Vascular Coordinator, Cardiac Cath Lab

Full‑time Day Shift Vascular Coordinator – Cardiac Cath Lab Department

Beacon Health System is hiring a full‑time day shift Vascular Coordinator for our Cardiac Cath Lab Department at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, IN. As part of a larger team, you will lead with compassion, build trust, and create lasting impacts on patient care while supporting the community we serve.

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance through Cigna
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) Matching Retirement Fund
• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition and Certification Reimbursement
• Clinical Ladder Program
• Local and National Discounts
• Beacon Academy Educational Courses
• Gym Membership Discount

Located in the heart of South Bend, Memorial Hospital is deeply rooted in the community it serves. From advanced surgical services to award‑winning heart and cancer care, we provide comprehensive treatment with a personal touch. As part of Beacon Health System, we are dedicated to improving health and inspiring hope throughout the region.

As a Cardiac Cath Lab Department Vascular Coordinator, you will report to the Vice President for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Service Line at the system level and collaborate with physicians, Structural Heart Coordinators, nursing teams, and other healthcare providers. You will =be an integral member of the Heart, Vascular and Stroke co‑management care networks, working with leadership to identify opportunities for improvement, recommend corrective actions, and monitor key initiatives.

• Promote and drive standardization of care throughout the health system to reduce care variation using evidence‑based medicine (SVS and VQI clinical guideline standards).
• Attend and regularly report data to Heart, Vascular and Stroke service line co‑management councils and committees regarding performance improvement initiatives and metrics.
• Provide expertise to lead, manage, and support strategic initiatives.
• Assist in developing key clinical indicators for routine monitoring of performance statistics for internal use and communicate performance both internally and externally.
• Lead teams in implementation efforts, instructing and mentoring others to guide effective care and optimal patient outcomes.
• Focus on accountabilities encompassing patient care across the continuum (acute and post‑acute settings).
• Serve on various PI projects or teams to improve patient quality and outcomes.
• Utilize clinical data to develop and support best practice guidelines.

• Develop referral coordination through ED and PCPs.
• Develop a central referral process that allows for triage to the right physician based on expertise and best location for care.
• Develop clinical pathways for vascular patients.
• Develop protocols based on SVS and VQI best practice.
• Develop PI metrics based on VQI scorecard.
• Implement monthly Vascular Case Conferences with EGH and MHSB physicians to review cases and films.
• Integrate with stroke and neurology program.
• Initiate surveillance plan for patients after interventions and for patients without an intervention.

• Work with essential departments and individuals for data collection, tracking and reporting outcomes supporting strategic planning goals.
• Develop and maintain processes for data validation and integrity for selected metrics and initiatives.
• Benchmark with other hospitals and health systems to identify best practices and processes for performance improvement initiatives, and coordinate selected external benchmarking projects with State/Federal agencies when indicated.
• Give feedback to physicians and other clinical staff on failed core measure cases to assure future compliance with core measures.
• Respond to specific data requests from physicians, administration, and staff for assigned core measures and for other topics as needed.
• Handle data quality reviews which may involve interpretation and decision making as to appropriate course of action.
• Actively participate in the development of clinical databases for internal/external data analysis.