Medical Director - Cardiac Critical Care Intensivist

St. Peter's Health Partners is seeking a full-time Medical Director for our Cardiac Critical Care Unit (CVICU) at St. Peter’s Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced intensivist to lead and help build a robust CVICU intensivist model within a thriving cardiac surgery program.

Combines expert knowledge of patient care, health informatics concepts, and change management to effectively represent the information and knowledge needs and requirements of multi-professionals and patients and to promote safe, effective, and efficient care across the care continuum. Provides oversight for the CVICU. Serves as an advisor to executive leadership within the RHM by serving as a liaison with medical staff colleagues within the RHM. The Medical Director will review regional and national trends, experiences and approaches in care delivery and technology to identify best practices that assist in the development of strategies. Functions as a champion to help establish and communicate a vision and plan for the CVICU/Critical Case areas. As a partner for transformation and in collaboration with executive leadership across the organization, the Medical Director, leads initiatives with an emphasis in clinical protocol and builds to support physician and interdisciplinary care partners in the areas of practice, health care applications, clinical/administrative decision-making, research and quality improvement initiatives, education, and resource management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions
• Leads and facilitates key clinical leadership groups in the development of required clinical content, protocols, workflows to ensure best practices are represented
• Represents medical staff in organizational discussions relating to CVICU/Critical Care
• Reviews clinical trends, experiences, and approaches, develops technical and application implementation strategies and assists in the development of strategic and execution plans for CVICU
• Builds relationships with Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers and other clinical professionals to gain support to assist in driving initiatives within the RHM
• Serves as the strategic liaison for CVICU/Critical Care efforts representing Physician, Advanced Practice Provider and clinician needs
• Develops the CVICU/Critical Care strategies in collaboration with other senior clinical, medical informatics and operational leaders related to CVICU/Critical Care, procurement, implementation, maintenance and optimization of systems
• Assures that key quality and clinical indicators are identified, appropriate targets set and clinical results are aligned with RHM and System Office through continuous assessment and improvement activities
• Supports and fosters commitment to quality improvement with coordinated systems that evaluate and drive patient care, medication safety, and patient experience
• Combines knowledge of patient care and change management to effectively address the information and knowledge needs of healthcare professionals and patients to promote safe, effective clinical care and operational excellence
• Acts as a change agent in the identification, development, planning, implementation, and value measurement of clinical and operational strategies to support quality patient care and professional practice
• Incorporates medical research and evidence-based medical knowledge into clinical practice
• Works with clinical and information technical leaders in evaluating the effectiveness of technologies and workflows that impact clinical users and patient satisfaction
• Coordinates and collaborates with administrative teams, clinical leaders, information technology, financial services, and quality/regulatory/risk management amongst others in the development of high quality and innovative clinical practice that assist the clinician in their delivery of care
• Ensures coordination and integration of standard of care practices across all health care environments for quality patient care for the care continuum
• Provides critical analysis and evaluation of clinical/operational areas and recommends revision of clinical systems, processes, and workflow to ensure achievement of positive patient outcomes
• Demonstrates leadership, collaboration, critical thinking, and teamwork when facilitating clinical standard and operational decisions and resolving issues. Demonstrates leadership competencies of team building, vision creation, and influence
• Incorporates change leadership strategies through building a compelling vision, understanding the perspectives of the stakeholders, identification for tactics to elicit commitment and address resistance
• Utilizes data to identify opportunities for clinical variation, understands graphical representations of data, and applies project-oriented expertise in identifying leading and lagging metrics for driven approach for project prioritization and strategizing
• Provides coaching and mentoring support to new and existing leadership across ministry. Creates an effective participative management environment with emphasis on building the interprofessional specialty team. Focus on measurable expectations, personal and professional growth
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, NYS Department of Health, Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the management and care of critically ill cardiac patients in an 8 bed CVICU setting
• Work closely with a dedicated team of 5 full-time cardiac surgeons.
• Lead clinical initiatives to enhance patient care and outcomes in the CVICU.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop protocols and best practices.
• Mentor and train staff to foster a culture of excellence in cardiac critical care.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Board certification in Critical Care Medicine and/or Cardiology
• Extensive experience in managing patients with Impella and ECMO
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Commitment to quality improvement and patient-centered care

This position offers the chance to play a vital role in shaping the future of our CVICU and providing exceptional care to our patients. If you’re ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, we invite you to apply.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

St. Peter’s Health Partners offers a comprehensive salary and compensation package that includes:

• Base Salary Range: $500,00-$515,000
• Medical Director Stipend- $20,000 annually
• Starting Bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• Excellent benefits; including health/vision/dental insurances
• Paid malpractice, including post-SPHP employment tail coverage
• CME time & expense allowance
• Paid time away from the practice
• Retirement savings program with employer matching program

St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C, (SPHPMA) is one of the Capital Region’s largest multi-specialty physician groups with more than 665 physicians and advanced practitioners, in more than 100 practice locations. SPHPMA is a full affiliate corporation of St. Peter’s Health Partners.

