Chief Medical Officer - St. Joseph's Medical Group

Employment Type

Full time

Shift Description

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Ambulatory Care provides executive leadership to the medical staff and ambulatory services for the RHM in order to assist them in fulfilling their mission, plans and objectives that includes their responsibilities to the patient and the community for the provision of quality and cost effective care. Acts as a champion for enhancing quality of care, comprehensive health care delivery, patients’ experience of care and patient safety throughout ambulatory settings.

Essential Functions

• Interpersonal Skills: Articulate and clear in all communications with others. Committed to the Mission, Values and Vision of Trinity Health and demonstrates this commitment through actions. Collaborative in nature, willing to take on leadership role, approachable, facilitative with all. Creative and positive in finding solutions to the day to day as well as the global issues faced by the RHM. Mature in all actions. Seeks higher ground in all interactions particularly conflict. Creates relationships that are useful to influence and create change.
• Decision Making: Independent in judgment and actions that affect the outcomes of patient care or will affect operations of large departments and/or the operation of the RHM as a whole. Operates freely to identify opportunities for improvement and implement needed changes. These decisions are clinical, qualitative, and financial in nature and determine the appropriate course of action. All decisions are founded on professional practice standards, RHM policy or regulatory agency’s standards and requirements.

Position Accountabilities

• Provides an effective bridge between RHM management staff and facilities medical staffs to create superior relationships with physicians and to secure physician input into major decisions.
• Works with senior leadership and VP of Strategy to expand ambulatory partnerships with a focus on ACO/CIN development, ASCs and other non-acute services.
• Works collaboratively to set and achieve ambulatory and post-acute clinical quality goals and objectives, including: HEDIS measures, ACO and related quality measures, ambulatory service standards, differentiating care experience and experience of care measures, clinical outcome indicators, care coordination improvement strategies and tactics, patient safety, and risk management

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited medical school and completed an accredited residency program in a medical specialty.
• Board certification in field of specialty and agree to maintain such Board Certification through tenure of employment. Board certification is required in an ABMS Board.
• Graduation from an accredited university with a Master's in Business Administration, a Masters in Healthcare Administration or related experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a complex matrix-reporting environment.
• Proven leader with minimum of 15 years in clinical practice, 5 years in leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and implement quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead medical staff quality initiatives.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required in order to effectively discuss quality issues and performance and to foster culture of the RHM and Trinity Health.
• Strong leadership/influencing skills are required with the ability to work effectively within a RHM and influence others to achieve results.
• Advanced interpersonal, management and organizational skills are necessary.
• A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, values and guiding behaviors of Trinity Health.

Leadership Competencies

• As a Trinity Health Executive, the incumbent is expected to demonstrate leadership traits, which support our Mission Statement and Core Values as identified below:
• Reverence: We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person. Commitment to Those who are Poor: We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable. Justice: We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth. Stewardship: We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care. Integrity: We are faithful to those we say we are.

Hybrid part-time CMO / part-time clinical role based on medical specialty.

Salary for CMO portion based on hourly base rate range $160-$240/hour and weekly CMO hours at 16-20 hours/week** Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.