Under the leadership of the respective Vice President, Operations, and in partnership with physician leadership, local site leaders and other constituents, the Director is responsible for planning, administering and directing invasive and non invasive cardiac and vascular service line activities across all Hackensack Meridian Health entities to help the network achieve institutional alignment and integration that meets and/or exceeds national standards. Ensures efficient and effective deployment of initiatives and processes and acts as a key interface with HR, Finance, and IT for cross-functional initiatives and responsibilities. Works collaboratively with the local leadership to ensure consistency of processes in order to maximize initiatives for improving benchmarking, and leveraging technology platforms to support operations and quality. In partnership with the VP operations, physician and local leadership teams, assists in operational and workforce optimization in productivity, FTE resource management, harmonization and consistency. Serves as an integral part of the leadership team, reporting on relevant data and key metrics aligned with Hackensack Meridian Health network service HMH goals and initiatives. Responsible for monitoring and analyzing key financial indicators and performance metrics. Makes recommendations to modify business activities as needed in response to changing financial situations. Participates by mentoring local leaders in growth and professional development. Assist in the development of clinical protocols that use evidence-based best practices to provide consistent standardized work flow and drive performance outcomes. The Director oversees the efficient and effective operations of designated hospital clinical departments. Ensures management and team members have the skills and training to perform within acceptable guidelines and expectations. Utilizes interdisciplinary collaborative and available resources to direct and lead responsibly to enhance quality, efficiency, access and financial growth of each department assigned. Provides an optimum environment for health enhancement and staff development within areas of oversight.

• Directs activities to lead the organization redesign of value-based healthcare delivery models. 
• Facilitate methods of improving workforce initiatives and effectiveness and efficiencies for operations across the medical center. 
• Responsible for the development of a dynamic and cohesive interprofessional team approach and subsequent policies and procedures to value-based care redesign. 
• Assists VP with development of business plans to support business growth opportunities, program development and any other special projects. 
• Directs individual departmental leadership responsibilities and goals, e.g., comparative analysis of traditional specific costs in comparison with an innovative and interprofessional approach. 
• Oversee, organize, staff, direct, and control the network departments and centralized staffing. Collaborate with hospital leadership to ensure support is provided to meet operational needs of the medical center. This position effectively supervises staff, coordinates staffing, oversees payroll, supports throughput, quality and safety outcomes, staff competency, hiring, clinical and staff corrective actions, quality care and other departmental activities to support the mission, vision and values of Hackensack Meridian Health. 
• Directly oversees the clinical/operational integration of all value-based initiatives to assure successful on-going activities of process improvement initiatives by organizing and overseeing the execution of care. 
• Utilizes required metric tools to report clinical and fiscal compliance, as well as to demonstrate value-based process improvements within the organization. 
• In collaboration with senior administration, determine and manage the organization's resources and continuing education needed to ensure success of the program. 
• Responsible for initiating and attending team meetings to ensure and facilitate achievement of clinical and fiscal objectives related to the performance of assigned service lines at Hackensack Meridian Health. 
• Reports progress and needs to senior leadership on a recurrent basis under new leadership structure with VP Operations. 
• Serves as a resource leader and liaison to clinical, IT and fiscal team members across the continuum to evaluate complex issues and identify appropriate desired outcomes and interventions. 
• Develops, implements and maintains the necessary systems to ensure accurate and comprehensive tracking of all service business/operational/financial aspects. Develops and analyses monthly dashboards. 
• In partnership with finance, business intelligence, strategy and, identifies, tracks, analyzes, and reports on relevant data and metrics, including identification of opportunities, obstacles and potential industry developments which will drive operation and strategy development and to strengthen the performance of the service line at HMH. 
• Analyzes data to proactively identify weaknesses and opportunities for improvement; identifies areas requiring focused response, participates in root cause analyses and development of actionable items. 
• Executes strategies to provide consistent service operational performance and practice.
• Resource to leaders for guidance on financial management and planning, productivity reporting, and purchasing. 
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned. 
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Nursing, or other clinically related field. 
• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare operations and/or clinical leadership role.
• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse
• Extensive budget experience. 
• Excellent financial management, delegation, and organizational skills. 
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, internally and externally. 
• Exceptional communication skills and experience with engaging and building relationships with network leadership. 
• Understanding of the business implications of supporting volumes and quality outcomes.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance as related to the service lines. 
• Knowledge of health care and business analytics, metrics, benchmarks, economic engines and standards that drive and/or shape the industry. 
• Ability to establish and measure various metrics to assess success of the service line. 
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative, workable strategies and tactics to accomplish goals and objectives. 
• Strong leadership presence, relationship building skills and ability to influence, lead and direct individuals in multiple functional areas and across all levels of employees, management and leaders. 
• Demonstrated analytical ability to identify problems, develop solutions and execute in collaboration with other leaders or constituents. 
• Ability to develop a high performing team and Steering Committees, articulate vision, create trust, drive the HMH culture and build consensus. 
• Strong business acumen focusing on results. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office platforms. 

Minimum rate of $174,491.20 Annually

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.


Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.