Assistant Chief Medical Officer

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University seeks an Assistant Chief Medical Officer to lead throughput and operational improvements at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and coordination with medical directors and interdisciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will have board eligibility/certification, substantial clinical time, and experience in performance improvement. Collaboration across departments and regular committee involvement are expected.

Qualifications

• Fully licensed attending staff on Johns Hopkins Children's Center medical staff.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in their discipline; 2–3 years in primary practice.
• Administrative medicine training or advanced degree desirable but not required.
• Familiar with performance improvement, resource management, care coordination, safety, risk, and regulatory affairs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Capacity Command Center and interdisciplinary team to improve safety, quality, coordination, and efficiency of medical care.
• Review and implement action plans with JHCC CCC Nurse Leader for Serious Safety Events and HERO events related to throughput.
• Attend monthly meetings with the Associate Chief Medical Officer and other Medical Directors.
• Participate in workup and root cause analysis of throughput-related serious events.
• Monitor and analyze patient data to identify throughput improvement opportunities at JHCC CCC.
• Coordinate with Residency and Fellowship Training Directors to identify hazards in trainee oversight and supervision.
• Serve on key committees: Clinical Operations monthly, JHCC Quality and Safety monthly, JHCC CCC HERO Review, and related stakeholder meetings.

Skills

Medical leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Critical listening

Guidance & support

Education

MD/DO, board-certified or board-eligible

Job description

As a member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital management team, the Assistant CMO is responsibleThe physician holding this role will be primarily responsible for monitoring and improving throughput and other operational issues.

The candidate is empowered to impact change related to the operations, safety, and quality of care concerning throughput issues.

The Assistant CMO reports to the Associate Chief Medical Officer at JHCC for this role. However, it is expected that considerable overlap and interactions with medical directors of other Units/Divisions/Centers may occur to execute the responsibilities of the position entirely.

Necessary Skills

• Be recognized as a medical leader in content and practice
• Ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Ability to listen critically and effectively communicate
• Ability to provide guidance and support in a non-threatening manner

Duties

• Collaborates with the Capacity Command Center (JHCC CCC) and interdisciplinary care team to impactchange related to the safety, quality, coordination, and efficiency of medical care
• Regular review and action plans coordinated (when needed) with the JHCC CCC Nurse Leader for the following safety metrics:
  • Serious Safety Events involving throughput
  • HERO events involving throughput and JHCC CCC
• Monthly meetings with the Associate Chief Medical Officer and other Medical Directors
• Participate in the workup and root cause analysis of serious events relevant to throughput
• Monitor and analyze patient-related data and outcomes to identify opportunities for improvement concerning throughput and JHCC CCC
• Collaborates with the various Training Program Directors (Residency and Fellowships) to identify, trend, and review hazards relevant to observed inadequate trainee oversight and supervision
• Serve on the Following Committees (at a minimum):
  • CUSP Team in the assigned care area as Physician Champion
  • Clinical Operations monthly meeting
  • JHCC Quality and Safety monthly meeting
  • JHCC CCC HERO Review meetings and activities (as applicable)
  • Attend other meetings with relevant stakeholders germane to throughput and JHCC CCC as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Good understanding of business and organizational planning principles, coordination, and execution.
• Extensive knowledge of administrative methods and procedures. Good understanding of the organization and operations of the work area.
• Good understanding and knowledge of current hospital policies, medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to recommend policies, procedures, and problem resolutions to accomplish the organization's mission, vision, and strategic goals.
• Ability to apply safety, quality, and performance improvement standards within the unit.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships, under varied conditions, with clinical and ancillary staff, practitioners, organization leaders, and a variety of people at all management levels

Qualifications

The incumbent must be a fully licensed and credentialed attending staff category physician on the medical staff of Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

The candidate should be board-certified or board-eligible in their relevant discipline and have 2-3 years of experience in their primary practice field. Additional training/education or an advanced degree in administrative medicine, public health, or the principles of improvement science is highly desirable but not required.

Candidates should be familiar with performance improvement principles, resource management, care coordination, safety, risk, and regulatory affairs.

The candidate should spend a significant amount of their clinical time in their field.

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards

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Equal Opportunity Employer

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors or demographic characteristics that are irrelevant to the program involved.

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Background Checks

After receiving a conditional offer, the successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification. When deciding whether a candidate's conviction history is job-disqualifying, the University considers the nature and gravity of the offense, the time that has passed since the conviction, and the nature of the job being sought.

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine.

Exceptions to the seasonal flu vaccine or COVID-19 vaccine (for SOM) requirement(s) may be provided to individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs or medical conditions that preclude them from receiving the vaccine. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

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