Chief Medical Officer - Stanly

Advocate Health; Albemarle (NC); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking an experienced physician-leader to guide strategic planning, clinical quality, and operations across our medical centers. This role will liaise between Medical Staff and Management, champion value-based care, and drive physician recruitment and development.

The position requires MD/DO licensure, a Doctorate in Medicine, and at least 10 years of clinical experience with 5 years in management directing medical operations and quality programs.

Qualifications

• MD/DO licensed in the state where the team member practices.
• Education focused on Medicine.
• Experience required in clinical leadership and medical staff administration.

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning and leadership for medical center operations.
• Coordinate staffing for medical staff committees and leadership.
• Champion value-based care and monitor risk contract performance.
• Oversee physician recruitment, development, and productivity.
• Coordinate employment agreements, regulatory compliance, and credentialing.
• Direct a hospital-wide Performance Improvement Program and track outcomes.
• Lead capacity management to improve patient flow.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and manage clinical risk and infection control.
• Oversee human resources processes including hiring, evaluations, and morale.
• Develop relationships with community physicians and medical centers.
• Develop and manage operating and capital budgets and control expenditures.

Skills

Medical staff leadership

Strategic planning

Value-based care

Staff coordination

Performance improvement

Regulatory compliance

Capacity management

Human resources

Physician relationships

Communication

Technical proficiency

Education

Doctorate in Medicine

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database management

Job description

Major Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning and Leadership: Participating in strategic planning for the medical center and assisting in matters related to the Medical Staff and Clinical Care Delivery Systems. This involves representing Medical Staff interests to Management and serving as a liaison between the two.
• Medical Staff Coordination and Support: Coordinating and providing staffing for Medical Staff committee activities, serving as a resource, and providing appropriate leadership and guidance. This includes collaborating closely with the Medical Staff President, other elected Medical Staff officers, department, and committee chairperson.
• Value-Based Care: Championing value-based care by participating in the development and execution of value-based care strategies, monitoring and influencing risk contract performance, and fostering an environment conducive to value-based care.
• Physician Recruitment and Development: Overseeing physician productivity and practice efficiency, guiding the implementation of enhancements, and ensuring the efficacy of the local physician recruitment process.
• Administrative Functions: Coordinating administrative functions for medical staff, including employment agreements, regulatory compliance, care management initiatives, physician performance reviews, peer review, privileging, and credentialing.
• Performance Improvement and Quality Management Directing a medical center-wide Performance Improvement Program, establishing standards of performance, monitoring mechanisms, and outcomes tracking for appropriate medical center departments and the Medical Staff. This also involves guiding and directing the activities of the medical center's Performance Improvement Teams.
• Capacity Management: Providing leadership for capacity management initiatives to improve patient flow and support optimal patient care.
• Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management: Ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, and managing risk through quality improvement and infection control plans.
• Human Resources Management: Responsibilities related to human resources, including interviewing, selecting new employees, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
• Community and Physician Relationships: Developing relationships with medical centers and community physicians to support strategic initiatives and fostering a close, mutually beneficial relationship between the Medical Staff and the medical center.
• Budget Management: Developing and recommending operating and capital budgets and controlling expenditures within approved budget objectives

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Medicine and/or Surgery, MD-DO license issued by the state in which the team member practice

Education Required:

• Doctorate Degree in Medicine

Experience Required:

• Clinical Experience: Typically, the role requires 10 years of experience in a clinical field as a practicing physician1234.
• Management Experience: It includes 5 years of management experience in directing medical operations, performance improvement, and quality programs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Clinical Care and Physician Leadership: Demonstrated excellence in clinical care and superior performance in physician leadership roles, including quality and utilization management, clinical effectiveness and outcomes, clinical staff development, case management, and clinical protocol development.
• Healthcare Trends and Management: Thorough knowledge and understanding of current trends in healthcare delivery, including the development of alternative delivery systems, care management, clinical risk management, managed care, physician practice models, physician payment issues, fiscal management, and access to healthcare.
• Outcomes Measurement and Quality Improvement: Dynamic knowledge of outcomes measurement, clinical quality, and utilization. Experience with and commitment to continuous performance and quality improvement methodology.
• Physician Relationships and Collaboration: Demonstrated success in developing positive physician relationships and collaborations with internal and external partners.
• Strategic Planning and Implementation: Advanced knowledge of and skills in developing, planning, and implementing long-term strategies and plans.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to successfully interact with physicians and employees at all levels throughout the organization and within the community.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite or Comparable Products. Advanced knowledge of computer applications and database management in a clinical setting.
• Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution: Excellent skills in problem-solving, conflict resolution, negotiation, and diplomacy.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Equipment Operation: requires the ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Office Environment: involves exposure to a normal office environment.
• Travel: may require travel, exposing the individual to weather and road conditions.
• Protective Clothing: There may be exposure to human blood and body fluids, mechanical, electrical, chemical, or explosive hazards, necessitating the use of protective clothing.
• Functional Abilities: require functional speech, vision, smell, touch, and hearing.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Doctorate Degree in Medicine
• Medicine and/or Surgery, MD-DO license issued by the state in which the team member practice
• Typically, the role requires 10 years of experience in a clinical field as a practicing physician, including 5 years of management experience in directing medical operations, performance improvement, and quality programs

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.