VP, Chief Medical Officer
About The Position
Reporting to the division president and serving as a member of the division leadership team, the VP, Chief Medical Officer is accountable for clinical performance improvement. This includes promoting clinical appropriateness, reducing unwarranted clinical variation, managing clinical resources and outcomes, coordinating oversight of hospitalists, and overseeing hospital patient safety and quality activities. The position covers a broad range of clinical and operational functions, including accreditation and regulatory standards, infection prevention and control, clinical service line development, utilization review and management, clinical standardization, clinical informatics and integration, human relations, employee health, risk management, research and IRB activities, patient experience, physician contracts and recruiting, and alternative payment models. The CMO acts as a liaison to appropriate leaders in Sentara Medical Group and surrounding Patient-Centered Medical Homes, and serves as the hospital administrator on call. The CMO is expected to understand Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, serve as an executive sponsor for projects and root cause analyses, and lead projects with system responsibilities. The role also involves marketing, population health strategies, key strategy discussions, and understanding applicable laws and legal decisions, including HIPAA, HCQIA, and the HITECH Act. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center is a 145-bed facility serving Williamsburg and the surrounding region. It is a Certified Primary Stroke Center and STEMI Center, offers a broad range of medical care and advanced imaging, and has “smart” operating rooms. The hospital has Magnet recognition and has received consecutive Leapfrog A safety ratings.
Requirements
- Medical Doctor (MD).
- Virginia state medical license from the Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VADHP).
- Board certification in a specialty required at time of hire; ongoing recertification is preferred.
- At least 5 years of clinical practice experience.
- Knowledge of contemporary medical practice issues and measurement of clinical quality and utilization outcomes.
- Familiarity with all aspects of hospital operations.
- Understanding of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies.
- Understanding of laws and legal decisions including HIPAA, HCQIA, and the HITECH Act.
Nice To Haves
- At least 5 years of leadership experience, preferably in an acute care, inpatient hospital setting.
- Ongoing board recertification.
- Leadership experience in patient safety/quality and medical staff affairs.
Responsibilities
- Promote clinical appropriateness and reduce unwarranted clinical variation.
- Manage clinical resources and outcomes, and oversee clinical performance improvement.
- Coordinate oversight of hospitalists.
- Oversee hospital patient safety and quality-related activities.
- Lead or oversee accreditation and regulatory standards, infection prevention and control, clinical service line development, utilization review and management, clinical standardization, clinical informatics and integration, human relations, employee health, risk management, research/IRB, and patient experience functions.
- Oversee physician contracts and recruiting, alternative payment models, and liaison activities with appropriate Sentara Medical Group and surrounding Patient-Centered Medical Home leadership.
- Serve as administrator on call for the hospital.
- Serve as executive sponsor for projects and root cause analyses, and lead projects with system responsibilities.
- Participate in marketing, population health strategies, and key strategy discussions.
- Understand and apply relevant laws and legal decisions, including HIPAA, HCQIA, and the HITECH Act.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off and sick leave.
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave.
- Emergency backup care.
- Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
- Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000.
- Pet insurance.
- Legal resources plan.
- Potential eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.
- Paid holidays.
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
