Medical Director - Cardiovascular Intensive Care (THE CHRIST HOSPITAL - CINCINNATI, OH)
Medical Director - Cardiovascular Intensive Care (THE CHRIST HOSPITAL - CINCINNATI, OH) at The Christ Hospital Health Network — Cincinnati, Ohio, US
- Company: The Christ Hospital Health Network
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, US
- Employment type: CONTRACTOR
- Posted: 2026-06-19
About this role
MEDICAL DIRECTOR - CVICU
This position provides clinical direction, education and leadership to the CVICU and serves as a liaison with Medical Staff, the Heart & Vascular Institute, and The Christ Hospital Physicians (TCHP) leadership. This physician will lead a talented and multidisciplinary group (with backgrounds in critical care medicine, cardiology, advanced heart failure, emergency medicine and cardiac anesthesiology), providing 24/7 in-house care for our 28 bed CVICU. The Christ Hospital has a robust and advanced cardiothoracic program and is a regional referral center for cardiogenic shock, LVAD, ECMO, heart transplantation, multivalvular interventions, and complex cardiac care. Critical care cases include managing a wide range of critical illness and cardiac conditions such as severe valvular disease, AMI, cardiogenic shock, dissections, mechanical cardiac support, heart transplantation and chronic heart failure.
PROGRAM SPECIFICS:
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555 bed hospital
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"The Heart Hospital" of the Tristate area and nationally amongst the Top 50
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28 bed CVICU with major focus on cardiogenic shock, mechanical circulatory support, biventricular support, heart transplantation, total artificial heart, LVAD implantation
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Perioperative care for > 1000 Cardiopulmonary bypass cases per year
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Affiliation with Lindner Research Institute, Clinical Trial Research opportunities if desired
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Open CVICU with collaborative collegial work environment - intensivist manages primarily with closed loop communication with heart failure cardiology, cardiac surgery and cardiac transplant surgery
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2 Physicians during the day, 1 Physician at night + 3 APPs during the day, 2 APPs at night
CVICU DIRECTOR JOB SPECIFICS:
1. Clinical
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Collaborate on all clinically related CVICU activities.
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Develop, review, revise, and implement policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of care, treatment, and services of the Service Line.
2. Leadership
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Monitor, evaluate and provide performance feedback to physicians, related to CVICU.
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Support the education and clinical experience of physicians in training.
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Serve as spokesperson to all internal and external CVICU related concerns.
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Promote physician engagement and wellness initiatives.
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Devise, promote, and implement strategies for CVICU growth and development - as directed by HVI Executive leadership.
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Establish partnerships with industry, healthcare insurance leaders (payers), and employers to promote the cardiovascular intensive care.
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Establish partnerships with other physicians and groups at TCHHN and community hospitals.
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Participate in national scientific meetings, including publications and presentations.
3. Quality
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Continually assess and improve quality of care, treatment, and services.
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Develop and facilitate the implementation of evidence based clinical guidelines and evaluate their effectiveness.
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Monitor, improve and report on quality and performance metrics.
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Oversee provider performance issues including scheduling, rounding, behavior, productivity, documentation, policy adherence.
4. Administration
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Serve as collaborative point of contact to deliver communication to and from physician members of CVICU.
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Establish regular meetings with physicians regarding departmental concerns, access, and satisfaction.
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Assist in development and management of capital, revenue and expense budget for CVICU.
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Meet regularly (at least quarterly) with and report to HVI President and Executive Director.
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Attend and participate in meetings associated with the Heart & Vascular Institute.
CARDIAC INTENSIVIST MEDICAL DIRECTOR - JOB SPECIFICS:
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1.0 FTE - 0.1 FTE Administrative as Director, with 0.9 FTE as Cardiac Intensivist covering CVICU - 12hr shift model, fixed compensation, supported team with APPs and clinical pharmacy
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Expectation for 13 twelve-hour in-house shifts per month (0.9 clinical FTE); may be daytime (6a-6p) or nighttime (6p-6a), typically grouped as consecutive days to provide continuity of patient care - such as 7 on / 7 off model.
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In CVICU - As part of direct patient care, the intensivist may provide instruction to general cardiology fellows and/or internal medicine residents (elective rotation); In addition, the CVICU is an optional clinical rotation for student APPs.
REQUIREMENTS:
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Fellowship training in critical care medicine (board certified or board eligible)
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Additional training and experience with ECMO, LVAD, and cardiac transplant desired
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Experience managing patients in the immediate postoperative period s/p heart transplant is preferred
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Experience in perioperative care of cardiothoracic surgery patients is preferred
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Individuals with unique training, job experience, or backgrounds are encouraged to apply
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Eligibility for Ohio medical license and DEA certificate
Contact Information logan.ryle@thechristhospital.com or stephanie.crisler@thechristhospital.com