Chief Medical Officer MelroseWakefield Health Care

About the role

Tufts Medicine MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital provide high-quality, compassionate care through a wide range of clinical services. With two hospitals, a Breast Health Center, a Cardiovascular Center and more than 20 locations offering over 50 specialties, we serve Melrose, Medford and surrounding communities just north of Boston.

Responsibilities

• Serves, ex-officio (with vote), on all committees of the Medical Staff and all patient care committees.
• Works with the Director of Quality and others, as appropriate, to follow up on all patient complaints regarding the quality of clinical services.
• Works with the Director of Quality, the President of the Medical Staff, individual physicians and the Chiefs of relevant departments to evaluate any complaints or concerns related to the clinical capability of a specific member of Medical Staff.
• Reports findings to the President of Melrose-Wakefield Hospital; recommends actions as necessary.
• Works with the Director of Medical Staff Services to develop Medical Staff Planning and assists with physician recruitment.
• Assures that hospital resources are used most cost-effectively in direct patient care.
• Works with Chiefs of Departments to assure compliance with internal medical management guidelines; (e.g., pre-operative testing guidelines), as well as external guidelines imposed by third parties, the IPA or the PHO.
• Serves as the physician liaison between the Resource Management Committees, the Chiefs of Departments, the Medical Executive Committees and the Quality Committees of MelroseWakefield Healthcare.
• Works with the Resource Management department and managed care department to resolve utilization management issues related to specific physicians.
• Assures that the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations are current and that all policies and procedures are in full compliance.
• Assures compliance with all governmental rules and regulations as well as the achievement of all accreditation standards.
• Serves as mediator for conflict resolutions among members of the medical staff and any of their issues with nursing, paramedical personnel and administrative staff.
• Oversees formal continuing medical education programs.
• Assures that the hospital establishes and maintains accredited continuing medical education programs.
• Integrates educational activities with corporate goals for quality improvement and resource management.
• Participates as a member of Senior Management on planning, budgetary, or operation committees.
• Contributes clinical perspective to strategic planning activities; identify important trends in clinical care that will affect future operations.
• Works with the Chief Financial Officer to develop capital budgets related to medical services.
• Helps to assess specific physician requests, coordinates budgeting process with Chiefs of clinical departments.
• Attends Senior Management meetings and participates in specific task forces as necessary to achieve the hospital’s strategic goals.
• In conjunction with CIO and the medical staff, advances MelroseWakefield Healthcare’s use of medical informatics and leads the development and implementation of a strategic medical information plan.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
• Successful completion of a Residency Program.
• Successful completion of a Fellowship, if appropriate for medical specialty.
• Licensure to practice medicine.
• Board certification in relevant medical specialty.
• Hospital approved credentials (medical license, clinical privileges).
• Unrestricted DEA number.
• Appropriate certificate necessary for area of practice (BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PALS, etc.).
• Ten (10) years of experience including a minimum of five (5) years practicing medicine and five (5) years in key medical staff administrative roles.