Overview
This position provides leadership, direction and support for the effective operation of the cardiovascular programs for the achievement of balanced initiatives and the delivery of excellent patient care. Responsibilities include strategic and design planning, business development, and financial management, as well as quality operational and patient outcomes.
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About Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks Memorial Hospital is a non-profit facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. A Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska's interior with a strong patient-to-nurse ratio and Shared Leadership Infrastructure. In addition to our exceptional clinical environment, our location offers incomparable lifestyle rewards away from work. In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty and endless recreation combine to create a one-of-a-kind place to live, work and play.
Position Available:
Exempt
Full Time, Days
Monday - Friday
Responsibilities
Directs the operations and staff for the Cardiovascular Clinic. Provides leadership in the development and implementation of a growth-producing strategic business plan for the Cardiology service line. Integrates quality outcomes, resource utilization and planning, and service delivery to obtain defined patient outcomes and business results. Supports process improvements that enhance the provision of cardiology clinical services. Designs and directs organizational processes that ensure patient safety and effective delivery of patient care.
Develops a Dyad Relationship with all Physicians and is a trusted and reliable resource for problem solving and program growth. Establishes routine communications which are clear, concise, and timely. Focuses on productivity, patient and staff feedback, documentation requirements, and overall effectiveness of the program. Addresses performance and behavioral issues in conjunction with the Chief Medical Officer in a professional and constructive manner. Works collaboratively in establishing quality of care metrics and appropriate benchmarked targets wherever possible.
Directs personnel actions including recruiting, new hire actions, interviewing and selection of new staff, training, and performance management. Sets goals, coaches, monitors, and corrects performance of staff. Ensures policies, procedures, and workflows have been followed. Directs staff schedules, timecards, and assures labor expenditures are maintained within budget guidelines. Retains a high performing team. Directs and evaluates work activities of clinical and administrative staff.
Fosters a culture that reflects the core values and polices of the department and Foundation Health Partners. Creates a service-oriented culture. Role models behaviors consistent with system principles and values. Builds collaborative partnership-based relationships. Serves as a role model and resource for providing quality patient care and maintaining clinical competencies for the department. Ensures compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies.
Develops and manages department budget in conjunction with system and facility goals and objectives. Develops capital acquisition plan, manages capital resources, and coordinates resource utilization for the department. Monitors the program’s financial performance to ensure positive outcomes via established metrics reflecting real time changes in revenue and expenses. Creates dashboards or other tools which facilitate the providers and staff’s understanding of the programs functions, productivity and quality outcomes. Shares and educates all parties routinely on a monthly or just in time basis outcomes of the work, addresses any shortcomings immediately.
Produces results that meet or exceed identified strategic and operational targets through leadership. Assures performance in clinical operations, financial, human resources and quality outcomes meet or exceed established targets. Directs and provides oversight to the management of clinical operations, quality and safety programs, and clinical practice with a focus on results and the evaluation of outcomes data. Leads the effective management of human resources to include staff turnover and retention outcomes and staff satisfaction.
Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.
Qualifications
- Must possess a strong knowledge and understanding of clinical care and operations as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor’s degree in nursing, business, health care or related field.
- Must possess at least 1-2 years of overall relevant experience. Must possess a strong knowledge of clinical operations and leadership as normally demonstrated as normally obtained through a minimum of two years of progressively responsible managerial experience.
- Requires a clinical licensure applicable to area of practice.
- Must possess knowledge of business plans, budgeting and quality improvement processes. Must demonstrate excellent human relations skills and have the ability to develop working relationships with physicians, patients, and other healthcare team members. Knowledge of the requirements of applicable regulatory and accreditation agencies.
- Must also possess demonstrated skill in problem analysis, project management, conflict resolution and oral/written presentations.
- Basic knowledge of computer software and applications, such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation programs.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree in a relevant field preferred.
Ten (10) or more years of relevant experience preferred. Five (5) or more years of managerial experience preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.