Physician Executive - Cardiovascular Product Line

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Make a Difference

The VP Community Physician Network (CPN) Physician Executive serves in a leadership dyad with the VP Cardiovascular Product line operations executive. The Physician Executive is a member of the senior physician leadership team and provides physician leadership to the Cardiovascular product line operational teams through proactive and data driven physician engagement activities to achieve our Expectation of Quality by improving the patient experience, quality and safety outcomes, ensuring appropriateness of care, and the cost of healthcare we provide. This is a 1.0 FTE position, with a 50/50 split of clinical and administrative time.

Exceptional Skills and Qualifications

Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting, have excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude toward problem-solving.

The VP Physician Executive should also have:

·        M.D or D.O. degree

·        Board certification in Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, or Vascular Surgery

·        Undergraduate or graduate degree, or other advanced certification in business, health care administration or leadership is preferred

·        A license to practice medicine by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA)

·        Minimum of 3 years of experience, 5+ years preferred, in a medical director or other medical administrative role

·        Experience for at least 7 years as a practicing physician

·        Excellent communication skills; able to create open channels of communication, collaboration and influence. Seen as a role model for listening and respecting diverse opinions.

·        Ability to drive change by assisting physicians and administration in managing the adaptive change necessary to address market dynamics.

·        Ability to foster alignment and liaison function between administration and physicians (employed and independent).

·        Ability to assure physician voice is heard and understood in decision making.

·        Ability to engage all physicians and assure physicians understand the “why” of decisions.

·        Able to seek out, initiate, support and manage needed change even in the face of opposition and engage others in change.

·        Ability to effectively “bridge” clinical, strategic and business imperatives.

·        Ability to partner with Knowledge Management to obtain and analyze date for clinical transformation.

Cardiovascular Product Line Highlights

The Cardiovascular product line is one of three priority product lines at Community Health Network (CHNw). The product line is well-known as an 11-county market leader for cardiovascular care. The team provides care across 15 practice locations while provide a mixture of Cardiology- General: Interventional, Imaging, Electrophysiology, Pulmonary Hypertension/Heart Failure, Cardio-Oncology, and Cardio-MFM; Vascular Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Surgery. The Cardiovascular Product Line will also be expanding to Westfield, IN in August, 2025! Community Westfield will be a premier location for cardiovascular health. The group has longevity across both the physician group and staff.  We are a national leader in patient satisfaction.

Our physician team is comprised of 39 general/interventional cardiologists, 6 electrophysiologists, 3 Heart Failure/Pulmonary Hypertension/Cardio-Oncologist, 1 Cardio-MFM, 7 vascular surgeons, and 4 cardiothoracic surgeons.  The physician team is also supported 78 Advanced Practice Practitioners. It has a strong internal medical director leadership structure.

The Cardiovascular product line acute care crosses multiple regions in Indianapolis, Howard, and Anderson.  The group also provides cardiovascular services outside of Community Health Network with our partners at Hendricks Regional Hospital and Riverview Hospital.

 
As part of our Product Line, a stand-alone specialty hospital, Community Heart & Vascular Hospital, is located on the north side.  It has 92 beds and a dedicated chest pain emergency room. There are 20 daybed rooms to care for the daily outpatient procedures. We also provide surgical care for high acuity cases needed by the Thoracic Services employed at Community.  The hospital is a Blue Distinction site for cardiac care.   The product line has procedural labs at all of our hospital facilities across the regions.

Why Community
At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication and collaboration. We consider ALL an integral part of the exceptional patient experience. We PRIIDE ourselves on not having employees but Caregivers. Join our Community as we make a difference in your community. 

For more information, please contact:

Taylor Vetor, Sr. Provider Recruiter

Phone: 317-621-7340 | Email: TVetor@ecommunity.com