Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. One of the state’s largest private employers, the system serves patients across 11 hospital locations, including two children’s campuses, and more than 250 sites of care. Advocate Health Care, in addition to Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.

To provide administrative and clinical leadership for cardiology services, including Cardio-diagnostic Services (i.e., EKG, echocardiography, Holter monitoring, stress testing, etc.), Cardiac Rehab, Cardiac Cath and EP labs, Cath Lab prep and recovery, and hospital based HF clinic. To plan, coordinate and manage personnel and resources in order to provide the highest quality patient care and community education with trained, professional and competent staff in the most cost-effective manner. To collaborate with physicians and other health care disciplines to assure optimal patient care. To develop Associates to their fullest potential by focusing on education and mentoring plans with to achieve optimal retention and succession planning outcomes. This manager has responsibility for the defined units. He/she is responsible to foster the Advocate philosophy through the following six key result areas and to achieve outcomes defined for each area.

Major Responsibilities:

• Clinical Outcomes - Planning, management, implementation and evaluation to ensure quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness

• Funding Our Future - Preparation and administration of budgets to ensure adequate personnel, facilities and supplies

• Patient Satisfaction - Drives customer satisfaction (Patient, Physicians) strategies for the scope of responsibility and ensures alignment with IMMC and Advocate Strategic Vision.

• Associate Satisfaction - Responsible for the selection, development, motivation and evaluation of staff

• Growth - Builds a departmental reputation and maintains patient care area on the cutting edge of performance and quality via input into implementation of strategic partnership with Clinical and Medical Directors.

• Physician Relations - Maintenance of effective working relationships with internal and external customers.

Licensure:

• Nurse, Registered (RN) or Radiologic Technology (RT)

Education/Experience Required:

• Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in Cardiovascular Technology, or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, or Bachelor's Degree in Radiologic Technology. Experience Required: Typically requires 5 years of experience in catheterization, EP or interventional radiology within a large, high volume environment that includes advanced training in cardiovascular anatomy, ECG, basic cardiac life support, and/or special vascular angiographic procedures, both diagnostic and interventional. Includes 1 year of supervisory experience in managing staff and budgets.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Communication and presentation skills.

• Organization, planning and delegation skills. • Team building skills.

• Proven leadership skills.

• Results oriented with concern for appropriate process.

• Proficiency in the operation and understanding of technical equipment.

• Basic computer knowledge.

• Current license in State of Illinois. Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required: Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist registration (RCIS) issued by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS) certification issued by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE), or Electrophysiology Specialist (CEPS) certification issued by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE), or Registered Technologist (RT) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), or Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.