Cardiac Program Director

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Position Description:

Position Summary: Works collaboratively with the Short Stay regional team and Center Management Team to design, implement, and evaluate short stay programs. Acts as both an administrative and clinical leaders to promote mission, philosophy, and high standards of care for the short stay population.

Ensure that patient admission and discharge criteria are met.

Ensure residents receive all appropriate program components.

Coordinate the development of and adherence to program protocols and standards.

Promotes interdisciplinary functioning for the short stay program(s).

Facilitates and provides patient and family education.

Provides, approves and maintains resources for patient education.

Tracks and analyses outcomes for performance improvement.

Oversees program performance improvement.

Develops and implements yearly program marketing plan.

In collaboration with regional and local marketing staff, markets program by serving as liason to community, physicians, and other health care facilities.

Participates in program budget development and fiscal performance review.

Facilitates and provides staff education.

Provides, approves, and maintains resources for staff education.

Interviews and makes recommendations for hiring and termination of all staff working with the program.

Participates in probationary and annual evaluation of all program personnel.

Collaborates with clinical departments to ensure that clinical staff skill and competency is maintained to meet program goals.

Is responsible for overall customer satisfaction with program and promptly mobilizes resources to resolve customer concerns.

Participates in center customer at risk meetings and process.

Participates in center quality improvement activities.

Regular communication concerning program functions with Director of Nursing and Administrator and other appropriate staff.

Provides regular report to regional program staff regarding program functioning and program director activities.

Attends regional program director development activities.

Performs other duties as assigned.



Qualifications:

SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate of an accredited college or university with a Bachelor?s or Master?s Degree in Nursing, Rehabilitation, Gerontology, or other related field.

Three years of direct experience in short stay or rehabilitative care.

Two years of supervisory experience in an appropriate healthcare setting, or approval by the Administrator and Director of clinical services.