Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery seeks to recruit an experienced, highly motivated, collaborative, visionary leader to further advance the clinical, educational and research missions as the Medical Director of the Mickey Shapiro 2 East Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (2E CVICU).
The mission and vision of the CV Surgery program at Corewell Health in Southeast Michigan is to become a nationally recognized center for CV surgery with top decile quality metrics, a high level of patient and family experience and a CV Surgery workforce that is highly competent, valued and has professional satisfaction in caring for complex patients.
The unit provides perioperative care to approximately >700 patients/year, 85% of whom are adult cardiac surgical patients. The CV surgery program is experiencing year-on-year growth. Establishing a program for LVAD shared care and eventually a Destination LVAD program is part of a 5-year strategic plan for CV Surgery and Advanced Heart Failure.
The Medical Director partners with faculty from Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Intensivists (Anesthesiology/SICU) as well as the Clinical Nursing Director and Service Line partners to provide leadership for the clinical operations of Cardiovascular Patients, creating a culture that engenders delivery of superb and efficient patient care in an educational environment enhancing the communication and team approach for all caregivers.
The Medical Director of the CVICU will serve in a unique partnership with the unit's Clinical Nursing Director.
The Medical Director of the CVICU will have a joint appointment within the Department of Anesthesiology and the Division of Cardiac Surgery. This administrative role will report to the Corewell Health East Regional Division Chief of CV Surgery.
Pre-requisites include:
- Clinical experience in CV Anesthesiology and Critical Care (dual board certification).
- Perioperative Echocardiography Board Certification (preferred).
Responsibilities:
- Implementing a just culture of high reliability, teamwork, and respect.
- Facilitating quality improvement in the STS metrics relevant to CVICU, particularly, the STS Failure to Rescue domains (e.g., prolonged ventilation, post-op pneumonia, renal failure, stroke, and re-operation for bleeding).
- Facilitating quality improvement initiatives in the CMS Penalties for Hospital Acquired Complications (e.g., CAUTI, CLABI, HAPU, DVT/PE).
- Implementation of 1730pm multi-disciplinary bedside rounding for handover and proactive patient care plans for the APP night shift team.
- Facilitating professional development of the CVICU APP team to develop core competencies to practice "top of license" and gain procedural proficiency.
- Partnering with the CVICU Nursing Manager to develop workflows and processes to improve the quality of care in CVICU.
- Sustained improvement of CV surgery length of stay.
- Participation in CVICU-related quality and other standard meetings, including the WBUH monthly quality meeting, the monthly CV surgery M&M + Service Line Development meeting, and the WBUH QI workgroup meetings.
- Care model development in line with national benchmarks and industry standards for quaternary CV Surgery programs nationwide.
Qualifications:
- MD/DO Degree.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Time management and organizational skills; self-directed with the ability to make quality, independent decisions.
- Analytical and strong problem-solving skills.
- Able to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines, high volumes, and multiple interruptions.
- Ability to maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality.
- Ability to listen to others.
- Builds trust, creates and communicates clarity, works collaboratively, and fosters teamwork.
- Directs the activities of professional and support staff, providing direction and support to subordinate staff to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the operational impacts of insurance industry contracts and managed care proposals.
- Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations relating to utilization management operations.
- Ability to cultivate a service-oriented culture, create and communicate vision and strategy, and lead change and innovation.
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital:
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital opened on Jan. 24, 1955, as a 238-bed community hospital. Today, the hospital is a 1,101-bed major academic and referral center with Level I adult trauma and Level II pediatric trauma designations.
Primary Location: SITE - Royal Oak Hospital - 3601 W 13 Mile Road - Royal Oak
Department Name: Ernst Cardiovascular Center - CHMG East
Employment Type: Part time
Shift: Variable (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours: 4
Hours of Work: Variable
Days Worked: Variable
Weekend Frequency: Variable weekends
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