Cardiologist / System Medical Director Cardiac Imaging Integration
About The Position
Hartford HealthCare’s Heart & Vascular Institute (HHC HVI) is seeking an experienced Cardiologist who is highly skilled, board certified, with significant experience/training in echocardiography, MRI, CT, and or/Nuclear Cardiology. This position will focus on delivering superb clinical care to a diverse, medically complex patient population in both the in-patient and outpatient arenas, supported by the highest-caliber cardiovascular invasive, diagnostic, and surgical services in a collaborative and multidisciplinary setting. The System Medical Director of Cardiac Imaging Integration will coordinate the strategic direction, operational efficiency, and clinical quality of all cardiac imaging services (Echocardiography, Nuclear, SPECT CT, PET CT, CT, MRI) within Hartford HealthCare’s Heart & Vascular Institute, and in partnership with our Radiology partners across the ecosystem (CT and MRI). Reporting to the HVI SVP, Operations and HVI Physicians-in-Chief, this role will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of exceptional patient care, optimizing imaging resource utilization, and driving innovation in cardiac imaging technology.
Requirements
- BC Cardiology
- certified in multi-modality imaging
- minimum 10 years experience
- proven record in leadership role
Responsibilities
- Executes on comprehensive strategic plan for cardiac imaging services for all cardiac imaging modalities, in alignment and coordination with our key stakeholders in Radiology and aligned with A2E2 (Access, Affordability, Equity and Excellence) and HVI’s vision to improve access to high quality imaging services.
- Collaborates with other clinical leaders to optimize patient care
- Ensures collaboration with regional radiology partners to optimize patient care for cardiac CT and cardiac MRI
- Promotes evidence-based practices and guidelines and establishes safe and effective standards for Hartford HealthCare cardiac imaging
- Performs complex advanced cardiac imaging procedures, interpreting results, and providing expert consultation to referring physicians.
- Identifies, develops, plans, and actualizes opportunities for program growth and innovation for cardiac imaging services across the system
- Leads quality improvement initiatives in partnership with HVI, radiology and system quality teams
- Collaborates with radiology partners and cardiologists to optimize workflows and throughput between the two specialties
- Works in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to balance technology with values that emphasize quality of life, consumer choice, risk-benefit decisions, access and integrity of life
- Demonstrates systems thinking by recognizing, responding and following up on all issues, concerns and suggestions on behalf of the patient population and staff. Provides timely follow-up and provides leadership in system redesign to promote a culture of safety
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
