Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Services Medical Director
About The Position
The Electrophysiology (EP) and Arrhythmia Services Medical Director provides strategic, clinical, operational, and financial leadership for CaroMont Heart & Vascular (CHV) Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services. As a physician leader within CaroMont Health’s Clinically Integrated Network, the Medical Director collaborates with Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Service Line (CVPSL) physician and administrative leaders, other service line medical directors, leaders of the Cath & EP Labs, CHV Clinics, and Device Clinic, and multidisciplinary teams to support effective performance and outcomes. The role is intended for an expert EP physician with leadership experience and a commitment to excellence, collaboration, and innovation, who advocates for the strategies and vision of EP and Arrhythmia Services as well as CHV, CVPSL, and CaroMont Health. The Medical Director may devote a maximum of ten hours per month to the role’s medico-administrative services and maintains active participation in the cardiology call schedule per service line standards.
Requirements
- Active North Carolina medical license.
- CaroMont Regional Medical Center Medical Staff membership in good standing.
- Employed by CaroMont Medical Group and actively caring for specialty-specific patients.
- Specialty-specific board certification.
Nice To Haves
- Prior formal physician leadership position(s) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical and medical leadership for EP and Arrhythmia services across the service line.
- Assist with strategic planning, communication, and execution, and promote service development consistent with organizational mission, vision, operating philosophy, and strategic goals.
- Lead initiatives to improve the effectiveness and outcomes of EP and Arrhythmia programs and services, and align physicians and APPs with strategic and operational priorities.
- Participate in, support, and lead multidisciplinary meetings and conferences focused on clinical, operational, and financial outcomes.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary care involving cardiology, structural heart, vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, radiology, anesthesia, APPs, nursing, and other clinical support teams.
- Collaborate with medical staff and clinical support teams to deliver compassionate, exceptional, and highly reliable care.
- Establish, participate in, and oversee performance-improvement initiatives addressing quality, outcomes, patient safety, effectiveness, and efficiency.
- Supervise quality review and assurance activities, including peer review, morbidity and mortality review, case review, and compliance audits.
- Review, evaluate, and recommend clinical, operational, and financial improvement initiatives; monitor and report quality, safety, and outcome metrics to applicable governance committees.
- Develop, implement, and maintain standardized clinical protocols, policies, procedures, and practice guidelines, and work to reduce care variation.
- Participate in assessment, introduction, and outcome evaluation of technologies, techniques, and services; evaluate and integrate EP and Arrhythmia technologies to enhance care and effectiveness.
- Coordinate with IT and the Epic informatics team to create and update EMR order sets and protocols.
- Review and monitor participation in extramural and national registries, including EP and structural heart registries, and oversee accreditation.
- Ensure adherence to applicable CMS, Joint Commission, NCDHSS, and other regulatory requirements.
- Participate in SIVAT and other value-analysis processes to support expense management, responsible vendor relationships, and equipment and supply standardization.
- Establish and lead access and utilization review, block-time management, and appropriate case selection to support efficient care delivery.
- Assist in developing and implementing tactics to enhance the financial health of the service line, including EP and Arrhythmia services.
- Establish and lead education and training initiatives for physicians, APPs, and team members; provide mentorship to support quality outcomes and professional development.
- Assist with recruitment strategies and participate in recruitment of physicians, APPs, and staff to support program growth and sustainability.
- Serve as physician leader and liaison among physicians, APPs, administration, and governance committees.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for physician and APP professionalism, communication, and behavioral concerns, collaborating with Medical Staff Leadership as needed.
- Participate in community outreach and develop referral pathways to promote arrhythmia disease awareness and EP and Arrhythmia services.
- Maintain active participation in the cardiology call schedule according to service line standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
