System Chief, Cardiovascular Prevention and Population Health

About the role

The System Chief, Cardiovascular Prevention and Population Health is responsible for establishing and growing an integrated and comprehensive Cardiovascular Prevention Service across Geisinger Health System (GHS).

Job Duties

• Hiring Entity: Geisinger Heart and Vascular Institute
• Primary Work Site: Geisinger Medical Center
• Secondary Work Site: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Geisinger Community Medical Center, Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, Clinics hosting outpatient cardiology activities

Requirements

• Board Certification in Cardiovascular Diseases
• Active Licensure in Pennsylvania
• Current DEA and State Controlled Substance License
• Established record of clinical leadership in Cardiovascular Imaging, including TEE
• Established record of administrative leadership
• Established record of academic, research and educational pursuits
• Additional training and/or certification in Preventive Cardiology may also be beneficial

Responsibilities

• Clinical: Personally maintain an active clinical practice, coordinate Cardiovascular Prevention efforts across GHS, create a comprehensive clinical program targeting populations at high risk for cardiovascular disease, including creation of an Advanced Lipid Clinic, create direct links to existing efforts at risk reduction by Primary Care, Endocrinology and Bariatrics, provide review of any clinical quality challenges that arise within the realm of Cardiovascular Prevention
• Administrative: Have direct report responsibility for assigned physicians across the Institute, providing administrative oversight for Cardiovascular Prevention Services, ensuring that services are consistently delivered with high levels of quality, efficiency, and ease of access, work closely with SCC and RDCs to establish yearly goals for the Cardiovascular Imaging Section that integrate efforts across the GHS, work closely with all Cardiovascular Prevention Staff Physicians/Providers to craft personalized yearly goals, review these goals with individual Staff Physicians and facilitate their progress and successful completion, work closely with SCC and RCCs to ensure that Cardiovascular Prevention Staff Physicians/Providers’ goals and activities are aligned with our mission of improving cardiovascular health of our populations, coordinate efforts for strategic outreach, partner with operations to oversee access to Cardiovascular Preventive services across GHS, partner with operations to improve clinical documentation accuracy in Cardiovascular Prevention clinics, review and improve financial performance of Cardiovascular Prevention clinics in a manner that is responsibly aligned with our quality goals
• Research: Lead efforts to responsibly administer existing research efforts, expand research portfolio with a focus on high-impact trials and investigator-initiated efforts, connect existing research efforts with Population Health, Health Care Economics and Genetics (MyCode), explore Artificial Intelligence efforts within Cardiovascular Prevention
• Education: Participate in the Education Mission of Geisinger Health including training General Cardiology Fellows, participate in the Educational Mission of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, engage Cardiovascular Prevention colleagues to participate in all above activities, establish a Cardiovascular Prevention Lecture Series, work with Marketing to develop Cardiovascular Prevention educational materials/experiences for referring physicians, cardiology colleagues and allied health professionals, maintain faculty appointment at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• Supply Chain: Work closely with our administrative leaders to routinely secure and advance efficiencies in GHS’ approach to Supply Chain acquisitions including pharmacotherapies related to Cardiovascular Prevention, actively participate in the scientific and clinical review of all new pharmacotherapies connected to our Cardiovascular Prevention efforts
• Recruitment: Create a plan for sustainable growth of the Cardiovascular Prevention Section, personally drive strategic Cardiovascular Prevention recruitments
• Facilities Planning: Provide guidance and direction to senior leaders as they engage in the Facilities Planning Process, engage colleagues and staff to ensure that space design aligns with current and projected clinical use
• Population Health (Health Plan): Work with GHP to ensure efficient and clinically effective care for GHP beneficiaries, including 65-Forward

Physician Reports to

George Ruiz, MD, Chief, Geisinger Health System for system efforts
Alex Zimmerman, DNP, Vice President, Geisinger Heart and Vascular Institute

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Vision & Values

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.