Company: CVPH
Medical Center Human Resources – Plattsburgh
is a picturesque community of 38,000 located on the
shores of Lake Champlain at the foothills of the
Adirondack Mountains.
Description:
2008 HealthGrades 5 Star Program!!! Rapidly
growing Invasive Cardiology program at hospital with
a 3 year old Open-Heart program seeks a talented and
dynamic Manager.
Candidates should have strong clinical
experience in invasive cardiology, the ability to expand
and develop these services, and the leadership skills
necessary to develop and maintain a highly skilled
team. This position reports to the Cardiovascular Service
Line Director and is responsible for management of
the cardiac catheterization team consisting of 16.3
FTE's including RN's, RT's and CCT's. RNs belong to
the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), and
RT's and CCT's are members of SEIU 1199.
CVPH
has achieved a 2008 Healthgrades 5 star rating for
its angioplasty program and is recognized to have high
Healthgrades ratings for overall cardiac services.
This position integrates the Cardiac Cath Lab
with all cardiac services and is responsible for program
development, selection of staff, development of protocols,
and education/competency of staff. This position serves
as a resource for and works closely with cardiovascular
cath technologist, RNs, cardiologists and cardiac surgeons.
This position works with patient care services to assure
well coordinated, quality cardiac services. This position
is responsible for scheduling, budget and financial
accountability, integration of continuous quality improvement
activities and customer relations. This position will
assist with direct patient care as needed.
CVPH
is affiliated with St. Peter's Hospital in Albany,
NY, a world-class cardiology program, in order to assure
implementation of a successful program. Recently, St.
Peter's was recognized by the New York State Department
of Health as having the lowest risk-adjusted death
rate for heart bypass surgery in the state. It is also
one of 14 hospitals in the nation to be ranked as a
"Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital" by the Solucient
Institute all four years the award has been given.
CVPH first started its diagnostic cath program
in 1990 and then expanded its cardiology program in
late 2004 to include open-heart surgery and coronary
angioplasty. This expansion plan is driven by the high
incidence of heart disease in the North Country, and
the lack of angioplasty and open-heart services north
of a line from Albany to Syracuse. CVPH provides a
high quality, cost effective service that is of great
benefit to the area's overall health-care delivery
system. Volumes have steadily grown since inception.
Forecasts for 2008 are 1,400 caths, 180 cardiac surgeries,
and 425 angioplasties.
In January 2005 CVPH
began an interventional cardiology program and started
planning for a 2nd cath lab. That lab opened in March
2006 and by September of the same year was busy accommodating
a full-line electrophysiology service. Volumes for
2007 are projected to be 1350 diagnostic procedures,
400 interventional procedures and 500 EP procedures.
Each lab is equipped with a Philips Integris Allura
Flat Panel X-Ray System as well as a Witt Hemodynamic
Monitoring System. A 10 bay holding area is staffed
and available to assist with patient prep and recovery.
The electrophysiology service utilizes a Bard EP Monitoring
System w/ Micropace Cardiac Stimulator. A Cryo Cath
Ablation System, an RF generator and an EnSite 3-D
Mapping System are available for EP procedures. Plans
are underway for two additional labs: a dedicated EP
lab and peripheral vascular/endovascular lab which
will come on-line in 2009.
CVPH is a non-profit,
JCAHO accredited, regional center with over 2,100 employees
providing care to 170,000 residents in northeast NY.
Average daily census of 200 inpatients, plus 64 residents
in nursing home unit, and a Medical Staff of over 150
physicians. 2007 stats: 12,287 admissions, 101,130
patient days, 1,048 births, 50,002 emergency department
visits and 18,136 surgical procedures.
On Lake
Champlain, at the edge of the Adirondack Mountains,
Plattsburgh is 1 hour from Olympic-Lake Placid region
and Montreal, Quebec, a European style, cosmopolitan
city of 3 mill. CVPH offers a wonderful combination
of high technology and small town charm, ease of living
and friendliness.
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Date: May 16 08
