Associate Chief Medical Officer

CHS Children's Hospital and Health System, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Wisconsin is seeking a physician leader to support the organization’s vision, mission, and strategic goals. The role provides medical leadership, ensures quality care, and reports through hospital leadership to support performance metrics and prioritization.

The position emphasizes collaboration with hospital and provider partners, governance, credentialing, and a commitment to advancing patient safety and learning for providers and trainees.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree (PhD, MD, etc.)
• Medical degree with board certification required
• Current, unrestricted Wisconsin Medical License required
• 2+ years in a leadership role overseeing providers

Responsibilities

• Liaison between medical staff and hospital administration to align goals and priorities.
• Provides medical leadership and oversight for designated area.
• Ensure compliance with credentialing, privileging, and governance standards.
• Oversee medical staff office operations (MKE and FV) and collaborate with ACMOs.
• Support learning environments for providers, staff and trainees.
• Support compliance with Joint Commission and regulatory standards.
• Participate in additional Medical Staff assignments as needed

Skills

Situational Adaptability

Personal Integrity

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Terminal Degree (MD/DO/PhD)

Wisconsin Medical License

Job description

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well‑being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country.

Job Summary

Supports the vision, mission and strategic goals of Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital and Health System (CHHS). Ensures applicable standards of quality clinical care are achieved. Provides medical leadership in one of the areas noted below. Accountable to and report through the hospital leadership structure (CMO or COO) which will provide support for goal setting, performance metrics and effort prioritization. A close and collaborative working relationship with hospital and provider partners will be an essential element of success.

Essential Functions

• Liaison between the medical staff and hospital administration to share goals and objectives and ensure harmony and alignment with each entity.
• Uses a goal directed approach to maximize the operational efficiency of patient care services for the area of responsibility.
• Develops and implements standards and policies that contribute to the best and safest care for patients based on the generally accepted six dimensions of quality and financial accountability.
• Assures compliance with medical staff governance and expectations including credentialing and privileging processes.
• Oversees and has direct report responsibility for medical staff office operations (MKE and FV).
• Work collaboratively with other ACMO’s (Milwaukee, Fox Valley and SGM) for efficiency, timeliness and to reduce redundancy and remove barriers to improving system related medical staff issues.
• Assists in risk management affairs as they relate to the Medical Staff such as patient concerns or potential deviations from generally accepted performance standards.
• Supports an environment conducive to advancing learning for Providers, staff and trainees.
• Ensures compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) and other regulatory standards relevant to the medical staff and hospital.
• Participates in other assignments related to the Medical Staff as requested.

Education

• Terminal Degree (PhD, MD, etc.)
• Medical Degree (MD, DO or equivalent) with Board certification required
• Current, unrestricted Wisconsin Medical License required

Experience

• 2+ years some type of leadership role which involved provider governance or oversight required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Additional skills and abilities including demonstrated Situational Adaptability, Personal Integrity and Accountability, Outstanding Communication Skills and ability to effectively collaborate.

Required for All Jobs

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be requested in the performance of this job.
• Employment is at-will. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.
• Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer.
• We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.

Dedicated solely to the health and well‑being of children

We are the region's only independent healthcare system dedicated solely to the health and well‑being of children.

In Milwaukee and throughout the state, we provide kids and their families a wide range of care and support - everything from routine care for ear aches or sore throats to life saving advances and treatment options.

Our academic partner, The Medical College of Wisconsin, brings many of the nation's most well‑respected doctors to our team. Together we work to ensure that every child and family we serve receives nothing but the best.

Learn more about our affiliation with the Medical College of Wisconsin and the power of academic medicine.