Section Head, Cardiothoracic Critical Care Staff Physician Cleveland Clinic

Job Summary:

This is a physician position and is responsible for the overall Cardiothoracic Critical Care Section leadership at the Critical Care Institute, including all issues regarding leadership, operational, fiscal and human resource management. This position is responsible for the integration of all Critical Care Institute services into CCAD's strategic plan.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Physician responsibilities:

• Monitors and provides care to patients at CCAD within the Cardiothoracic Critical Care Section
• Prescribes or administers medication, therapy and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease or injury
• Provides specific treatments and/or performs operations to treat patient medical conditions
• Evaluates patient and records applicable notes about patient's condition for purposes of serving as a record of treatment and/or making a possible referral to another member of the health care professional team
• Liaisons with other medical and non-medical staff at CCAD to ensure quality patient treatment
• Supplies, provides and manages care in a culturally appropriate and sensitive manner
• Adheres to individual approved clinical privileges, as well as to all policies and procedures of the Medical Staff

Leadership responsibilities:

• Develops a strategic plan for the Department/Section that supports the strategic direction of CCAD
• Defines the Department/Section's scope and direction in the areas of patient care, education and research
• Creates a vision and supports members of the Department/Section in their pursuit of excellence in the areas of patient care, education and research
• Recommends criteria for selecting the department's or services professional staff and choose or recommend individuals who meet those criteria.
• Recommends space, medical technology, equipment, staffing, and other resources needed by the department or service and have a process in place to respond to shortages.
• Provides orientation and training for all staff of the duties and responsibilities for the department or service to which they are assigned.
• Responsible for recommending and monitoring outside sources of services that relate to the specialty.
• Promotes the retention of employees
• Assesses the cost effectiveness of practice at CCAD and recommends methods by which the most economical use of equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals can be assured without compromising the medical necessities of treatment
• Develops and implements, in cooperation with Nursing, Administration and the Medical Staff, patient care policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols and periodically updates them as needed
• Cooperates with leadership of other Departments/Sections in setting strategy and providing care to patients
• Participates as a member of the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) and assumes administrative responsibilities on behalf of the organization as required.

Operational responsibilities:

• Oversees and resolves issues relating to resource utilization and productivity including but not limited to meeting inpatient, outpatient and RVU targets as determined by CCAD Leadership.
• Monitors and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of patient care provided within the Institute/Department while monitoring Quality Metrics and make recommendations to pursue excellence in the areas of patient care.
• Ensures that the Institute/Department provides appropriate clinical outcomes data and physician level performance metrics to allow for an objective evaluation of clinical performance
• Holds and participates in departmental and inter-departmental meetings to identify opportunities for Institute/Departmental performance improvement from both a clinical and administrative perspective and works toward enhancing performance to meet or exceed standards.
• Manages physician outage within the department including Annual Leave and CME requests and ensure minimum coverage to achieve operational inpatient and outpatient targets.

Fiscal responsibilities:

• Adheres to budget for the Department/Section and analyzes and explains budget variances
• Ensures that all Department/Section expenditures are in accordance with current CCAD policy

Human Resources Management responsibilities:

• Participates in reviewing and approving plans and expenses involved in the recruitment of staff members
• Performs annual professional review for staff
• Monitors and ensures high quality education and research programs
• Recommends compensation adjustments or requirements that are within budget guidelines
• Helps to arbitrate disputes regarding compensation
• Recruits physician staff through a careful review of candidates and selection process