Medical Director, Vascular Surgery - Canyons Region

Essential Functions

Leadership

Lead Physicians, APPs and others in collaborations and implement care models that best meet the patient needs and the fundamentals of extraordinary care.

Ensure that evidence-based clinical care standards, in partnership with the Clinical Programs, are established and effectively implemented within the care site for appropriate caregivers.

Lead implementation of clinical best practices and programmatic improvements as supported by the Clinical Programs.

Set the culture of team-based care and develop standards and processes to optimize high-functioning clinical care teams.

Create an environment that maximizes the engagement and professional satisfaction of physicians and APPs.

Build and foster physician and APP alignment across the service line/department.

Collaborate with physician and clinical caregiver recruitment, retention, and professional development.

Lead the vascular lab. This includes achieving and maintaining societal accreditation efforts, supporting growth, and ensuring clinical best practices.

Lead quality improvement focused on programmatic development in collaboration with the CV Medical Director, Regional ACMO-

Specialty Care and Acute Care, local market hospital CMO and Operations Officer, and CV Acute and Ambulatory Operations Directors.

Assist in development and implementation of departmental KPIs in alignment with Intermountain’s mission, vision and values.

Direct oversight of departmental process improvement with responsibility for leading to achievements of goals.

Work collaboratively in partnership with operational, nursing, and clinical leadership.

Align practices with operational efficiency and productivity across the department/service line.

Provide leadership, oversight, and support for the development of a culture of high reliability.

Build relationships and execute strategies to drive performance and measure improvement of the service line/unit/department.

Work collaboratively with the CV Medical director, market hospital CMO and regional ACMOs for Acute and Specialty care, as well as Service Line Executive Leaders in coordination of support services including Clinical Programs, Clinical Shared Services, Research, Medical Education, and Clinical Excellence.

Partner with the markets CMO to ensure seamless coordination of the services and clinical programs across the care continuum.

Participate in regional and enterprise collaboratives and councils in support of specialty specific programs and initiatives.

Provide care site representation in specialty specific consultation as requested by DTS or other system operational units.

Stewardship

Collaborate with departmental director(s) and other physician leaders to optimize management of cost controls and efficiencies.

Lead the vascular lab. This includes achieving and maintaining societal accreditation efforts, supporting growth, and ensuring clinical best practices.

Develop efficient processes in both the acute care setting and outpatient clinic setting to provide high quality, patient centric care that enhances access and best practices.

Physician Partnership and Support

Meet regularly with leadership to develop strong relationships with providers and to discuss information that is essential to the successful performance of the unit(s)/department(s).

Skills

• Leadership
• Interpersonal Communication
• Relationship Building
• Strategic Planning
• People Management
• Continual Improvement Process
• Workforce Planning
• Health Administration
• Medical Staff Training
• Health Care