VP Cardiology Services

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the President of INTEGRIS Cardiovascular Physicians, the VP Cardiology Services is responsible for the strategic direction, operational performance, and growth of INTEGRIS Health’s cardiovascular enterprise, including INTEGRIS Cardiovascular Physicians (ICP) and INTEGRIS Heart Hospital (IHH).

This leader drives systemwide integration and optimization across invasive and non-invasive cardiology, electrophysiology, structural heart, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular services, cardiac imaging, cardiac rehabilitation, and heart failure programs. The leader ensures a consistent, high-quality, and financially sustainable cardiovascular care experience across all care settings.

Serving as the executive liaison between administrative, operational, and physician partners—including ICP physician leadership—the VP Cardiology Services unifies programs, strengthens access and referral pathways, and enhances the overall patient experience.

To achieve sustainable growth, this role focuses on optimizing service line profitability through analysis of payer mix, case mix, site-of-care efficiency, and cost structure alignment. The leader will identify high-value opportunities that advance both organizational and financial performance.

Strategic Leadership and Growth

Develop and execute a comprehensive, multi-year cardiovascular strategic plan aligned with INTEGRIS Health’s mission, ICP’s growth objectives, and systemwide priorities.

Identify emerging market opportunities and technology trends, quantify demand and capacity needs, and lead initiatives to expand access, referral capture, and market share.

Collaborate with Finance and Strategy to prioritize investments, evaluate ROI, and ensure alignment with long-term sustainability goals.

Drive initiatives that position INTEGRIS Health, INTEGRIS Heart Hospital and INTEGRIS Cardiovascular Physicians as the regional destination for comprehensive, high-quality cardiovascular care.

Operational Integration and Performance

Oversee operations across the cardiovascular continuum—including inpatient, outpatient, cath lab, electrophysiology, structural heart, cardiothoracic surgery, heart/lung transplant, vascular, imaging, CV research and cardiac rehabilitation services.

Standardize care pathways, operational workflows, and throughput processes to improve efficiency, reduce variation, and enhance patient experience.

Monitor systemwide KPIs for volume, access, quality, and financial performance, ensuring data-driven accountability and improvement.

Partner with analytics teams to design performance dashboards and translate insights into actionable initiatives.

Access, Referrals, and Care Optimization

Lead strategies to improve referral conversion, scheduling efficiency, and network integrity across cardiovascular services and ICP practices.

Strengthen alignment with primary care, specialty, and hospital-based teams to ensure seamless transitions and coordinated care.

Optimize site-of-care strategies to shift appropriate procedures to lower-cost, high-quality settings while maintaining continuity of care.

Champion care redesign initiatives that reduce unwarranted variation and improve value-based outcomes.

Physician Engagement and Workforce Strategy

Partner with ICP physician leadership, system physician leaders, and IHMG on provider engagement, recruitment, and alignment.

Develop co-management structures and incentive models that reinforce shared accountability for quality, access, and efficiency.

Support workforce planning, including specialty mix, coverage models, and advanced practice provider integration.

Foster a unified cardiovascular culture across INTEGRIS Health and ICP built on excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Governance, Communication, and Change Leadership

Lead the ICP Board of Directors & Executive meetings, ensuring coordinated decision-making across INTEGRIS Health, ICP, strategy, operations, and finance.

Partner with Strategic Enterprise Solutions to manage A3s, workstreams, and portfolio execution for the service line.

Create consistent communication cadence across leadership, front-line teams, and shared services to maintain alignment and momentum.

Serve as a visible, trusted leader who models transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Master’s in healthcare administration, MBA, or a clinically related field required.
• 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations, with significant cardiovascular or service line leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success leading strategic growth, operational integration, and physician alignment initiatives.
• Experience with value-based care, CVOR, cath lab and EP optimization, and heart and vascular center or COE development preferred.
• Strong executive presence and communication capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary; ability to interact with a wide range of staff and hospital personnel in a professional manner; customer service skills must be strong, genuine, and noticeable.
• Analytical skills and the ability to analyze and interpret financial and other data.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and achieve effective time management.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet established goals and objectives.