Chief Medical Officer
About The Position
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health seeks a dynamic physician executive to provide leadership and direction to medical staff at an assigned VMFH medical center or hospital, driving our commitment to high-quality, safe, and cost-effective healthcare consistent with organizational objectives and community needs. This pivotal role involves direct oversight and engagement in activities enhancing clinical performance, patient safety, and operational efficiencies, including timely conversion to evidence-based medicine and ensuring compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements. The incumbent directly oversees hospital-based medical directors, serves as a crucial liaison between physicians, hospital management, and community organizations, and collaborates closely with VMFH counterparts on medical affairs strategic planning and system-wide initiatives, while fostering a professional and mutually beneficial relationship between medical staff and hospital administration. This position includes oversight as the CMO for Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA, and St. Anne Hospital in Burien, WA.
Requirements
- Requires MD or DO degree with Board Certification in a medical or surgical specialty (does not need to be current).
- Five (5) years of experience as CMO / ACMO / CQO / Medical Director or equivalent.
- A record of 10 years of successful clinical practice augmented by five (5) years of leadership experience in a hospital system.
- Sufficient academic achievement to qualify for appointment on medical staff.
- Extensive experience managing medical staff action plans from regulatory bodies.
- Knowledge of performance improvement methodologies such as VMPS, Lean or Six Sigma, including experience in measuring, assessing and improving the performance of services and processes in a medical center.
Nice To Haves
- MBA, MHA or equivalent degree in a related field preferred.
- Employed physician group experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Elevate Clinical Standards: Engage medical staff and department chairs to optimize documentation, coding, clinical practice, and the external reporting of quality indicators.
- Strengthen Medical Staff Governance: Fulfill critical duties as delegated by the CMO, including managing privileges, appointments, reappointments, collegial interventions, and disciplinary actions, while supporting the implementation of medical staff bylaws, credentials manual, rules, regulations, and policies.
- Drive Quality & Safety: Collaborate with the Market CMO to advance VMFH's unwavering commitment to high quality and safety, reinforcing the concepts of a high reliability organization.
- Lead & Collaborate: Chair or co-chair key committees such as Credentials, Peer Review, Operational, and Utilization Review. Partner with clinical staff to develop, implement, and champion performance improvement processes.
- Cultivate Strong Relationships: Build trusted and collaborative relationships with all stakeholders across the hospital/medical center and the Northwest Region, fostering a supportive environment and integrating seamlessly into our culture and team.
- Champion Medical Staff Well-being: Communicate priorities and lead initiatives to enhance medical staff wellness and satisfaction.
- Strategic Initiatives: Partner closely with peers on the CMO's Clinical and Medical Affairs teams to advance key initiatives across the Office of the SVP/CMO.
- Recruitment Support: Facilitate faculty recruitment efforts between Academic Affairs and the medical staff office.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
