Regional Chief Medical Officer, Oregon

PeaceHealth•Springfield, OR

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Chief Medical Officer serves on PeaceHealth’s Oregon regional executive team and participates in shaping the region’s strategic plan and vision. The role advances clinical integration and standardization across the care continuum, including acute care, ambulatory care, and other outpatient settings. It develops clinician and physician relationships and promotes clinical standards, protocols, pathways, and evidence-based practices throughout the region. The position leads quality, patient safety, and patient experience in collaboration with caregivers and other leaders; oversees development of new and existing services; and evaluates potential clinical technologies and information systems with stakeholders. It ensures clinical services reflect PeaceHealth’s mission, vision, and values, and manages and supervises regional Medical Directors and clinician leaders. In partnership with the Regional CNO, the role supports compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. PeaceHealth’s Oregon Region serves Lane County and the broader Oregon Coast and Southern Oregon referral market through three hospitals—including PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend—and an extensive ambulatory network. The region integrates a major tertiary medical center, community hospitals, and outpatient services for urban and rural populations.

Requirements

Medical degree from an accredited school of medicine and completion of an accredited residency program in a medical or clinical specialty.
Minimum of 10 years of high-level healthcare leadership experience.
Minimum of 7 years of clinical practice experience.
Experience leading or partnering in multidisciplinary teams.
Successful experience with redesign or process work that includes community-wide or medical-group-wide implementation.
Medical Doctor credential for Oregon, required upon hire.
Current knowledge of changes in healthcare, emerging clinical methodologies, and standards.
Ability to understand and align day-to-day work with PeaceHealth’s mission, core values, and leadership model.
High professional and ethical standards.
Strong understanding of patient-centered care, physician compensation systems, medical technology including electronic medical records, and quality and service improvement strategies.
Demonstrated customer-service and collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders and leadership levels.
Excellent verbal, negotiation, and written communication skills, particularly with physicians, clinicians, and leaders.
Ability to form collaborative relationships within the organization and community.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality regarding sensitive medical-legal and professional matters.
Ability to facilitate conflict and grievance resolution and handle highly charged situations calmly and objectively.
Excellent problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Lead integration and standardization of clinical services across acute care and ambulatory settings as One PeaceHealth.
Oversee clinical quality improvement, patient safety, and regulatory and accreditation projects and concerns within assigned communities.
Ensure medical practices align with PeaceHealth’s mission, vision, and organizational standards.
Participate in planning, organizing, and administering hospital or medical-group policies and procedures through committee membership.
Collaborate with leaders to remove barriers to regulatory compliance and support a system-wide approach.
Provide guidance on preventative and corrective action planning when medical provider support is needed.
Co-chair the Quality Management Committee, support development of the community or medical-group quality plan, recruit medical staff engagement, and prioritize work with other executives.
Collaborate with quality committees to ensure alignment.
Engage in patient safety initiatives, root cause analysis as appropriate, and ensure credible action plans are resourced and completed.
Participate in patient safety committees, share best practices, and ensure organizational follow-up.
Align clinical quality and practices with fiscal responsibility and support achievement of financial targets related to quality, safety, and clinical practice.
Support protocols for high-risk or high-volume disease processes to reduce unnecessary variation and promote standardized approaches.
Partner with medical staff and senior leadership and cultivate a unified medical-staff culture focused on advocating for patients and the community.
Participate in annual strategic and operational planning and lead the design of assigned functional teams and care-improvement approaches.
Ensure organizational standards and performance outcomes.
Mentor, review the performance of, and oversee appointed or employed service-line Medical Directors.
Partner with staff and elected medical-staff officers on their strategies and assignments.
Ensure a rigorous medical-staff credentialing and privileging process.
Mentor medical-staff leaders and department chairs in peer review and physician performance-improvement plans.
Serve as Patient Safety Officer for the assigned area, communicating regularly with the board and senior leadership team and leading the integrated patient safety program.
Perform other duties as assigned.