Director - Cardiovascular Services

Director - Cardiovascular Services

Detroit Medical Center – DMC Harper University Hospital is seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire the team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long‑term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Directs the cardiovascular service line at the assigned location. Responsible for overall operational management, personnel management, financial management, quality improvement initiatives, marketing promotion, business development and strategic planning of Cardiovascular Services. Oversees or directs the development of policies for area(s) of responsibility. Approves policies and/or seeks other system, regional, clinical service approval as appropriate. Ensures the development of department procedures/protocols and secures system approval as necessary.

Oversees the development of functional processes. Creates and seeks approval of organizational structures. Approves personnel actions such as hires, fires, disciplines, etc. Ensures the timely completion of performance appraisals. Determines staff training needs and coordinates training programs to enhance staff skills. Ensures that competency requirements are met for clinical personnel based on standards set forth by Patient Care Services. Develops short to long‑range goals and measures for area(s) of responsibility and oversees the assessment of goal attainment.

Develops, seeks approval of, monitors and ensures compliance with budget.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Nursing or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree preferred.
• Five or more years of progressively more responsible leadership experience in a hospital setting. Two years of cardiovascular leadership experience is preferred.

• Analytical ability to create solutions to difficult administrative, technical or human situations, to anticipate and resolve a broad range of issues and concerns on multiple, sometimes unrelated, topics, to determine the need for process development and refinement, to independently evaluate situations and outline ramifications of multiple solutions or options, to recommend goals for a function/area and understand when intervention in current work processes must occur to ensure successful delivery of service.
• Communication and/or interpersonal skills for contact with internal and external customers/stakeholders to obtain and interpret a variety of information based on knowledge of departmental practices, DMC policies and programs and specific technical and regulatory knowledge. Discretion must be exercised in deciding.

DMC Harper University Hospital has distinguished itself in surgery and medicine and is known for clinical expertise and innovative research. A specialty referral hospital, Harper has established Centers of Excellence in neurosciences, bariatric surgery, vascular services, multidisciplinary cardiovascular services, hypertension, stroke prevention and heart failure.

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