Sr. Director, Cardiology Clinical Operations

Sentara Health; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403B with Employer Match

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

Bonu s opportunities

Job summary

Sentara Health in Virginia Beach, VA seeks a Senior Director, Cardiology Clinical Operations to lead non-physician executive operations across ambulatory and hospital-based cardiology services. The role directs and develops leaders to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care and robust clinical integration.

The position partners with physicians and nursing leadership to optimize workflows, improve patient experience, and advance access, safety, and performance.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree (required)
• Registered Nurse (preferred)
• 7 years of Healthcare Leadership (required)

Responsibilities

• Oversees overall business operations across the designated scope.
• Partner with acute care leaders for block time fulfillment and shift coverage.
• Utilizes analytics to determine growth opportunities and value across markets.
• Co-leads divisional meetings to address performance and operational issues.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Operations

Education

Master's Degree

Registered Nurse (preferred)

Job description

Location and Shift

City/State: Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift: First (Days)

Overview

The Senior Director, Cardiology Clinical Operations functions as the senior non-physician executive leader for a significant segment of Sentara Medical Group’s clinical operations. Directs and oversees the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across a substantial portfolio of ambulatory practices, hospital-based practices, and diagnostic service locations within a geographic region and/or clinical service line. Provides leadership and oversight to Directors, Practice Managers, and Team Coordinators to ensure operational excellence, clinical integration, workforce effectiveness, and exceptional patient outcomes. Leads the development and execution of strategic and operational initiatives that advance clinical quality, patient safety, access to care, provider and staff engagement, care coordination, regulatory compliance, accreditation readiness, and continuous performance improvement. Partners closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing leadership, and administrative teams to optimize clinical workflows, standardize best practices, improve patient experience, and support the achievement of organizational quality, service, and population health objectives. Maintains accountability for operational performance, resource stewardship, workforce development, and the effective delivery of care across the continuum.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall business operations of all areas of responsibility, as well as activities that relate to the future growth of specialty care divisions and optimized revenue cycle processes. Executing best practice models, surgical block time fulfillment, and/or shift coverage in partnership with the acute care leaders. Using existing analytics and data, determine growth opportunities and associated value for specialty care division across several markets for opportunities of growth Co-Leads Division(s) Provider Meetings and Practice Management Committees to convey divisional performance, hospital/OR coverage challenges, to address practice/operational issues Develop operational support strategies to address access, productivity, operational performance, staff retention and patient satisfaction Accountable for optimal access to care through robust pre-visit planning and rigorous template management and utilization reviews. Appropriate prioritization and good resource management to fulfill operational objectives specific to specialty practice needs. Creates positive employee relations and trust through communication, education, consistency, and dependability to enhance provider and team engagement. Evaluate impact of programs on quality, experience, and total cost of care. Directs coordinated efforts to optimize front end collections and prior authorization approvals.

Education / Experience

Masters Degree (required)

Registered Nurse (preferred)

7 years of Healthcare Leadership (required)

Compensation

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $140,233.60 - $219,939.20 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

Benefits

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Additional Benefits Overview

Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Equal Opportunity

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco‑free environment.

Remote Work Availability

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

About Sentara Health

Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!