Chief Medical Officer

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the senior physician executive responsible for promoting excellence in clinical care research and education at the collaboration with the regional CMO and other medical and hospital leaders the hospital CMO will createthevision and strategic plan for hospital clinical activities. The hospital CMO will serve as an advocate for the hospital and promote consistentlyhigh standardsfor performance in clinical care education research financial and operational performance in keeping with Corewell Healths missionvisionand values.

The CMO is the highest hospital physician clinical authority working in adyadrelationship with the hospital Chief Nursing Officer. The CMO will lead physician and Advanced Practice Provider (APP) engagement and alignment operational improvements participate in CARTS alignment as necessary determine best practice models for care delivery and collaborate to lead all aspects of provider wellbeing data quality outcomes credentialing/privileging including promoting professionalism and behaviors consistent with Corewell Healths values.

Essential Functions

Quality and Patient Safety

• Accountable to ensure the highest standards for patient safety and clinical quality.

• Responsible to monitor expand and improve outpatient and inpatient clinical care and serviceacross atthe hospital.

• Partner with the Medial Director of Quality where that position exists to develop and implement an annual quality and patient safety plan including a plan for monitoring key quality and safety bench marked indicators for the hospital.

• Assure that regular evaluations are performed on each Medical Staff Member based on the OPPE (Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation) and FPPE (Focused Professional Practice Evaluation) criteria set forth by the General Medical Staff and recommend and follow-up onappropriate action.

• Responsible for performance in metrics as assigned by system Chief Quality Officer in partnership with regional CMO.

• In conjunction with the other hospital physician leaders evaluate and takeappropriate actionon medical staff members as incidences arise.

• Review trend and report safety events. Implement action steps to prevent future events.

• Ensure Hospital compliance with Joint Commission and other federal andstateregulatory and compliance agencies.

• Participate in hospital and healthsystemQuality and Safety meetings as requested.

Service

• Development and implementation of strategies tofacilitatethe delivery of care and service excellence for patients physicians and staff.

• Jointly with other hospital physician leaders review available physician satisfaction data and monthly patient satisfaction data (HCAHPS) and discuss the action plans for improvement.

• Lead hospital initiatives to improve the operational processes thatimpactpatients and clinicians at the hospital.

• Jointly with administrative leadership develop implementmonitorand report annual operational performance goals for the hospital.

• Assists in physician network development and physician recruitment programs anddevelopsandmaintainsa program to attract andretainphysicians in the communities served.

• Mayassistwith negotiation and management of short-term coverage arrangements (locum tenens).

• Establishes and implements policies and standards evaluates new treatments and conducts medical research (where applicable) to ensure quality of clinical care provided to patients.

Financial Performance

• Responsible to promote system-wide performance standards for clinical services tooptimizefinancial and operational collaboration with the hospital President regional CMO and other regional leaders be accountable for overall financial performance of the hospital.

• In conjunction with the hospital President develop an annual operating and capital budget for the hospital.

• Support the Value Analysis Team program and other supply chain initiatives.

• Jointly with the administrative leadership develop implementmonitorand report annual financial goals for the hospital. Create and implement action plans for improvement whenappropriate.

• Develop and support clinical programs which promote hospital financial stewardship and sustainability.

People

• Responsible to recruit andretainsuperior and diverse clinical staff and foster a positive work environment.

• Implement and enforce the Bylaws and Rules & Regulations of the hospital and of the Medical Staff.

• In conjunction with the market President evaluate physician leaders at the hospital based upon annually agreed upon goals.

• In conjunction with hospital and system leaders recruit and implement programs for growth and retention of Medical Staff members based on the programmatic needs of the market and community.

• In conjunction with the administrative leadership recruit support personnel necessary to support programmatic growth and patient/physician/employee satisfaction.

• Maintains physician relations and provides support services to physicians. Mediates issues between individual physicians and Medical Staff or Administrative departments. Maintains professional relationships with physicians the executive team and internal / external communities.

Growth

• Responsible to promote growth in clinical services at the hospital through the development of integrated clinical programs.

• In conjunction with system leadership review annual market share and competitive analyses for each market.

• In collaboration with the Regional CMO as well as other system leaders develop annual strategicobjectivesand business plansidentifyingareas for programmatic growth at the system or local hospital level. Implement such programs which are approved.

• Support strategies for system-wide clinical integration and clinical effectiveness in collaboration with corporate and divisional leadership.

• Facilitate andparticipatein fund development activities in the organization and delivery of clinical services the generation of gifts and endowments the creation and licensing of intellectual property and the negotiation of contracts for clinical research and other services.

Academic Mission

• Responsible to support and develop an integrated strategy for undergraduate and graduate medical education consistent with the priorities and standards endorsed by the regional CMO.

• Encourageparticipateand support CME for medical staff.

• Support academic and scholarly pursuits such as papers research and presentations that promotethe academicmission.

• Mentor and develop faculty and promote excellence in teaching and scholarly activity.

Annual Report

• On an annual basis the Chief Medical Officer willsubmita report of activitiesoutcomesand assessment of progress in the domains of quality and safety service financial performance people and growth as a part of his/her performance assessment.

Qualifications

• Doctorate Graduate of approved MedicalCollege.Required

• Licensure and board certification as required by the hospitals medical staff bylaws

• 5 years of relevant experience in operations andfinancial managementand leadership in a hospital academic healthcare center or academic group practice. Required

• Experience in medical staff functions.Workingknowledge of hospital operations qualityimprovementand strategic planning. Required

• Additionaltraining in management oradministration.Preferred

• Physician (MD) - State of Michigan required Or

• Osteopathic Physician (DO) - State of Michigan required Or

• Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD) - State of Michigan State of Michigan required Or

• Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) - State of Michigan State of Michigan required Or

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) - State of Michigan State of Michiganrequired

About Corewell Health

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