Executive Director Service Line - Cardiology

Munson Healthcare; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare in northern Michigan is seeking an Executive Director for the Cardiology Service Line to provide strategic and operational leadership across the health system.

You will partner with the Medical Director and leaders to drive growth, quality, patient experience, and financial performance in inpatient and outpatient settings, while advancing integrated, patient-centered care and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Healthcare Administration or a related field
• 7+ years of progressive healthcare leadership experience
• Cardiology experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of practice operations, revenue cycle, and financial management
• Proven success leading teams and driving change in complex healthcare environments
• Experience with strategic planning, operational improvement, and technology optimization
• Excellent leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills with physicians and key stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead service line strategy, growth, and provider workforce planning
• Partner with physician and operational leaders to achieve quality, experience, engagement, and financial goals
• Drive operational excellence through standardized processes, efficient staffing, and continuous improvement
• Advance integrated, patient-centered care across the continuum
• Foster key partnerships, support provider recruitment, and ensure regulatory compliance

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Operational improvement

Technology optimization

Communication

Relationship-building

Education

Master's degree in Healthcare Administration

Job description

Executive Director Service Line - Cardiology

• Full-time
• Shift: Day Shift
• Status: Full Time

More Than Just Care,ItsCommunity

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where peoplevacation.That’slife at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan's largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and alifestylemost people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values ofexcellence,teamness, positivity, creativity,and a commitment to creatingexceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and onlinedevelopment,and access to ourcareer hubto help you advance.

Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays,29 daysof PTO,management incentive program,employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well: Freewellness platform for you and your family,pluspersonalizedsupport for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

The Executive Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the Cardiology Service Line across the health system. This role partners with the Medical Director and key leaders to drive growth, quality, patient experience, and financial performance across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead service line strategy, growth, and provider workforce planning.
• Partner with physician and operational leaders to achieve quality, experience, engagement, and financial goals.
• Drive operational excellence through standardized processes, efficient staffing, and continuous improvement.
• Advance integrated, patient-centered care across the continuum.
• Foster key partnerships, support provider recruitment, and ensure regulatory compliance.

What's Required

• Master's degree in Healthcare Administration or a related field
• 7+ years of progressive healthcare leadership experience
• Cardiology experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of practice operations, revenue cycle, and financial management
• Proven success leading teams and driving change in complex healthcare environments
• Experience with strategic planning, operational improvement, and technology optimization
• Excellent leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills with physicians and key stakeholders

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.