Scope
The Medical Director of Womens Cardiovascular will be a local clinical and regional research and programmatic leadership role, reporting to regional and market medical directors. They work in collaboration with system clinical program leaders to create and support a vision of excellence in Cardiovascular and Womens Health. Focus is on system-wide clinical best practices, outcomes, and clinical strategy. This person engages and elevates subspecialty teams and providers by encouraging innovation in clinical care, research, access, cost reduction, and program growth and development.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain clinical responsibilities in Cardiovascular and Womens Health.
- In partnership with the CV Clinical Program, leads process to establish evidence-based best care models for our patients, and ensures these standards are effectively implemented and monitored across Intermountain.
- Maps and optimizes the journey for patients across the care continuum including ambulatory and acute care.
- Works to engage and elevate subspecialty teams and providers by encouraging innovation in clinical care, research, access, cost reduction, and program growth and development.
- Leads physician / APP collaborations in Cardiovascular and Womens Health across Intermountain.
- Develops and implements a communication process which regularly informs and connects Cardiovascular and Womens Health physicians and APPs across the system.
- Develops, educates, and drives results for key performance metrics for safety, quality, patient experience, access, stewardship, engaged caregivers, growth, and equity, CMS metrics, documentation, and stewardship metrics including cost of care and utilization.
- Partners with CV Clinical Program, acute and ambulatory leaders in identifying care pathways and processes.
- Partners with market leaders in developing strategic vision for outreach and smart growth.
- Partners with hospital MECs in developing privileges and maintenance of privileges criteria for all Cardiovascular and Womens Health privileges as needed.
- Partners with key acute, ambulatory and CV leadership stakeholders in addressing clinical performance concerns of Cardiovascular and Womens Health physicians in concert with local CV leadership.
- Serves as the system expert for peer review for Cardiovascular and Womens Health and ensures a rapid response to requests to evaluate care or concerns.
- Leads Registry quality improvement work for their specialty system wide as applicable.
- Provides specialty-specific policy review or consultation as requested by SelectHealth.
- Participates in the CV Clinical Program strategic planning process. Partners in developing annual goals, and ensures goals and objectives are achieved.
- Supports appropriate research endeavors for Cardiovascular and Womens Health and collaborates with CV Research and the Office of Research.
- Responsible to clinically orient and educate new team members to ensure there is clear understanding of care processes.
- Creates networking opportunities.
- Supports local innovation, and scales good ideas across Intermountain.
This physician is the model for our model healthcare system as evidenced by :
Professional presentationsProfessional dressProfessional proposals and business plansIntegrity, passion, and energy for the Clinical Program workChampion of Intermountains Mission / Vision / Values and fundamentalsEffective implementation of the Intermountain operating modelMinimum Requirements
Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree. Education must be obtained through an ACGME or AOA accredited institution, will be verified.Board certified in Cardiology.Active State Medical Licensure, or in the process of obtaining licensure, is required.At least three years of clinical experience working as a physician in Cardiology.Two years of experience leading successful improvement in clinical settings.Two years of progressive healthcare leadership experience.Experience with change management with the ability to provide leadership in the adaptation and implementation of new processes and / or technology that enhance safety.Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.Trained in improvement science (i.e., Six Sigma, Lean, Project management, Advanced Training Program)Experience working in a complex health system (hospitals, ambulatory clinics, post-acute care, etc.).Demonstrated leadership of clinicians.