Medical Officer

About the role

The Medical Officer will serve as the senior physician leader in the market, overseeing medical and clinical staff, market strategy, and finance and operations-related topics. They will lead the organization to bring the clinical voice forward, act as a subject matter expert, and oversee care transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Executes on care transformation plans around the 6 initiatives: clinical leadership, high reliability organization, care redesign, population health, patient experience/engagement and clinical workforce.
• Leads efforts to roll-out the evidence-based standard of care, improve clinical outcomes, and disseminate best practices for the market in accordance with the care transformation initiatives.
• Provides oversight and assistance to the Chief of Staff, members of the Medical Executive Committee, and the Medical Staff to assist them in their roles and to maximize the market’s culture of patient safety and quality.
• Acts as a primary clinician liaison to the senior leadership team, Patient Safety and Quality related committees, and the community.
• Facilitates physician leadership development and education.
• Leads the market quality/patient safety staff in accordance with care transformation initiatives.
• Facilitates collegial and effective working relations with all clinicians (e.g., physicians, nurses, physician-assistants, advanced nurse practitioners, and other medical staff members).
• Provides leadership to improve physician alignment and patient satisfaction.

Requirements

• Education and Work Experience: Bachelor's Degree in business, public health or equivalent combination or education/related experience: Required Master's Degree in public health, healthcare administration or related discipline: Preferred Fifteen years' of progressively responsible management experience within a healthcare system or complex hospital environment: Preferred Ten years' experience as a practicing physician in hospital medicine, primary care or specialty medicine: Preferred
• Licenses/Certifications: Adventist Health requires an active state Medical Board license for our Medical Officer roles within the state of employment. Within twelve (12) months from the date of hire, we expect you to produce your active state Medical Board license: Required Medical license MD (MD) or Medical license DO (DO) or Physician and Surgeon G (PSG) or Physician and Surgeon C (PSC) or Physician and Surgeon A (MDA): Required

Essential Functions

• Executes on care transformation plans around the 6 initiatives: clinical leadership, high reliability organization, care redesign, population health, patient experience/engagement and clinical workforce.
• Leads efforts to roll-out the evidence-based standard of care, improve clinical outcomes, and disseminate best practices for the market in accordance with the care transformation initiatives.
• Provides oversight and assistance to the Chief of Staff, members of the Medical Executive Committee, and the Medical Staff to assist them in their roles and to maximize the market’s culture of patient safety and quality.
• Acts as a primary clinician liaison to the senior leadership team, Patient Safety and Quality related committees, and the community.
• Facilitates physician leadership development and education.
• Leads the market quality/patient safety staff in accordance with care transformation initiatives.
• Facilitates collegial and effective working relations with all clinicians (e.g., physicians, nurses, physician-assistants, advanced nurse practitioners, and other medical staff members).
• Provides leadership to improve physician alignment and patient satisfaction.

About Us

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.