Headquartered in Albany, New York, our physician group represents more than 20 specialties, including: primary care; internal medicine; pediatrics; cardiology; clinical nutrition; endocrinology; obstetrics and gynecology; hematology, medical oncology and radiation oncology; neurology; neurosurgery; pulmonary and critical care; radiology; urology; bariatric care and surgery; general, hepatobiliary, neurological, orthopedic, spinal, thoracic, vascular, and esophageal surgeries; and urgent care.  Our offices and affiliates are located in the counties of Albany, Schenectady, Columbia, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Ulster, and Warren.

St. Peter’s Health Partners, the region’s largest private-sector employer, with more than 12,500 employees, has more than 125 locations across seven counties. The system has an annual budget of nearly $1.1 billion. St. Peter’s Health Partners was created on October 1, 2011 by the merger of Northeast Health, St. Peter’s Health Care Services, and Seton Health. The merger created the region’s largest and most comprehensive not-for-profit network of high-quality and advanced medical care, primary care, rehabilitation, and senior services.

These state-of-the-art services and programs are provided through Albany Memorial and St. Peter’s Hospitals in Albany, NY; Samaritan and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Troy, NY; Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital in Schenectady, NY; and The Eddy system of continuing care and The Community Hospice.

St. Peter's Health Partners is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation.

St. Peter's Hospital is the largest Catholic acute care community hospital in northeastern New York state. Located in Albany, New York, the hospital was founded in 1869 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy. A voluntary, not-for-profit community tertiary hospital, St. Peter’s provides 442 beds and has more than 900 staff physicians and nearly 6,000 employees.

The hospital offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services and diverse outreach programs in the areas of medicine, surgery, ambulatory care, women’s and children services, neonatal intensive care, rehabilitation, outpatient medical imaging, and care for the elderly.

The facilities at St. Peter’s Hospital are among the nation’s most advanced clinical environments for care of patients with complex heart and vascular disease. St. Peter’s Hospital is the only hospital in New York state and the northeastern United States to earn designation from an independent ratings agency as a Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital for 10 years. The hospital’s Hybrid Operating Room, a high-tech catheterization lab within a sterile operating environment, is only one of just a handful of such installations worldwide. The Cardiac & Vascular Center at St. Peter’s Hospital has also been named a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care because of its consistent commitment to quality care, resulting in better overall outcomes for cardiac patients.

Albany, New York – located in the heart of New York’s Capital District, is a medium sized area with an approximate population of 98,000, offering all the amenities of a larger urban area in a beautiful, scenic, and affordable setting. A stable economic setting, Albany has a strong and expanding presence in healthcare, higher education and enjoys the unique position as Capital of the Empire State.

Capital District, New York – includes the cities of Albany, Schenectady and Troy and the surrounding areas, including Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs.

The Capital Region has excellent year-round outdoor recreation available, including excellent golf, water-sports of all kinds, camping, hiking, and great downhill skiing and snowboarding. It offers a wealth of cultural offerings and activities, including several renowned museums and theaters, fine dining, and a year-round events calendar full with music and sporting events.

Excellent public and private schools are available, as are affordable homes and reasonable taxes. This region is a part of New York's Tech Valley and is abound with Higher education opportunities. The Capital District is a short drive to the scenic Adirondack, Berkshire, and Catskill Mountains.

Centrally located, Albany is less than three hours from New York City and Boston. Come find out why Forbes Magazine lists Albany as one of “America’s Most Innovative Cities”, and one of “America’s Best Places to Raise a Family” and why Brookings has described Albany as one of its “Strongest Performing Metro Areas” and Portfolio.com calls Albany one of its “Best Markets for Young Adults.”

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email Trinity Health Recruitment at docopps@trinity-health.org.