Associate Chief Medical Officer

MUSC (Med. Univ of South Carolina)•Orangeburg, SC

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About The Position

MUSC Community Physicians (MCP) is an entity within the Medical University of South Carolina that provides healthcare to patients within the rural health network throughout the state of South Carolina. The Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) performs specific duties necessary to fulfill the "purpose" of the ACMO position as set forth by the responsibilities outlined by MUSC Health System Leadership.

Requirements

MD or DO Degree
Board Certification in specialty recognized by ABMS
Minimum of 10 years of active clinical experience in specialty, with an excellent clinical reputation
Minimum of 5 years of clinical leadership experience, preferably in a multi-site, multi-specialty practice model
Strong business fundamental skills
Extensive experience in managing Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers
Strong interpersonal skills required to coordinate the activities of diverse groups of professionals directed at achieving a common objective
Outstanding oral and written communications skills
Ability to think strategically, develop vision and execute for results
Ability to develop strong internal and external relationships with medical staff and community
Excellent organizational skills and ability to priority
MD or DO degree

Responsibilities

Acts as the primary liaison between local Division administration, medical staff and MUSC Health leadership
Serve as a strong advocate for medical staff emphasizing two-way communication.
Provides leadership in the areas of strategic planning, strategy execution and implementation of performance improvement programs.
Provide leadership in altering medical staff attitudes toward performance improvement, fostering the development of an organizational culture that supports continuous quality improvement.
Organize and ensure strategic and operational deployment of performance improvement personnel
Create relationships with academic leadership to incorporate approaches of performance improvement into graduate education.
Assists medical staff credentialing and delineation of clinical privileges, including credentialing of allied health practitioners. Complies with all standards and requirements of all accrediting, licensing and government agencies pertaining to the area of operational responsibility
Attends medical staff committee meetings and serves on medical executive committee.
Promotes development, adoption, dissemination, and implementation of practice guidelines, clinical pathways, and protocols to promote best practices.
Participates in professional organizations and represents the Division in a professional, competent manner in the community.
Ensures improvement and improved patient satisfaction by reviewing and accessing systems within the Division making recommendations where appropriate.
Conducts meetings with physicians to establish and support Health System goals and address variation and formulate and implement strategies.
Understands and supports technology needs of the Health System as well as clinical practice in association with corporate information technology department. Assists physician in the areas of technology, communication, ancillary and leadership functions. Ensures physicians are educated and supported in technology needs for care and communication.
Continually examines opportunities for standardization and/or consolidation within the local Division.
Cooperates with facility's administration and committees of the medical staff for promoting improved standards and medical care including review of medical charts and serve on the medical staff committees upon request. Provides accountability and authority of optimal achievement of quality documentation, patient management and follow through of quality initiatives.
Analyzes data and makes recommendations based up on effective utilization of resources within the system.
Provides leadership in the areas of strategic planning, strategy execution and implementation of case management, care transitions, and utilization management programs.
And other duties as determined in discussion with hospital and health system leadership.