Chief Medical Officer, Falmouth Hospital

Cape Cod Healthcare•Falmouth, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Medical Officer at Falmouth Hospital provides medical staff oversight by coordinating Medical Staff peer review, Process Improvement, and Risk Management activities. This role serves as a liaison with the hospital's Process Improvement Director and Risk Manager, and coordinates administrative support for clinical chiefs and departments for Process Improvement activities. The Chief Medical Officer interprets Joint Commission, DPH, and Board of Registration Process Improvement requirements, and supports the Chief of Staff and other medical leadership in the governance and management of the medical staff. This position acts as a liaison between the medical staff and hospital administration, and serves as an ex-officio member of all medical staff committees except the Nominating Committee. The role regularly attends key committee meetings including Medical Executive, Credentials, Utilization Management, Ethics, and Medical Staff Quality Committee meetings. Additionally, the Chief Medical Officer is a member of the Physician/Patient Complaint Review Committee, the Patient Care Assessment Committee, and the hospital Quality Committee. This role participates as a hospital representative in community activities and oversees hospital recruitment activities by coordinating joint recruiting efforts of the hospital and medical staff members. Responsibilities include participating in developing recruitment plans with CPG’s, MEC’s, and hospital administration, and is responsible for medical staff credentialing activities to ensure process efficiency and compliance with regulatory requirements. The Chief Medical Officer provides program support to the Hospitalist Service, Infectious Disease Clinical Specialist, and Emergency Department, and oversees the Medical Staff Continuing Medical Education program, including the Medical Library. This role participates in long-range and strategic planning for the medical staff and Trustees, and performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The position requires consistently providing service excellence in a manner that reflects Falmouth Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and service.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine
Certification by any Board of Specialty recognized by the American Medical Association.
Eligible for membership on FH Medical Staff.
Excellent communication skills with experience in dealing with interactions of physicians and other health care professionals in the health care system.

Responsibilities

Provides medical staff oversight by coordinating Medical Staff peer review, Process Improvement and Risk Management activities.
Provides liaison with the hospital Process Improvement Director and Risk Manager.
Coordinates administrative support for clinical chiefs and departments for Process Improvement activities.
Interprets Joint Commission, DPH, and Board of Registration Process Improvement requirements.
Supports the Chief of Staff and other medical leadership for governance and management of medical staff.
Provides liaison between medical staff and hospital administration.
Serves as ex-officio member of all medical staff committees except Nominating Committee.
Regularly attends the Medical Executive, Credentials, Utilization Management, Ethics, and Medical Staff Quality Committee meetings.
Serves as a member of the Physician/Patient Complaint Review Committee, the Patient Care Assessment Committee, and hospital Quality Committee.
Participates as a hospital representative in community activities.
Provides oversight for hospital recruitment activities by coordination of the joint recruiting efforts of the hospital and the members of the medical staff.
Participates in developing recruitment plans with CPG’s, MEC’s and hospital administration.
Responsible for medical staff credentialing activities to assure efficiency of process and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Provides program support to Hospitalist Service, Infectious Disease Clinical Specialist and Emergency Department.
Oversees the Medical Staff Continuing Medical Education program including the Medical Library.
Participates in long-range planning and strategic planning of the medical staff and Trustees.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Falmouth Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.