes related to supplies and implants. Will manage the review and facilitation of CCL data; as it relates to the CV services dashboard, which includes the data points to manage the operations and business department.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• In coordination with the SVP of Clinical Operations and the Senior Director of Cardiovascular Services, this position will lead Cardiology Service Lines process improvement projects related to clinical outcomes management, including the ability to manage, organize and analyze societal clinical registry data for the purpose of presenting the opportunity for improvement.
• Work collaboratively with hospital leadership by assuming responsibility for the consultative development and implementation of programs leveraging hospital specific data to improve processes and identify missed opportunities.
• Expected to serve as a mentor and expert resource for Cardiology service and develop the service line.
• Assumes responsibility for the consultative development and implementation of programs and clinical initiatives and assists in evaluation of Cardiology program processes.
• Critical review of care delivery and clinical outcomes to improve quality, decrease cost and improve patient navigation.
• Research and develop evidenced based practice standards, best practice criteria, and outcomes metrics for CHS facilities related to Cardiology Service Lines.
• Assists with strategic planning, market analysis, business development, growth and quality improvement plans for CHS facilities regarding Cardiology Surgery programs.
• Provide on-site consultative services as needed for CHS Cardiology Programs.
• Serves as mentor and resource for the program directors at the hospital.
• Works collaboratively with others at Corporate to facilitate and improve Cardiology Operations
• Develops collaborative relationships with corporate and hospital personnel, staff and physicians to ensure a continuum focus and improved operations.
• Observe professional ethics in maintaining confidential information concerning the personal, financial, medical, or employment status of patients and staff of Community Health Systems.
• Expected to assist with strategic planning, market analysis, business development, and growth initiatives for CHS hospitals regarding surgical services programs.
• Is expected to develop and cultivate collaborative relationships with corporate and hospital personnel, staff and physicians, to ensure engagement and improved operations.
• Is expected to represent professional ethics in maintaining confidential information concerning the personal, financial and medical or employment status of patients and staff of CHSPSC, LLC.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability req