Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Whether you are an experienced healthcare professional or working toward that, we invite you to experienceHello Humankindness with us! CHI Saint Joseph Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our team members well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance such as:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs with matching
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Mental Health resources for you and your family
• Wellness Program with rewards up to $450
• Tuition Reimbursement for future career growth and development
• Adoption Assistance
• Voluntary Protection: Accident, Critical Illness, Identify Theft and Pet Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability 
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits to support adult and child care needs
• Employer Discounts
• Relocation Assistance*
• Employee Referral Bonuses up to $7,500*
• Sign-on Bonuses up to $25,000*
• Education Assistance (student loan payoff) up to $24,000*

*for eligible hires and positions

Learn more about Saint Joseph Hospital and its awards and recognitions here:Saint Joseph Hospital.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states.

Job Summary / Purpose

Develops/designs the cardiovascular and Thoracic service line care delivery with the staff, patients, provider and facility transitioning the patient along the care continuum. Utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to ensure efficient, cost effective and high quality care. Designs an educational program focused towards the patient and family and includes the expectations of the patient care experience. Assists the patient with the development of realistic care goals to ensure optimization of function postoperatively. Develops continuing education offerings for patients, staff, physician offices and other providers. Works with multiple databases, accreditations, registries and is the content/subject matter expert. Abstracts and navigates data and outcomes. Expands the Cardiovascular and Thoracic services within Saint Joseph Healthcare through the development and maintenance of relationships with referring physicians and the general public through the development of educational materials, networking and seminars.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Works to expand the cardiovascular and thoracic service line through networking and relationship development.
2. Develops educational programs, materials and classes to increase the staff, providers, patient and family’s knowledge of cardiovascular and thoracic care, expectations and recovery.
3. Assists the patient in the development of care goals to maximize the patient’s preoperative, post-operative functioning and patient’s health outcomes.
   
4. Provides continuing education to care providers through one on one education, participation in the orientation of all care providers and formal education offerings.
5. Development of care pathways through the incorporation of evidence based practices to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
6. Ensures compliance with CMS, TJC, and other regulatory center requirements and compliance standards.
7. Plans and implements strategies supporting core measure compliance, high quality outcomes and enhancing the patient experience.
8. Assists in the evaluation of technology and equipment needs to assist in patient care and promotes the cardiovascular and thoracic service line program.
9. Develops and supports an integrated care delivery model through the building of interdisciplinary collaboration from the preoperative period to the post-acute setting.
10. Assists in establishing collaborative relationships between medical and nursing staff. In collaboration with Directors, Department Managers, and Service Excellence, follows up and resolves physician/patient issues and concerns.
11. Research Joint Commission requirements for achieving Center of Excellence designation. Identify other successful cardiovascular and thoracic service line programs for both internal and external to CHI as models for Saint Joseph Healthcare Vascular Center of Excellence.
12. Work collaboratively with cardiovascular and thoracic service line Council to identify and prioritize steps for achieving Center of Excellence designation and assets with implementation of approved programs.
13. Recommend goals, benchmarks and timeliness necessary to be considered for Vascular Center of Excellence designation.
14. Maintain current knowledge of new clinical technologies, changes in care delivery models and the emergence of new programs/therapies to ensure the program offers the leading-edge patient care experience in the region.
15. Maintains flexibility to engage in projects, prioritization along with the ability for multi-tasking to achieve identified goals. Performs onsite visits, assessments, reports and serves as a liaison between providers, the hospital, and senior leadership.
16. Other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications