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Southwest Division Medical Director - Cardiovascular Service Line
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Physician Enterprise is actively seeking a highly experienced leader to serve as the Southwest Division Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line. We are searching for a well-rounded and collaborative physician leader with 10+ years of proven clinical excellence in patient care. The candidate will be comfortable in initiating and managing relationships with providers and hospital leadership, along with developing and maintaining positive relationships with community leaders in the communities we serve. This individual will have prior experience in managing growth and the development of a successful cardiovascular service line.

The SW Division Medical Director will be primarily accountable for the overall success of the Cardiovascular service line division-wide, in collaboration with their Strategy dyad partner. This individual will be responsible for collaborating with division, hospital and medical group administration to strategically plan the future growth and development of the healthcare service lines within the SW Division. Additionally, this individual will serve as the liaison for quality and cost effective initiatives across the SW Division, in collaboration with the national cardiovascular service line and its divisional constituents. There will be an additional reporting relationship into the division.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for achieving excellence in the overall performance of the service line
• Responsible for the senior leadership, planning, directing, and monitoring of the service line
• Works closely with the Division Director of Strategy as a dyad partner, to develop and implement the overall strategic plan
• Engages staff and cultivates a positive culture that prioritizes humankindness and patient-centric care consistent with CommonSpirit Health and Physician Enterprises culture
• Accountable for operational, financial, clinical, quality, and business development activities in all areas of responsibility
• Ensures the integration of the service lines activities are in line with CommonSpirit Health and the SW Division Physician Enterprise initiatives
• Ensures compliance with regulations and governing rules of CommonSpirit Health and contracted payers to include Federal and State payers
• In collaboration with the SW Division System SVP and Provider Site leadership, leads with the vision and creates a culture that reflects a patient care-focused environment
• Directs care center management staff to effectively resolve operational, staff and financial issues pertaining to the practice
• Participates in work groups, teams, task forces and committees to support ongoing division functions, provide input, and resolve ad hoc issues
• Works with the Manager and staff in the development and enhancement of practice guidelines
• Establishes coaching or mentoring relationships with their team, paying special attention to members who are new or in need of assistance to plan and enhance their professional growth
• Regularly establishes universal objectives and goals for team members and does a yearly evaluation based on those goals
• Clinically active physician who models the practice of evidence-based medicine and superior patient experience skills
• Strives to be a servant leader who exemplifies mission-appropriate excellence and professional growth of the members of the department and promote a culture which supports the mission statement of the Hospital and Medical Group
• Perform such other reasonable duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Hospital President, the Board of Directors, Community Board, or the President, COO or CMO of the Medical Group
• Up to 30% clinical responsibilities

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:

This position currently reports to the System Senior VP, Physician Enterprise of Dignity Health Medical Group Southwest Division for medical group activities. As a member of the medical staff, the physician will also collaborate with the Chief Medical Officer of the SW Division Hospitals for all activities related to medical staff services.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• MD Degree and Board Certification in Internal Medicine with Cardiology Fellowship
• Minimum of ten years of progressive healthcare leadership experience
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead productive complex teams
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage provider relations
• Experience managing an efficient, high quality, complex surgical enterprise with specific experience in dealing with clinical and administrative issues related to perioperative services in a large academic environment;
• Experience in out-of-OR intervention management and willingness to be hands on
• Proven expertise in driving effective business and management strategies

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive salary
• Generous benefits package that includes an employer-funded pension plan as well as employer-matched 403b
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation allowance for applicable physicians
• CME benefit
• Excellent malpractice insurance
• The opportunity to build something meaningful

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION:

Like its legendary namesake rising out of the ashes, the greater Phoenix area has emerged as one of the bright metropolitan areas of the 21st century. The Phoenix area encompasses more than 20 incorporated cities, including Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Mesa, and all serve as a timeless Southwestern backdrop to the spirit of Puebloans, cowboys, miners, and visionaries. Recently, the Census Bureau named Arizonas Maricopa County, which includes the greater Phoenix metro area, the county with the nations highest annual population growth. Home to more than 4 million residents where everyone has a sunny disposition, the Phoenix area also ranks as the sixth-largest city in the United States. Phoenix is a premier destination offering the best of both worlds: a growing and diverse economy and a great place to live with more than 300 sun-filled days a year and an almost endless supply of attractions including:

• 189 city parks, 33,000 acres of desert preserves, and 200 miles of trails
• Host to MLB Spring Training and the annual Fiesta Bowl
• Home of the Phoenix Open and 200 golf courses
• Professional sports teams including the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Arizona Cardinals.
• Host to 5 Fortune 500 company headquarters
• The Best Mexican Food North of the Border

A family-friendly area, with the Childrens Museum of Phoenix, ample youth sports and athletic leagues, the Challenger Space Center Arizona, a wide variety of school options, including public, private, magnet, and charter, the Phoenix Zoo, large water parks, SEA LIFE Arizona, and many more!

The Phoenix area is also a destination for people from all over the world to receive outstanding healthcare. This is particularly true of Dignity Healths St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center - home to the world-renown Barrow Neurological Institute and The Norton Thoracic Institute - #1 lung transplant program in the U.S. - as well as many other world-class healthcare services and teaching programs.

Dignity Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the nation, is a growing organization with well-resourced, modern facilities and diverse practice opportunities. With more than 39 acute care hospitals in three states and 9,000 physicians, Dignity Health touches the lives of thousands of people and provides nearly $2 billion in charity care to the communities it serves.

Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed physician group serving the Arizona Service Area. Covering over 45 practice sites, complementing clinical services with translational and bench research, our integrated medical group employs in excess of 250 healthcare providers throughout the valley. Dignity Health Medical Group is continuously expanding in order to meet the needs of the growing patient population in Arizona. With a unified vision of becoming an organization where physicians, care teams and staff come to do their best work--and patients come for the best care--Dignity Health Medical Group is searching for exceptional talent that is patient focused and team-oriented, who can become a part of our mission-driven organization.

Dignity Health Physician Recruitment

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