Senior Pediatric Cardiac Programs Lead

Cincinnati Children's; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Children’s is seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Program Specialist to coordinate pediatric cardiothoracic programs, leading cross-disciplinary teams and ensuring efficient patient progression from referral to follow-up.

The role emphasizes program development, data tracking, quality improvement, and collaboration with physicians, nurses, and families in a high-complexity cardiac care setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 5+ years of work experience in a related job discipline OR Master's degree and 0-2 years' experience.
• Clinical licensure in related field and program.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex patient care across multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent organizational, communication, critical-thinking, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple patients, priorities, and complex care pathways.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective relationships with physicians, nurses, patients, families, and interdisciplinary partners.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date program patient lists, including both inpatient and outpatient populations, and understand active patients' clinical status.
• Coordinate care across cardiac surgery, cardiology, electrophysiology, imaging, and other multidisciplinary teams.
• Track patients through referral, evaluation, planning, intervention, discharge, and follow-up.
• Coordinate consultations, imaging, diagnostics, and evaluations to support timely progression of care.
• Monitor outstanding needs and identify barriers, delays, or gaps in care.
• Facilitate follow-up and communication to promote continuity of patient care.

Job description

Cincinnati Children’s is seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Program Specialist to coordinate pediatric cardiothoracic programs, leading cross-disciplinary teams and ensuring efficient patient progression from referral to follow-up.

The role emphasizes program development, data tracking, quality improvement, and collaboration with physicians, nurses, and families in a high-complexity cardiac care setting.