Chief Medical Officer, Nevada Childrens Hospital

divh2Chief Medical Officer, Nevada Childrens Hospital/h2pThe Chief Medical Officer provides oversight and ensures productive relationships with the medical staff, assures clinical excellence, helps leadership in planning and executing Intermountain and the Hospitals strategic plan, assures financial success, maintains accreditation/regulatory compliance, and promotes a positive work environment. An essential function of the Chief Medical Officer role is building relationships across the enterprise with leaders, key stakeholders, community partners, and physicians to move strategy forward and achieve desired outcomes. The Hospital Chief Medical Officer will work with affiliated and employed providers to drive results and ensure provider engagement./ppThe Chief Medical Officer, Nevada Childrens Hospital, Desert Region, works in partnership with region and hospital administrative, physician, nursing, academic and community leaders, to help define, establish, and direct clinical care teams, provide medical direction and leadership, and serve as liaison between the medical staff and administration. During the period until opening of the Hospital, the Chief Medical Officer will be the primary leader responsible for the assembly of the medical staff, including recruiting employed, contracted and affiliated physicians and APPs. The Chief Medical Officer will develop and lead academic affiliation relationships for medical education with the Hospitals academic partners. The Chief Medical Officer will be the key medical leader assuring that design and construction of the Hospital is appropriate to deliver the planned scope of services./ppThe Chief Medical Officer ensures extraordinary patient care and experience with optimal caregiver engagement through the fundamentals of care: Safety, Quality, Access, Patient Experience, Engaged Caregivers, and Stewardship. The Chief Medical Officer is an integral part of the hospital executive team, is the physician leader in the hospital, and is responsible for the coordination and function of all aspects of hospital medical affairs. The Chief Medical Officer works collaboratively with all disciplines (e.g., specialty care, community care, clinical programs, shared clinical services, clinical networks). The Chief Medical Officer partners closely with the Chief Nursing Officer and serves as a hospital-wide champion for safety, quality and experience, and provides leadership oversight and support for the development of a culture of high reliability and the measurement of care by identifying opportunities, building relationships, and executing on strategies to drive the performance and measured improvement of all physicians and advanced practice providers (APP)./ppThe Chief Medical Officer performs all needed tasks necessary to provide efficient, high-quality patient care utilizing the Intermountain Operating Model. Along with the hospital executive team, the Chief Medical Officer is responsible for hospital quality, safety, team engagement, financial and operational performance, achievement of hospital and Board goals, patient experience, community relations, and overall success of the hospital./ppThis is a hospital physician leadership role, working with key organizational relationships across Intermountain Health with a specific focus on leading clinical performance and continuous improvement of the Nevada Childrens Hospital. This position has a solid line reporting relationship to the Chief Medical Officer, Desert Region, a partner relationship to the Hospital President, and a close working relationship with the Chief Nursing Officer. The Chief Medical Officer serves as a member of the Medical Executive Committee and as a non-voting member of all other Medical Staff committees at the Hospital. The Chief Medical Officer maintains a working relationship with the Board and works with the hospital and region Boards on specialized affairs and functions according to the established description of services prescribed by the Chief Medical Officers contract./ph3Essential Functions/h3pSafety/pulliAssists in compliance education with appropriate standards required by all governmental and regulatory agencies./liliCoordinates appropriate communication and resolution of physician and APP disruptive behavior./liliWorks collaboratively with Clinical Excellence and with the Chief Nursing Officer on safety-related issues./liliChampions the standards and principles of Zero Harm./li/ulpQuality/pulliEnsures that evidence-based clinical care standards for physicians and APPs are established, communicated, and effectively implemented across the hospital./liliWorks in tandem with the President of the Medical Staff (or other elected medical staff leader) to ensure appropriate governance of medical staff, compliance with Hospital Bylaws and Rules and Regulations, and Departmental Bylaws. Helps coordinate appropriate credentialing and privileging of physicians and APPs, working with support staff and Board members./liliHolds regular performance reviews with hospital department and division physician leaders./liliResponsible for appropriate physician and APP discipline, in coordination with Medical Staff leaders, hospital CEP, and system-level leaders./liliPerforms and coordinates timely reviews for appropriateness of clinical work and patient experience of care in partnership with hospital medical staff leadership and Clinical Excellence, including Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE) and peer review./liliTeaches, models, and ensures appropriate physician and APP behavior./liliMaintains appropriate and accurate documentation and records to ensure compliance with all facility, system, governmental, and applicable JCAHO requirements./liliAssists in quality reporting, including educating physicians and APPs about publicly reported measures and appropriate clinical documentation./liliCollaborates with leaders in the Desert Region, the Medical Group, Region Service Lines, Intermountain Childrens Health, Clinical Programs, Clinical Shared Services, and for strategic and best practice development and implementation./liliWorks closely with the Chief Nursing Officer to support and drives results for key metrics and initiatives./li/ulpPatient Experience/pulliIn partnership with the Chief Nursing Officer, champions and helps drive improvement in patient experience amongst all caregivers./liliPresents professional appearance and models the Intermountain Values of integrity, trust, excellence, accountability, and mutual respect./li/ulpAccess/pulliParticipates in hospital strategic direction and initiatives in collaboration with system leaders, including physician and APP recruitment./liliAssists in development and maintenance of physician, APP, and other staffing models./liliAssists local and system leaders in developing, maintaining, and overseeing appropriate emergency department and hospital call coverage./liliAssists in ensuring appropriate and effective provider flexibility to meet the unique needs of our patients and their families/li/ulpStewardship/pulliParticipates in the development of capital and operating budgets for the hospital./liliHelps develop and maintain operational, financial, and fundamentals of extraordinary care metrics./liliPartners with appropriate Operational Lane/Service Line leaders and Supply Chain Organization for cost saving initiatives./liliServes as medical staff spokesperson, where appropriate, for the hospital./liliAssists local and system leaders in the development and implementation of an emergency preparedness plan./liliParticipate in various hospital and system goals related to improving health within the community./liliProvides specialty specific review and consultation as requested by SelectHealth./liliProvides specialty specific consultation as requested by Care Transformation/Information Systems./liliOther duties as assigned/li/ulpEngaged Caregivers/pulliBuild relationships with physicians, nursing, and administrative leaders to help achieve the Intermountain Mission. Acts as a mentor for medical staff leaders and conducts coaching and counseling sessions./liliPromotes and help facilitate caregiver and overall team engagement./liliSupports and champions hospital and system-wide goals and initiatives which aim to improve physician and APP well-being. Regular attendance at appropriate hospital and system-wide meetings (e.g., Medical Executive Committee, Administrative Council, Chief Medical Officers Council, Physician Leadership Council, Medical Staff Leadership)./liliDevelops a culture and environment conducive to APP top of license care./liliResponsible for new physician and APP hospital orientation in collaboration with system leaders./liliServes as facilitator and communicator between the hospital, Intermountain Board of Trustees, the hospitals governing board, and the medical staff./li/ulh3Skills/h3ulliLeadership/liliInterpersonal Communication/liliRelationship Building/liliStrategic Planning/liliPeople Management/liliContinual Improvement Process/liliWorkforce Planning/liliHealth Administration/liliMedical Staff Training/liliHealth Care/li/ulh3Minimum Qualifications/h3ulliMD or DO with ABMS or equivalent AOA Board Certification in a relevant specialty./liliActive Medical Licensure/liliMinimum five years of clinical experience in relevant specialty and experience in leading successful quality improvement projects within the clinical setting./liliEffective verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills./li/ulh3Preferred Qualifications/h3ulliInteract with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information./li/ul/div