Chief Medical Officer

HCA Healthcare•Hendersonville, TN

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About The Position

The Facility Chief Medical Officer (CMO) ensures high-quality, patient-centered care by leading clinical and quality initiatives that support consistent clinical performance and practice standards across the hospital. The CMO provides senior-level leadership to infection control, risk management, safety, and medical staff credentialing functions, coordinating the stakeholders involved. The role analyzes quality performance, prioritizes improvement opportunities, consults on physician-related issues, and contributes to hospital strategy and service-line development to support quality management and an optimal patient experience. The CMO is a key facility management leader and works with hospital executives, medical staffs, boards, affiliated physicians, and corporate teams. The position promotes evidence-based practice, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and cost and quality improvement, while supporting medical staff affairs, business development, payer relations, utilization management, and physician development.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD) or Osteopathic Medicine.
Board certification as a physician in accordance with applicable law and regulation.
State Medical Board licensure in any U.S. state.
Ability to build trust and act authentically to cultivate dignity and respect.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to engage others and achieve results.
Ability to develop collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to lead, coach, mentor, and develop individuals and teams.
Ability to make timely, informed decisions in the interests of patients, employees, providers, the community, and HCA.
Ability to identify improvement and innovation opportunities, remove barriers, and support change.
Ability to drive execution and financial results and hold oneself and others accountable.
Commitment to exceptional care, service, and quality.
Ability to recognize social, political, and economic influences on healthcare and anticipate and resolve related problems.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business or a related field.
More than 10 years of clinical practice experience.
Experience as a CMO or equivalent in a large, complex hospital or regional health system.
Additional education and coursework in management and business.

Responsibilities

Lead clinical performance expectations and initiatives to support consistent practice standards, superior clinical outcomes, and patient experience.
Work with hospital CMOs, CEOs, medical staffs, and boards to improve the effectiveness of medical staff organizations and foster teamwork and shared goals.
Represent medical staff viewpoints to management and management viewpoints to medical staff; maintain relationships between HCA leadership and community or employed physicians.
Provide clinical support and recommendations for cost-effective resource management while maintaining and enhancing clinical effectiveness.
Develop data-driven systems to review resource utilization and objectively measure outcomes in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Serve as a liaison between HCA-affiliated physicians and facility or corporate clinical services functions.
Orient and develop hospital chiefs of staff, medical executive committees, and other medical staff leaders; oversee medical education programs and provide educational sessions on clinical resource management, documentation, utilization, quality, and improvement activities.
Assemble regional physician advisory panels and relay feedback between committees, affiliated physicians, and facility or corporate leadership.
Explain and promote corporate, group, and facility clinical initiatives to hospitals and affiliated physicians, and educate physicians on HCA clinical technologies.
Collaborate with other facility and corporate CMOs, HPG, and Supply Chain on formulary and supply opportunities.
Develop, implement, and monitor disruptive- and impaired-physician policies, monitoring, and intervention programs.
Recommend development or revision of hospital policies and procedures related to medical staff affairs; consult on credentialing, utilization, and quality profiling; and serve on peer review committees as requested.
Evaluate the clinical appropriateness of new medical technologies and programs and recommend their relevance to HCA hospitals.
Consult on physician recruitment, clinical program development, hospital strategy, physician credentialing, business development, provider relations, and contracting issues.
Provide medical consultation on contracting, pricing, managed-care analysis, appeals and denials, discharge planning, case management, and utilization review or management.
Consult with facility staff about delegated utilization and disease-management operations under managed-care contracts and meet applicable regulatory, contractual, and accreditation requirements.
Support case managers and hospital staff in reducing payer denials and handling denial appeals, as requested.
Attend HCA corporate, group, division, and national meetings supporting quality improvement, risk management, patient safety, case management, medical staff affairs, and physician relations.
Promote positive patient interactions and provide clinical guidance for quality initiatives that advance evidence-based medicine.
Use outcomes-management techniques to monitor and improve care, quality, and safety; communicate and promote evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical loss prevention.
Foster collaboration and partnership in patient care, establish effective relationships with medical staff leaders, and support collaboration between hospital leadership and medical staff in setting direction and policy.
Ensure clinical excellence is recognized through measurable performance metrics and facilitate improvement in physician and patient satisfaction.
Perform other assigned duties and adhere to the Code of Conduct and Mission and Value Statement.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, telemedicine, and AirMed medical transportation.
Dental and vision benefits.
Life and disability coverage.
Flexible spending accounts.
Supplemental health protection plans, including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage.
Auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, and pet insurance.
Free counseling and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 10% discount on HCA Healthcare stock.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, and event planning.
Consumer discounts.
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance, and preferred banking partnerships.
Education assistance, including tuition, student loan, certification support, and dependent scholarships.
Colleague recognition program.
Time Away From Work Program, including paid time off, paid family leave, disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee-only coverage to eligible full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Market-rate compensation, continuing education, and career advancement opportunities.