Pulmonary Program Manager

Cincinnati Children's

7d•$81,723 - $104,208•Onsite

About The Position

The Pulmonary Program Manager will collaborate with leadership to lead and implement strategies for the Program's alignment with the CCHMC mission and vision. This role involves identifying, leading, and directing process/quality improvement activities, measuring and maintaining program outcomes, and overseeing collaborations with other departments/divisions. The manager will create processes and collaborations relevant to program stakeholders, build consensus for programmatic and financial maturation, and lead and coordinate integration of activities both inside and outside the organization. Additionally, the role provides leadership for internal/external education offerings, oversight for competency requirements/resources, and develops educational training using current evidence and research. The manager will also manage reporting personnel, including recruitment, development, training, discipline, termination, evaluation, salary, payroll, and retention. This includes identifying and correcting personnel management issues, and potentially creating position descriptions and performance evaluation criteria. The role focuses on staff development through training, consultation, coaching, and communication, acting as a resource for specific subject matter. The manager will also lead and hold teams accountable for program operations and strategic targets, and work with team leads to develop their leadership abilities. The role functions in a clinical expert capacity and facilitates team collaboration and communication. Furthermore, the manager will identify, develop, and implement new methods, processes, and systems to improve team efficiency, including leveraging AI for data quality and reporting. They will also direct and coordinate daily operations, establish and monitor business processes, and implement policies and procedures for improved utilization, quality, and operations. This includes identifying opportunities for cost and quality improvement, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS), and promoting programmatic development, efficient work and patient flow, supply and instrument management, and a safe culture. Financial management responsibilities include assisting faculty with grant-related projects, developing and managing annual operating budgets, implementing financial controls, evaluating variances, and providing oversight in revenue cycle management and monthly revenue reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field
7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline OR Master's degree and 3-5 years' experience

Responsibilities

Collaborates with leadership to lead and implement strategies for alignment of the Program with the CCHMC mission and vision.
Identifies, leads, and directs process/quality improvement activities and measures and maintains program outcomes.
Oversees collaborations with other departments/divisions.
Creates processes and collaborations relevant to program stakeholders.
Builds consensus for programmatic and financial maturation with team via investigation of potential funding options, and assessment of needs and resources for directives and protocols.
Leads and coordinates integration of activities, inside/outside the organization.
May coordinate outreach activities/messages team, stakeholders and clients.
Provides leadership for internal/ external education offerings and oversight for competency requirements/resources.
Develops educational training using current evidence and research; serves as resource to multidisciplinary staff.
Provides education/collaboration on internal/external improvement work.
Manage the reporting personnel.
Make decisions regarding, and take responsibility for recruitment, selection, on-boarding, development, training, discipline, termination, evaluation, salary, payroll, and/or retention.
Identify and work to correct personnel management issues.
May maintain and/or create position descriptions and/or performance evaluation criteria.
Consistently provides leadership and staff development through training, trending, consultation, coaching and communication.
Focuses as a resource and responds to inquires related to specific subject matter.
Leads, engages and holds teams or staff who are not direct reporting personnel accountable for program operations and/or achievement of strategic targets.
Works closely with team leads or program staff to develop their ability to be effective leaders who manage a serious portfolio of work (could include publications, IRBs, grants, presentations nationally and internationally).
Functions in a clinical expert role and responds to inquires related to specific subject matter.
Facilitates team collaboration, communication, and team meetings.
Identify, develop, and implement new methods, processes, and systems to improve and facilitate the team's work.
Identify ways to leverage AI to improve data quality and usability and to streamline and enhance reporting processes and/or deliverables.
Identify and recommend procedures to enhance or maintain a high level of effectiveness in daily operations.
identifies and recommends procedures to enhance or maintain a high level of effectiveness in usual operations.
Direct and coordinate the daily operations of the programs(s), department(s)/facilities in collaboration with leadership.
Direct, establish and monitor business processes to ensure effective and efficient operations.
Identify and implement policies and procedures for improved utilization and operations.
Identify opportunities for improving cost and quality through in-depth analysis.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for improved utilization, quality and operations.
Ensure operations are efficient, cost effective and effective.
Resolve issues concerning staffing, utilization of facilities and equipment.
Develop and interpret policies and procedures for staff and ensure that all policies are in conformance with Medical Center guidelines.
Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements associated with the Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS and any other agency.
Promote programmatic development, efficient work and patient flow, supply and instrument management, and a safe culture and environment.
Supports and monitors business processes to ensure effective and efficient operations.
Identifies opportunities for improving cost and quality through in-depth analysis.
May provide direct patient care.
Assist faculty with special projects, reports, and correspondence as related to grant acquisition.
In collaboration with business team, develop and manage annual operating budgets or provide direction as needed.
Implement and/or maintain a process for financial controls.
Contribute to the evaluation of variances, determine underlying causes and identify, present, and implement proposed solutions; establish and monitor productivity metrics.
Provide oversight in revenue cycle management; developing/expanding programs; and monthly revenue reporting.