Vision

As a mission-driven innovative health organization we will becomea leaderin improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trustedpartnerforlife.

Promise Statement

We Listen. We Partner. We Make it Easy.

Our Actions

• Listen to understand.

• Learn continuously.

• Keep it simple.

• Create solutions.

• Deliver outstanding service.

• Own and speak up for safety.

• Expectembraceandinitiatechange.

• Demonstrate exceptional teamwork.

• Trust and assume goodness of intentions.

• Hold myself and others accountable for results.

• Communicate directly with respect and honesty.

• Serve every person with empathydignityand compassion.

• Championhealth equity and the common good.

Position Purpose

The Chief Medical Officer will have responsibility forMercyOneNorth Iowa.The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) provides service to the medical staff and hospital leadership for the local ministryin order toassistthem in fulfilling their mission plans andobjectiveswhich includes their responsibilities to the patient and the community for the provision of quality and cost-effective care. This position hasimpacton the quality access to care and regulatory issues and financial outcomes of clinical and operational departments within their local ministry.

In all roles and activities it isanticipatedthat the CMO will network and build consensus collaborate and problem solve. This position will play a key role in the implementation of strategic and operating plans as well as service line development in particular the strategies for physician relationships and service line development. These activities and initiatives shall beaccomplishedthrough the existing and revisedformal medical staff structures/committees Medical Group/Health Network and voluntary medical staff multi-facility physician task forces committees as well as the regional CMO COO and Executive Team meetings and informative relationships.

Essential Functions

Interpersonal Skills:

• Articulate and clear in all communications with others.Committed to the Mission Values and Vision of Trinity Health and demonstrates this commitment through actions.Collaborative in nature willing to take on leadershiprole approachable facilitativewith all. Creative and positive in finding solutions to the day to day as well as the global issues faced by the RHM. Mature in all actions. Seeks higher ground in allinteractionsparticularly conflict. Creates relationships that are useful to influence and create change.

Areas of Expertise:

• Medical Care. Quality and Process Improvement. Physician Relationships. Hospital Management and operations.Utilizationreview/physician advisor Graduate Medical Education

Decision Making:

• Independent injudgment and actions thatimpactthe outcomes of patient care or will affect operations of large departments and/or the operation of theRHM as a whole. Operates freely toidentifyopportunities for improvement and implement needed changes. These decisions are clinical qualitative and financial in nature anddeterminetheappropriate courseof action. All decisions are founded on professional practice standards RHM policy or regulatory agency standards and requirements.

Position Accountabilities:

• Provides an effective bridge between RHM management staff andfacilitiesmedical staff to create superior relationships with physicians and to secure physician input into major decisions.

• Partners with the market COO and is responsible to the regional CCO in a matrixed relationship for centralized medical staff functions such as quality safety and utilization review and to the RHM President and other members of the Executive Team for medical directorships and operational activities related to the medical staff at the local ministry and all physician relationshipactivities. Supports the formal medical staff function at all facilities.

• May chair committeesas isappropriate. Works closely with Medical Staff President. Holds self out as a resource in dealing with difficult medical staff decisions.

• Assistsin the development and implementation of the physician Continuous Quality Improvement process throughout the local ministry provides for the functioning and effectiveness of quality improvement systems to include internal and external operating systems that affect the delivery of physician care within the local ministry.

• Sets a universal standard for the delivery of patient care. Is the leader in the setting of goals and improvement plans for qualitystandards.Participates andassistsin the development of plans and implementation in all service line and patient care competency development.

• Isa resource and influencer in the accomplishment of needed goals andstrategies.Promotes all programs and services to referring physicians. Educates physicians and office personnel on all aspects of the local ministry. Is a resource and problem solver when service issuesarise.

• Working with the COO of thefacilitymedical staffprovidesleadership development opportunities. Sets goals andobjectivesfordevelopmentof key medical staff for the local ministry. Is a role model for changing behavior and creates opportunities for better understanding by medical leadership of business and strategic operations of the local and RHM.

• Works directly with the Regional Chief Clinical Officer in bridging the clinical arena of the RHM to the development of Trinity Health standards of performance and Trinity Health policy. Creates unity among the facility medical staff and whereappropriate seeksways to collaborate and combine operations to effect greater teamwork.

• Supervises and manages the medical affairs division to ensure achievement ofobjectivesin a cost-effective manner and to ensure the continued improvement of physician/physician and physician/administration and physician/community partnership with the CNO oversees andfacilitatesclinical excellence of the care provided by physicians and other clinicians.

• Participates with the Senior Leadership Team of the local ministry in all Managed Care strategies and negotiations

• Provides leadership to all of the local ministry management teams.Isa resource to them for problem solving and physician input. Maintains professional growth and development. Keeps up on changing trends in the healthcare business. Is a leader in providing new learning in all areas of influence.

Experience& Education

• Graduate from an accredited medical school and completed an accredited residency program in a medical specialty.

• Board certification infieldof specialty and agree tomaintainsuch Board Certification through tenure of employment. Board certification isin an ABMS Board.

• Graduate from an accredited university with aMasters in Business Administration aMasters in Healthcare Administrationor related field is preferred.

• Ability to work in a complex matrix reporting environment.

• Proven leader with minimum of 10 years in clinical practice 5yearsleadership.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and implement quality improvement initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to lead medicalstaffquality initiatives.

• Strong verbal and written communication skillsin order toeffectively discuss quality issues and performance and to fostercultureof the RHM and Trinity Health.

• Strong leadership/influencing skills arewith the ability to work effectively within a RHM and influence others and achieve results.

• Advanced interpersonalmanagementand organizational skills are necessary.

• A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy mission vision goalsvaluesand guiding behaviors of Trinity Health.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Must be able to set and organizeownwork priorities and adapt to them as they changefrequently. Must be able to work concurrently on a variety of tasks/projects in an environment that may be stressful with individuals having diverse personalities and work styles.

• Operates in a typical office environment. The area is well-lit temperaturecontrolledand free from hazards.

• Communicatesfrequently in person and over the phone with people in all locations. Hearing is needed for extensive telephone and in person communication. Manual dexterity is neededin order tooperatea computer keyboard.

• Must be able to travel to the various Trinity Health sites as needed.

• Mustpossessthe ability tocomply withTrinity Health policies and procedures.