Medical Director, Cardiac Anesthesia

Children's National•Washington, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Director, Cardiac Anesthesia will provide clinical services for patients at Children’s Hospital and other approved sites in an ethical, professional, and timely manner. This role involves overseeing the medical care team and managing direct patient care for a specified patient population, aiming to improve continuity of care, customer service, and partnerships with community medical providers through timely completion of records and communication. The position requires active participation in family-centered care, professional and compassionate communication, and appropriate referral to specialists and ancillary services. The Medical Director will also be responsible for conducting research of significant scientific value, providing timely feedback to trainees, ensuring adequate orientation for their care delivery, and supervising and training clinical professionals and students effectively. A commitment to quality and compliance is essential, including adherence to established bylaws, policies, procedures, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety standards. This includes prompt and complete clinical documentation, identifying and recommending improvements for patient services, and participating in the development and revision of policies affecting medical practice. The role also involves evaluating patient care according to adopted protocols and Quality Assurance program criteria, participating in peer and support staff evaluations, and acknowledging and reporting medical errors while participating in prevention efforts. Strategy development includes identifying and assessing variables impacting outcomes, aligning organizational vision with team goals, displaying empathy and emotional control, promoting staff satisfaction, and promoting cultural competency. The Medical Director will also participate in financial planning and budget preparation and develop recommendations to meet budget requirements. As a leader, this role involves setting and communicating team goals, developing budgets, assigning resources, providing guidance to employees, developing procedures for safety and quality, identifying customer needs, and ensuring service excellence. The Medical Director will act as a link between the department and the team in defining strategies, providing prompt feedback, ensuring adherence to regulations, managing the working environment, representing the team, hiring staff, developing capabilities, monitoring employee engagement, and promoting the success of organizational and department initiatives.

Requirements

Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) from an accredited medical school
3 years Providing clinical care to patients with congenital heart disease as a Clinical Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist.
Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment in the area of expertise.
Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
Ability to function independently in evaluating patient problems and developing a plan for patient care.
Ability to incorporate ethical concepts into patient care and discuss these with the patient, family, and other members of the health care team.
Ability to supervise, advice, and train clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise.
Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
Demonstrates a personal commitment to Continuing Medical Education and remains current on the developments and progress in his/her subspecialty.
Physician Fully licensed and credentialed attending staff category physician on the medical staff of Children’s National Hospital.
Board certified in Anesthesiology
Board certified in Pediatric Anesthesiology
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Heart Code PALS

Responsibilities

Provide clinical services for patients at Children’s Hospital and other approved sites in an ethical, professional and timely manner.
Provide oversight of the medical care team and manage direct patient care for a specified patient population; improve continuity of care, customer service and partnerships with community medical providers through timely completion of records and communication.
Actively participate in family centered care and communicate in a professional and compassionate manner; refer patients to specialists and to relevant ancillary services as appropriate.
Appropriately utilize the defined chain of command and escalation policies.
Respond to team members and outside medical providers in a timely and respectful manner; communicate clearly to trainees expectations regarding patient updates and notifications of significant clinical changes, and encourages questions from trainees.
Conduct research of significant scientific value in the clinical and translational science area(s) relevant to his/her practice specialty.
Provide timely feedback to trainees.
Ensure adequate orientation for the care that the trainees deliver.
Supervise and train clinical professionals and students effectively.
Follow established bylaws, policies and procedures, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
Adequately and promptly complete all clinical documentation as required by JCAHO, other regulatory bodies and/or the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and Policies and Procedures include complete clinical charge documentation.
Identify problems related to patient services and make recommendations for improvement.
Cooperate and participate in the development, implementation and revision of policies affecting medical practice, judgment and quality of care; Participate as a member of special care teams, Medical Staff and hospital committees.
Review and prepare protocol for use by staff.
Evaluate patient care according to adopted protocol and Quality Assurance program criteria.
Participate in evaluation of peers and support staff; acknowledge and report medical and/or other errors as well as participate in efforts to prevent them.
Identify and assess all variables that may impact outcomes.
Align and communicate the vision of the larger organization with the mission, goals, roles and responsibilities of the team.
Display empathy, sensitivity, and emotional control when interacting with patients or when coaching direct reports.
Promote staff satisfaction through understanding, clarifying mutual expectations, coaching and regular communication.
Promote cultural competency in delivery of services to customers and in day to day employee interactions.
Participate in financial planning and budget preparation.
Develop recommendations to meet budget requirements.
Set and clearly communicate team goals and priorities in alignment with departmental goals and budgets
Develop the budget and assign resources to meet the team goals
Provide the resources and guidance required for employees to perform effectively
Develop procedures to ensure high safety and quality, and course-correct as needed
Identify customers’ needs and ensure service excellence in meeting those needs
Be the link between the department and the team in defining the strategies to meet team goals
Provide prompt and clear feedback to staff and support their performance
Ensure team adherence to organizational regulations
Manage the working environment to promote productivity and motivation
Represent the team in clearing obstacles to high performance
Hire staff and develop their capabilities
Monitor and promote strong employee engagement
Encourage and share new ways of making the right work easier to do
Recognize and share incremental improvements in operations
Promote the success of organizational and department initiatives by clearly aligning programs to the mission