Manager-Invasive Cardiology

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The Manager-Invasive Cardiology reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Manager holds the authority and accountability for the management of invasive cardiology departments as well as cardiovascular clinical programs. 

Invasive cardiology responsibilities include management oversight for the:

• Cardiac Catheterization Labs
• Electrophysiology Labs
• Cardiology Recovery Observation Unit (CROU)

Cardiovascular programs include (but are not limited to) management oversight for various programs and their associated staff:

• Cardiac Surgery post-op management (i.e. mid-level providers)
• General Cardiology/Heart Failure (i.e. mid-level providers, nurses)
• Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplant program (i.e.,mid-level providers, nurses)
• Other niche programs (i.e. bicuspid aortic valve program, atrial fibrillation program)

Collaborates with leadership (as well as their cardiovascular management counterparts) to advance quality strategies, ensure a professional work environment, facilitate timeliness of services, and enhance patient satisfaction.  The Manager is responsible for fiscal, human resource, and quality outcomes for their defined service area or unit. The Manager places the needs of the patient and other customers as a first priority and demonstrates the skills necessary to meet and exceed expectations. The Manager focuses others on a clearly defined, clearly communicated vision and engages individuals and groups to achieve that vision.   The Manager identifies and develops organizational talent and embraces continuous learning of self and others.

Responsibilities:

Core Skills: Clinical Care Manager

• Provides clinical staff with cardiovascular service environment that supports their professional practice, health and well-being
  • Coaches and mentors and develops staff  in their professional practice
  • Advances professional practice through education and certification
  • Facilitates onboarding of new staff
  • Promotes development of staff through by creating individualized development plans
  • Partners with other health professionals and leadership in supporting the patient experience
  • Collaborates in the development of annual performance evaluations
  • Collaboratively manages the disciplinary process when appropriate
• Serves as the clinical expert for the specific patient population and is accountable for the implementation evidence based practice
  • Advances patient care through the implementation of evidence based practice
  • Collaborates with medical/clinical leadership in care coordination
  • Ensures sustained Control phase of DMAIC for all process improvement initiatives
  • Attends Clinical Care Evaluation Committee (CCEC)
  • Designs and implements clinical protocols and quality improvements
• Maintains and improves the department or unit’s quality of care and/or service
  • Promotes innovation and research to advance care patient care models
  • Encourages, mentors and coaches staff in advancing innovation through research and evidence
• Attracts, develops, and retains exceptional care givers and provides those care givers with an environment that fosters excellence through continuous learning
  • Collaborates with Human Resources and other managers to ensure appropriate staffing
  • Advances innovative retention strategies for staff
  • Collaboratively manages the disciplinary process when appropriate
  • Facilitates the annual performance review process
  • Ensure application of staffing tools

Basic Core Skills:

• Customer Focus:
  • Clearly identifies the internal and external customer(s) for their unit or service area and their respective requirements/expectations.
  • Actively seeks methods of concurrent and retrospective feedback from customers, listens to customer feedback and implements solutions and/or interventions as appropriate.
• Creative Leadership:
  • Translates organizational vision into a unit or service area vision that engages staff in contributing to and achieving that vision.
• Coaching and Development:
  • Provides daily, just-in-time feedback to improve performance and self-esteem of staff.
  • Tracks coaching discussions and actual performance of associates to ensure accountability.
  • Seeks ways to match staff members’ talents and career interests with organizational opportunities.
• Continuous Learning:
  • Continually examines ways to improve business relationships with customers, suppliers, community, etc.
  • Seeks and is open to new ideas from a wide range of sources; encourages others to share knowledge and best practices.
• Assumes 24-hour accountability for quality of patient care, human resources and departments’ functions.
• Ensures all staff and shifts have appropriate supervision and monitoring to ensure effective, safe, efficient, productive and high quality operations.
• Ensures a safe high quality work environment for the delivery of care and services.
• Utilizes appropriate resources within the institution, division and department to provide consultation education, technical or informational services as needed to self, staff and other personnel.
• Maintains technical and clinical standards consistent with the professional and regulatory agencies applicable to areas providing management oversight.
• Adheres to and ensures staff adheres to all hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Designs and structures positions in accordance with the hospital’s organizational framework and to implement each department’s mission and strategy on behalf of patients, physicians and other customers.
• Ensures all staff are trained and developed in all aspects of operations to optimize operational efficiency and effectiveness. Develops and implements strategies to meet targeted goals for each department’s specific turnover and vacancy rates. Develops and executes recruitment and retention plans as needed for each department.
• Collaborates with system partners providing cardiovascular services (i.e. Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital)
• Collaborates with other managers in the delivery of crossover services in all locations.
• Ensures the development, delivery and maintenance of technical in-service and continuing education programs to ensure the continuing evolution of staff competence.
• Models appreciation for diversity.
• Creates an environment of strong morale and motivated professionals.
• Develops and maintains relationships with all customer including staff, physicians and vendors.

Required:

• One of the following degrees:  Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited school/college of nursing OR degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
• Progressive leadership with two-three years of management experience
• Clinical professional expertise
• Demonstrates personal alignment with NMH’s core values of integrity, excellence, patients first, and teamwork.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient problem solving and decision making skills, with ability to confront and resolve issues
• Ability to plan, organize and direct the activities of others.
• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois

OR

• Current license as an Advanced Practice Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• Certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse by a national certifying body as approved by the Illinois Department of Regulation APN Board.

OR

• Master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
• Current license as a Physician’s Assistant in the State of Illinois

Preferred:

• Master’s degree preferred
• Cardiology or Cardiac Surgery clinical experience
• Certification in area of specialty or administration

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check.  Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. 

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.