What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Director of Ambulatory Cardiopulmonary Services position at System Support?
Premier Health is seeking a visionary and collaborative executive leader to serve as the System Director of Ambulatory Cardiopulmonary Services. This critical role provides direct operational and financial oversight for a broad range of ambulatory services, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, standardized, and patient-centered care across multiple sites within the health system. The Director will drive service line growth, process efficiency, and standardization in alignment with the Premier Health mission: We Care. We Teach. We Innovate. We Serve.
Key Responsibilities
The Director is responsible for the system-wide strategy, operations, and financial performance for the following key areas:
Service Line Oversight: Direct operational and financial management of all Premier Health Outpatient ECHO, Stress Testing, EKG, and Cardiopulmonary Rehab services.
Clinic Management: Oversight of all Premier Health hospital-based cardiology clinics and outpatient sleep services/clinics.
System Standardization: Lead initiatives to systemize and standardize processes and operations across all Premier Health sites of care to improve efficiency and workflow.
Strategic Growth: Collaborate with operational site leaders, Christ JOA leadership, and service line leaders to develop and execute strategies for volume growth and enhanced patient experience.
Quality & Compliance: Work with Medical Directors and multidisciplinary teams to ensure all operations meet regulatory requirements, quality expectations, and organizational goals.
Team Leadership: Exercise full management authority over supervised staff (approximately 118 FTEs), including performance reviews, hiring, and discipline.
Fiscal Management: Manage the operating budget and maintain financial accountability, including the approval and monitoring of expenditures.
Integrated Care: Partner closely with the System Director of Diagnostic and Procedural Cardiology to ensure seamless, high-quality delivery of both inpatient and outpatient services.
Education:
- Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree.
- Preferred: Master's Degree.
Area of Study Preferred: Healthcare or Business.
Experience & Skills:
- Demonstrated progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations, preferably within cardiopulmonary, ambulatory, or diagnostic services.
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing multi-million-dollar operating budgets.
- Proven ability to drive organizational change, standardization, and performance improvement across a complex, multi-site system.
- Exceptional collaboration, communication, and relationship-building skills to partner effectively with medical staff, service line executives, and site leaders.
Reporting Structure:
This position has a direct line reporting to the Vice President of Ambulatory Services and Medical Imaging, with a dotted line reporting to the Cardiovascular service line and Premier Health – Christ JOA. The Director is an integral member of the JOA operations team.
