Primary Location
Location C
Department
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Schedule
Full time
Weekly Hours
40
FTE
1
Employee Status
Regular
Senior Clinical Program Specialist - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Position: Senior Clinical Program Specialist
Schedule: Days
Location: Cincinnati Children's Burnet Campus
Position Overview
Cincinnati Children's is seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Program Specialist to provide clinical and operational coordination for the Living Allogenic Heart Valve Transplant (LAVT), Biventricular (BiV) Repair, and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries (MAPCA) programs.
This role serves as a central point of coordination across complex, multidisciplinary cardiac teams and helps ensure patients move efficiently through the continuum of care-from referral and evaluation through procedural planning, treatment, discharge, and longitudinal follow-up.
The Senior Clinical Program Specialist builds strong working relationships across cardiology, cardiac surgery, electrophysiology, advanced imaging, virtual procedural planning, and other specialty teams. This position plays a key role in maintaining continuity, identifying barriers, facilitating communication, and supporting the continued growth and development of these innovative cardiac programs.
Key Responsibilities
* Maintain accurate, up-to-date program patient lists, including both inpatient and outpatient populations, and maintain a strong understanding of the clinical status and needs of active patients.
* Coordinate care across cardiac surgery, cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced imaging/virtual planning, and other multidisciplinary teams involved in patient care.
* Track patients throughout the complete care pathway, including referral, initial evaluation, diagnostic workup, preoperative planning, intervention, discharge, and follow-up.
* Coordinate required consultations, imaging studies, diagnostic testing, and other evaluations to support timely progression of care.
* Monitor outstanding clinical and logistical needs and proactively identify barriers, delays, or gaps in care.
* Facilitate appropriate follow-up and communication to promote continuity and progression of patient care.
* Organize and facilitate regular multidisciplinary program meetings to review patients, discuss treatment options and management plans, and support coordinated clinical decision-making.
* Serve as a liaison among providers, specialties, and interdisciplinary teams to facilitate communication and ensure follow-through on patient care plans.
* Maintain program-specific patient tracking systems, databases, and clinical documentation.
* Collect and track program data, outcomes, and key metrics to support longitudinal patient follow-up, quality improvement, program development, and clinical research.
* Serve as a knowledgeable resource and point of contact for patients and families navigating complex multidisciplinary cardiac care.
* Facilitate communication between patients, families, providers, and members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Support patient and family navigation throughout complex evaluation and treatment pathways.
* Collaborate with program leadership to identify opportunities to improve processes, communication, efficiency, and patient experience.
* Support virtual procedural planning and other advanced program-development initiatives as the programs evolve.
* Assist with the development and implementation of workflows, processes, and resources to support program growth and sustainability.
* Participate in quality improvement, clinical re
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