Chief Medical Officer

JOB SUMMARY The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is part of CCH’s Executive team reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Provides current and future clinical focus and direction to CCH operations through strategic planning, medical management, policy development and adherence, provider engagement, and clinical oversight and quality improvement. Collaborates and coordinates with the Medical Staff to develop, implement, evaluate, and modify programs that monitor and evaluate the performance of providers, service lines, and CCH as a whole in compliance with applicable regulatory guidelines, accepted standards of care, and good order and efficient healthcare delivery. The CMO functions at an executive level in an active leadership role within CCH’s Executive team. Advises the hospital’s governing body, the CEO, medical staff, the Executive team, and various hospital leaders on matters impacting patient care and clinical oversight functions. Evaluates developments and innovations in medical care helping modify service line scopes of service or required provider scopes of practice to incorporate such changes in clinical practices and procedures. Defines strategic organizational medical plans to include clinical goal setting, appropriate metrics for monitoring progress and measurements of success, and formulating and modifying plans to maximize patient outcomes. With Executive team, optimizes organizational structure, policies, processes, and procedures of consideration of proper clinical and provider implications. Organizes, evaluates, and modifies clinical direction within the hospital’s service lines to include designating, directing, and evaluating specific clinical leaders. Represents provider interests to the Administration and Administration interests to providers. Provides specific administrative leadership to the governing body’s Physician Recruiting and Retention and Joint Conference Committees. Provides specific administrative leadership to the Medical Staff and Administration’s jointly chaired Surgical Executive Committee. Operationally leads, directs, and is responsible for the Department of Anesthesia. Performs other duties as assigned by the CEO. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Responsible for organizational oversight, direction, and evaluation of the Medical Staff through Board approved policies. Systematically ensures the highest standards in patient care are maintained by the organization. Awareness, Executive Team Involvement, and Strategic Planning Reports to the CEO and provides liaison between administration and medical staff. Attends CCH Executive and governing body meetings and functions. Keeps abreast of the changes in healthcare oversight regulations and safety standards and ensures organizational compliance with healthcare regulations and safety standards. Keeps informed on advancements in the broad field of clinical medicine and healthcare management and provides organizational strategic guidance to all service lines based on these advances. Determines the clinical aspects relevant to the overall CCH strategic plan. Promotes sound fiscal performance by reviewing financial statistics, advocating for the most efficient clinical staffing models, and assisting practice managers in effective budgeting for provider services. Participates with practice management and administration in planning for adequate facilities, equipment, and supplies as it affects the performance of clinical care. In collaboration with the governing body’s Physician Recruiting and Retention Committee chairman, updates the CCHD Physician Recruiting Program policy, determines recruiting goals and objectives, sets meeting agendas, and ensures follow up actions flow to completion. Recruiting and Retention Assesses current and future clinical needs and market forces in determining and anticipating the organization’s service line provider requirements. Recruits, interviews, negotiates with, and hires providers capable of meeting the service line needs of the organization. Responsible for direction and output of the Provider Recruiting and Retention Office. Medical Staff Provides encouragement, counsel, and liaison to the Chief of Staff, Department Chairs, Section Chiefs, and individual members of the Medical Staff. Assists the Medical Staff in aligning its goals and actions with CCH mission, vision, and strategic goals. Attends Medical Staff meetings. Works closely with the Medical Staff to ensure individual provider competency and professionalism through: Efficient administration and operational support in the initial credential verification, privileging, and performance evaluation process. Timely and effective evaluation of provider ongoing clinical duties to through t