Chief Medical Officer

Thundermist Health Center

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief Medical Officer is the senior clinical leader at Thundermist Health Center, responsible for overseeing and guiding the delivery of high-quality medical, dental, behavioral health and pharmacy services across all Thundermist Health Center sites and programs. As a member of the executive team, the CMO plays a critical role in strategic planning, clinical quality improvement, provider retention, recruitment and performance, risk management and population health. The CMO interacts regularly with the Board of Directors and serves as a liaison between the health center and the wider health professional community.

Requirements

Licensed MD, DO or NP in good standing in Rhode Island
If MD or DO, Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, or Obstetrics/Gynecology
At least five years of clinical leadership experience

Nice To Haves

Community Health Center experience
Master of Public Health (MPH), Healthcare Administration or Business Administration
Skills, experience or credentials/certifications that demonstrate executive and strategic leadership capabilities

Responsibilities

Provide visible, day-to-day leadership for providers and teams, fostering a culture of teamwork, accountability, collaboration and excellence.
Serve as the lead architect of evidence-based clinical protocols, population health and health equity initiatives to address the health needs of the communities served.
Build and support an effective structure for site and department-based clinical leadership.
Collaborate with executive leadership to align clinical priorities with organizational goals and strategic plans.
Represent THC in external partnerships, networks and community-facing initiatives.
Supervise clinical quality improvement efforts and serve as liaison to the board of directors’ Quality Improvement committee.
Establish and achieve clinical QI goals for the organization, considering priorities from HRSA, Thundermist’s value-based care relationships, and population health needs and priorities.
Through close partnership and indirect clinical oversight of Thundermist compliance and clinical risk management teams, ensure compliance with HRSA, NCQA-PCMH, ACGME, AACN and other state and federal regulatory and accrediting bodies.
Ensure provider engagement in development of strategies to measure and improve patient experience, including timely investigation and response to patient complaints.
Ensure continuous maintenance of FTCA deeming through submission of annual quality plan, and maintenance of processes to support the plan including provider peer review and clinical risk management process and documentation.
Participate in organizational planning and budgeting efforts.
Oversee strategies for recruitment, credentialing, privileging, onboarding and retention of providers, including any performance incentive or bonus plans.
Participate in final determination of disciplinary actions and terminations of medical personnel with the Chief Human Resources Officer.
Ensure timely and effective performance feedback and evaluation process for providers to ensure all providers meet or exceed clinical and productivity benchmarks.
Provide at least one day per week of direct patient care.
Maintain timely, complete, and compliant medical documentation in accordance with organizational standards
Provide call coverage as required.
Participate in periodic clinical reviews, including federal program reviews; with the assistance of compliance staff, monitor compliance with such standards.