Director Cardiac Procedural Services

DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Driscoll Children’s Hospital is seeking a Director of Cardiac Surgery to oversee the CVOR and Cath Lab, ensuring pediatric cardiac care excellence and coordinated service delivery.

The role leads multidisciplinary teams, maintains regulatory standards, and drives program development while managing budgets and staffing to support patient-centered outcomes.

Qualifications

• BSN required for RN licensure.
• Minimum five years’ RN experience with leadership.
• Maintains CEUs for RN licensure.
• National certification in pediatric specialty must be attempted within four years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Ensures clinical practice standards, protocols, and evidence-based guidelines are followed in CVOR and cath lab for pediatric cardiac cases.
• Oversees quality metrics tracking (surgical site infections, case delays, complication rates, mortality/morbidity review participation).
• Leads or participates in multidisciplinary case reviews with surgeons, cardiologists, perfusionists, and anesthesiologists.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory/accreditation standards (Joint Commission, state health department, specialty accreditation bodies).
• Champions patient/family-centered care practices appropriate to pediatric population.
• Recruits, hires, and retains specialized pediatric CVOR/cath lab staff (RNs, surgical techs, cath lab techs).
• Oversees competency validation and ongoing training for pediatric cardiac procedures.
• Manages staffing models, call schedules, and coverage for both units.
• Conducts performance evaluations and supports professional development/certification pathways.
• Promotes accountability for meeting service line objectives and resolves conflicts timely.
• Maintains confidentiality and adheres to hospital policies; assumes 24/7 accountability for CVOR and Cath Lab service line.
• Coordinates block scheduling and case flow between CVOR and cath lab to optimize throughput.
• Incorporates patient and physician needs into decision-making and organizational action.
• Manages capital and operational budgets for both units and equipment/supplies.
• Partners with physician leadership on service line growth and new program development.
• Tracks volume trends, referral patterns, and market data for strategic planning.
• Supports feasibility studies or new program proposals.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff management

Quality improvement

Pediatric CVOR experience

Budgeting

Education

BSN Required

RN Licensure

CEUs for RN licensure

Job description

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

The Director of Cardiac Surgery (CVOR) and Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) oversees and supports and the direct operation of Driscoll Children’s Hospital vision of excellent and integrated patient care delivery; designs processes for service delivery; engenders and participates in collaborative multidisciplinary decision making; ensures compliance with established standards; and contributes to creating an environment that fosters patient advocacy, competence, and accountability for patient outcomes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.

Clinical Leadership & Quality

• Ensures clinical practice standards, protocols, and evidence-based guidelines are followed in both CVOR and cath lab for pediatric cardiac cases
• Oversees quality metrics tracking (surgical site infections, case delays, complication rates, mortality/morbidity review participation)
• Leads or participates in multidisciplinary case reviews (surgeons, cardiologists, perfusionists, anesthesiologists)
• Ensures compliance with regulatory/accreditation standards (Joint Commission, state health department, specialty accreditation bodies)
• Champions patient/family-centered care practices appropriate to pediatric population

Staff Management & Development

• Recruits, hires, and retains specialized pediatric CVOR/cath lab staff (RNs, surgical techs, cath lab techs)
• Oversees competency validation and ongoing training specific to pediatric cardiac procedures (congenital anomalies, smaller anatomy, weight-based protocols)
• Manages staffing models, call schedules, and coverage for both units
• Conducts performance evaluations and supports professional development/certification pathways.
• Promotes an environment of accountability for meeting service line objectives and commitments.
• Prevents and manages conflict effectively by providing constructive resolution in a timely manner.

Operational & Program Management

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality and adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Assumes 24/7 accountability for the CVOR and Cath Lab service line.
• Coordinates block scheduling and case flow between CVOR and cath lab to optimize throughput.
• Incorporates patient and physician needs and concerns into decision-making and organizational action.
• Manages capital and operational budgets for both units, including equipment and supplies.
• Oversees procurement, maintenance, and adequate supply chain levels of specialized pediatric cardiac equipment, devices, and supplies.
• Ensures appropriate in-service training and education with staff and physicians on new equipment and supplies.
• Develops, plans, and implements service line goals and ensure alignment with Heart Center Strategy.

Program Development & Strategy

• Partners with physician leadership on service line growth, including new program development
• Supports tracking volume trends, referral patterns, and market data to inform strategic planning
• Supports data gathering and reporting for feasibility studies or new program proposals

Interdisciplinary Coordination

• Serves as liaison between CVOR/cath lab and other departments (CICU, cardiology, anesthesia, perfusion, social work)
• Collaborate with hospital administration on capacity planning
• Coordinates project management team when the heart center pursues additional service lines
• Engage with Heart Center Leadership and assume other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• BSN Required
• Minimum five years’ experience as RN
• Minimum 1-5 years’ leadership experience
• Maintains CEUs for RN licensure

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS.

• Must maintain Registered Nurse Licensure
• Must maintain current CPR, ACLS, and PALS
• National certification in specialty must be attempted within four years of hire