Sr. Director, Cardiology Clinical Operations

Sentara Healthcare Inc; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sentara Healthcare Inc is looking for a Senior Director of Cardiology Clinical Operations to provide strategic and operational oversight for their cardiovascular service line. This role requires a Master's degree and 7 years of healthcare leadership experience.

The ideal candidate will lead growth initiatives, oversee budgets, and collaborate with clinical leadership to enhance patient outcomes and operational efficiency across various cardiovascular programs.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree is required.
• 7 years of Healthcare Leadership experience is required.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a large, integrated cardiovascular service line preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive operational leadership for the cardiovascular service line.
• Lead service line growth initiatives to improve market share.
• Collaborate with clinical leadership to establish standardized care pathways.
• Oversee annual operating and capital budgets for cardiovascular services.
• Drive integration and coordination among cardiology subspecialties.

Skills

Healthcare Leadership

Cardiovascular Expertise

Strategic Planning

Operational Efficiency

Physician Engagement

Education

Masters Degree

Job description

The Senior Director, Cardiology Clinical Operations serves as the senior operational leader for the cardiovascular service line, providing strategic, operational, and financial oversight across acute, ambulatory, procedural, and post-acute cardiovascular services within an assigned region. In partnership with physician leadership, hospital executives, and clinical teams, this role drives service line growth, care continuum integration, clinical excellence, patient access, operational efficiency, and financial performance. The Senior Director leads the development and execution of cardiovascular strategies that enhance patient outcomes, accelerate innovation, optimize resource utilization, and strengthen the organization's position as a regional leader in cardiovascular care.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive operational leadership for the cardiovascular service line, including cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure, cardiac imaging, invasive and non-invasive diagnostics, cardiac rehabilitation, and related cardiovascular programs.
• Partner with physician leaders, service line executives, hospital leadership, and ambulatory operations teams to develop and execute a comprehensive cardiovascular strategy aligned with organizational goals and market growth opportunities.
• Lead service line growth initiatives focused on increasing access, expanding programs and services, enhancing referral networks, and improving market share across the cardiovascular continuum.
• Oversee operational performance across multiple cardiovascular care settings, ensuring alignment of clinical quality, patient experience, productivity, access, capacity management, and financial outcomes.
• Collaborate with physicians and clinical leadership to establish standardized care pathways, evidence-based practices, and quality initiatives that improve cardiovascular outcomes and reduce variation in care delivery.
• Drive integration and coordination among cardiology subspecialties, including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure, structural heart, cardiovascular surgery, vascular services, and ambulatory cardiovascular care.
• Develop and monitor key service line performance metrics, including patient access, procedural volumes, throughput, quality measures, readmissions, patient satisfaction, physician productivity, and financial performance.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, optimize capacity utilization, and enhance the patient journey across the continuum of cardiovascular care.
• Lead strategic planning and implementation efforts related to new cardiovascular programs, facility expansion, technology adoption, capital investments, and market development initiatives.
• Foster strong physician engagement and alignment through collaborative governance structures, operational partnerships, and shared accountability for service line performance.
• Oversee annual operating and capital budgets for cardiovascular services, ensuring fiscal stewardship, resource optimization, and achievement of financial targets.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory, accreditation, quality, and patient safety standards governing cardiovascular operations.
• Partner with workforce and clinical leaders to develop talent strategies that support recruitment, retention, succession planning, leadership development, and employee engagement across cardiovascular services.
• Represent the cardiovascular service line in executive leadership forums and facilitate collaboration among hospitals, ambulatory practices, and corporate departments to advance strategic priorities.

Education/Experience

• Masters Degree (required)
• 7 years of Healthcare Leadership (required)

Additional Preferred Experience

• Demonstrated leadership experience within a large, integrated cardiovascular service line, academic medical center, or complex health system.
• Experience leading cardiology, electrophysiology, structural heart, heart failure, cardiovascular surgery, or related cardiovascular programs.
• Proven success driving physician alignment, service line growth, quality improvement, operational transformation, and financial performance.
• Knowledge of cardiovascular operations, procedural services, care continuum management, value-based care models, and population health strategies.