CMO Surgical Southwest

About the role

PeaceHealth is seeking a CMO Surgical Southwest for a Part Time, Day position in Vancouver, WA. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Surgical at Southwest Medical Center is a senior executive responsible for advancing quality, patient safety, operation efficiency, culture of safety, infection prevention, as well as the accreditation and regulatory efforts at Southwest Medical Center, ensuring the highest standards of patient care. This role provides clinical, operational, and strategic leadership and ensures delivery of high-quality, safe, and efficient patient care in surgical services. Reports to the Regional CMO. Leads with intention to achieve PeaceHealth's collective success through enhancing integration and standardization throughout the care continuum as One PeaceHealth.

Responsibilities

• Leads with intention to achieve PeaceHealth’s collective success through enhancing integration and standardization throughout the care continuum as One PeaceHealth.
• Provides medical leadership to enhance quality, patient safety, and patient experience, ensuring the highest standards of evidence-based patient care in surgical services.
• Supports initiatives to improve patient outcome and quality measures.
• Serves as the physician leader for select institution-wide and system-wide quality initiatives at the behest of the Regional CMO.
• Supports development and implementation of evidence-based procedures and protocols of surgical services.
• Monitors and continuously refines effectiveness of surgical programs.
• Partners with medical staff leaders and executives to foster a culture of safety, ensuring a just culture and a culture of collegiality and professional communication.
• Works with medical staff leaders to support clinician and physician wellbeing, performance, professionalism, and professional development.
• Supports medical staff functions.
• Promotes a collaborative relationship between PeaceHealth employed and community clinicians on staff at the medical center.
• Communicates PeaceHealth's clinical strategies with physicians and clinicians.
• Collaborates with nursing, anesthesia, and peri-operative leaders to improve surgical and procedural operational efficiency and resource utilization.
• Leads initiatives to improve surgical outcomes, OR and procedural efficiency, and progression of care.
• Participates in strategic planning and decision-making processes involving new surgical programs, technologies, and strategic partnerships.
• Leads, develops, and facilitates implementation of quality monitoring programs across PeaceHealth networks, affiliations, and partnerships, community-based programs.
• In collaboration with key stakeholders and CNO, ensures compliance with all accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited medical school and completed an accredited residency program in a medical or clinical specialty.
• Completion of an MBA, MHA, or secondary college education in a business or health administration field. (Preferred)
• Minimum of 5 years of high-level healthcare leadership experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of prior clinical practice experience.
• Experience leading/partnering in multidisciplinary teams.
• Up to date knowledge of changes in healthcare, emerging clinical methodologies, and standards.
• Experience with redesign or process work which includes community or medical group wide implementation.
• Licensure as a physician in Washington State. (Upon Hire)

Skills

• Excellent verbal, negotiation, and written communication skills, particularly with key stakeholder groups such as physicians, other clinicians, and quality improvement staff.
• Skilled in engaging providers to emphasize the PeaceHealth experience.
• Strong facilitation and change leadership skills.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Skill in maintaining operational metrics.

Benefits

• 403b retirement plans with employer base and matching contributions
• 457 plans
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Unlimited time off
• Employer-paid life and disability with buy-up options
• Wellness benefits and expanded EAP and mental health programs

Pay

The hourly range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $151.73– $200.14.

Schedule

Part Time, Day position.