What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Manager – Cardiovascular & Women's Health position at Essen Health Care?
Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.
Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50 locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500 providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.
We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.
The General Manager of Cardiovascular & Women's Health is responsible for the strategic,
operational, financial, and clinical support of the Cardiovascular and Women's Health
service lines. This executive-level leader oversees multiple outpatient practices, drives
operational excellence, improves patient access and provider productivity, and partners
closely with physicians, nursing leadership, and executive leadership to achieve
organizational goals.
The General Manager will lead cross-functional initiatives focused on quality, patient
satisfaction, financial performance, growth, and regulatory compliance while fostering a
culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Operational Leadership
Financial Management
Required
Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50 locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500 providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.
We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.
The General Manager of Cardiovascular & Women's Health is responsible for the strategic,
operational, financial, and clinical support of the Cardiovascular and Women's Health
service lines. This executive-level leader oversees multiple outpatient practices, drives
operational excellence, improves patient access and provider productivity, and partners
closely with physicians, nursing leadership, and executive leadership to achieve
organizational goals.
The General Manager will lead cross-functional initiatives focused on quality, patient
satisfaction, financial performance, growth, and regulatory compliance while fostering a
culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Operational Leadership
- Provide overall operational leadership for the Cardiovascular and Women's Health
- Develop and execute strategic initiatives that improve operational efficiency,
- Standardize workflows and implement best practices across all locations.
- Lead departmental managers and operational staff to achieve organizational
- Ensure appropriate staffing models to support clinical operations and patient
Financial Management
- Develop, manage, and monitor departmental operating budgets.
- Analyze financial performance, revenue, expenses, provider productivity, and key
- Partner with Finance to develop forecasts, business plans, and growth strategies.
- Identify opportunities for revenue enhancement, cost reduction, and operational
- Monitor departmental KPIs and implement corrective action plans when necessary.
- Collaborate with physician leadership and advanced practice providers to optimize
- Support provider recruitment, onboarding, retention, scheduling, and productivity
- Ensure operational readiness for new providers, locations, and service expansions.
- Partner with clinical leadership to maintain high standards of patient care.
- Develop and implement strategies to expand Cardiovascular and Women's Health
- Identify opportunities for new programs, partnerships, and market expansion.
- Lead operational planning for practice acquisitions, new sites, and service line
- Support value-based care and population health initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and regulatory requirements, including
- Monitor quality metrics, patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction scores.
- Lead quality improvement and performance improvement initiatives.
- Ensure readiness for audits, inspections, and accreditation activities.
- Directly supervise operational managers and department leadership.
- Mentor and develop high-performing teams through coaching and performance
- Foster collaboration across clinical, administrative, and executive leadership.
- Promote a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Finance, Human Resources, Revenue Cycle, Credentialing, Quality, IT,
- Lead cross-functional projects focused on operational excellence and patient
- Present operational updates, financial performance, and strategic
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Nursing,
- 7 years of progressive healthcare operations leadership experience.
- 5 years managing ambulatory specialty care or multi-site physician practices.
- Demonstrated success leading large multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong experience with operational and financial management, budgeting, and
- Knowledge of healthcare regulations, quality initiatives, and ambulatory practice
- Experience using electronic medical record systems (eClinicalWorks preferred).
- Excellent analytical, leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
- Master's degree (MHA, MBA, MPH, MSN, or related field).
- Experience in Cardiovascular Services, Cardiology, Women's Health, OB/GYN,
- Experience with value-based care, population health, and performance
- Lean, Six Sigma, or Project Management certification is a plus.
- Healthcare Operations Leadership
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Financial & Budget Management
- Ambulatory Practice Management
- Physician Relations
- Provider Productivity
- Business Development
- Quality Improvement
- Regulatory Compliance
- Patient Experience
- Data Analytics & KPI Management
- Change Management
- Team Leadership & Staff Development
- Cross-Functional Collaboration