President Heart Clinic

CommonSpirit Health•Little Rock, AR

19h

About The Position

The President provides comprehensive operational leadership for the CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic, translating system-wide strategy into local plans and taking accountability for operational and financial performance. The role oversees day-to-day management, budgets, staff, facilities, and resource utilization while reporting to a higher-level system executive. It also builds relationships with community stakeholders, local leaders, patients, physicians, and business partners, and monitors performance to improve efficiency, patient satisfaction, care quality, and financial results in alignment with the organization’s mission and values. The President provides strategic direction for designated programs, supports CommonSpirit and St. Vincent’s mission, vision, and culture, and works with the Executive Team and Chief Strategy Officer to identify and implement strategic initiatives. The role leads and develops staff and direct reports, supports recruitment and retention, coordinates with nursing leadership, and incorporates Medical Staff input into program direction. The position manages physician and market development, including cardiology physician recruitment and retention, physician relationships and compensation arrangements, external hospital partnerships, and marketing and outreach activities. It develops operating and capital budgets, supports performance monitoring and continuous quality improvement, and works with clinic leadership to implement patient-focused and efficient care processes. The President also identifies community health needs and helps develop services and plans to address them, while supporting other mutually agreed responsibilities for the health system ministry.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or another healthcare-related field.
At least five years of experience in a healthcare setting.
At least three years of management or supervisory experience.
Clinic management experience.
Strong understanding and demonstrated skills in leadership, strategic management, change management, communications, team building, continuous quality improvement, problem solving, decision making, innovation, operational financial management, and resource stewardship.
Ability to build community relationships and translate system-wide strategies into local action.
Exceptional communication skills and understanding of local healthcare needs.
Commitment to the organization’s mission and values.
Experience with physician compensation arrangements, employment structures, and physician-executive dyad leadership.

Nice To Haves

Cardiac service line administration experience.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic direction for designated programs and translate system strategy into local plans and implementation.
Support the mission, vision, values, and culture of CommonSpirit and St. Vincent Health System.
Work with the Executive Team and Chief Strategy Officer to identify strategic opportunities and achieve strategic initiatives.
Lead operational and financial performance, including day-to-day management, resource utilization, and oversight of personnel, budgets, and facilities.
Recruit, coach, develop, support, and lead direct reports; develop future leaders and succession capability.
Support recruitment and retention programs and practices that foster a competent and diverse workforce.
Coordinate with the Chief Nurse Executive to support appropriate nursing practice within the service line.
Develop relationships with Medical Staff and incorporate their input into program strategic direction.
Develop and manage relationships with key physician stakeholders and lead cardiology physician recruitment and retention with the Institute CMO.
Support external hospital partnerships involving cardiac providers and clinic operations.
Work with Planning, Marketing/Communications, and Community Outreach to develop and implement service-line marketing and outreach activities.
Develop and manage operating and capital budgets to meet or exceed financial goals.
Use performance monitoring systems and standardized mission, financial, and clinical measures to evaluate outcomes.
Foster continuous quality improvement, identify and implement best practices, and support sharing best practices across the organization.
Support clinic leadership in implementing patient-focused, efficient care processes.
Recommend and develop services that address community needs in the service-line specialty.
Collaborate with businesses, governments, citizen groups, and other community participants to identify health needs and develop plans to improve population health.
Lead organizational change, build support for new initiatives, and help employees work together through change.
Assume other mutually agreed responsibilities that support the effective functioning of the health system ministry.