Region Chief Medical Officer-South

Job Summary and Responsibilities

This is a key senior management position responsible for providing leadership, management, and strategic direction to ensure the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective health care consistent with the mission of CommonSpirit Health to better meet the needs of the community. The South Region Chief Medical Officer works to improve clinical performance, oversee the conversion to evidence-based medicine, lead safety initiatives, and direct quality assurance for the South Region and in collaboration with FMG. CMO Region CMO will oversee physician credentialing and privileging, evaluate and manage physician performance to optimize quality of care to our patients, and serve as a liaison between the physicians, administration, and community organizations. The CMO provides ongoing counsel and advice to the market and CMOs, Medical Directors, and other elected medical staff officers on physician matters. CMO Region CMO assures compliance with corporate policies, bylaws, and mission statement of the organization, and assures medical staff efforts meet or exceed standards of the various accrediting and approving bodies. The CMO Region will work closely with his/her counterparts within CommonSpirit. CMO Region CMO will work collaboratively with the Leadership Team in all aspects of Region affairs and is accountable for the clinical excellence of medical care through the development, implementation, and evaluation of the South Region clinical effectiveness process that requires the integration of provider staff, South Region management, and employees in collaborative working relationships.

Job duties require considerable knowledge of specialized principles and practices of health care management to evaluate and make viable recommendations to improve health care delivery systems and enhance organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Also requires considerable leadership expertise relating to business planning, process improvement, budget administration, and personnel management. Performance improvement efforts span a variety of processes, and an incumbent must be sufficiently knowledgeable to recognize key synergies and opportunities across clinical outcomes, cost containment, patient safety/satisfaction, and regulatory compliance.

• Leads and oversees, through subordinate directors/managers, the programs, systems, operations and resources of the assigned facility/clinical area(s) to assure the safe and appropriate delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic patient care, achievement of clinical core measurement scores, and to ensure that all activities are conducted in a timely and cost-effective manner and in compliance with organizational values, professional standards, internal policies/standards/procedures and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provides executive oversight with respect to all aspects of patient care within the assigned clinical area(s) and ensures the application of consistent practices relating to clinical/administrative operations, customer service, human resources activities and CommonSpirit standards; collaborates with medical staff to develop and implement new clinical systems/programs to enhance existing services and raise the standard of care for the patient population served.
• Serves as a member of the South Region Leadership team and, as such, provides effective strategic vision, leadership and direction in the overall management of the organization; collaborates with other leadership team members in the common goal of standardization, integration and enhancement of the continuum of services available within designated clinical area(s); participates in the company-wide evaluation of processes and practices to determine the need for change to accommodate shifting business priorities, conditions and objectives.
• Leads and oversees the development, implementation and evaluation of new/revised standards, policies, procedures, protocols and/or general communications in support of assigned clinical area(s) to ensure consistency with the philosophy/values of the organization and compliance with applicable regulatory/accreditation requirements; ensures that all clinical and related support activities are fully documented in accordance with the standards and practices of the organization.
• Determines operating/capital resources needed to accomplish the performance objectives of the assigned facility/clinical area(s) and leads/oversees activities and resources in a manner that is fiscally responsible and in accordance with CommonSpirit Health policies and standards; leads/oversees the development of the annual operating/capital budget, ensuring alignment/optimization oftowardsces towards achievement of financial goals; exercises effective cost control by monitoring and directing the adjustment of expenses as necessary to stay within budget; directs the preparation of complete and accurate financial, budget, activity and productivity information including variance reports, financial projections and other statistical reports; keeps appropriate parties appraised of all issues with potential for budgetary/financial impact.
• Directs and evaluates the work of management staff in accordance with the content, spirit and intent of applicable internal/external regulations and standards for human resource management; ensures adequate staffing levels for appropriate coverage to meet budgetary and operational objectives and that staff are qualified and properly trained to perform assigned job duties; makes employment decisions, establishes performance standards and evaluates management staff performance; counsels/develops management staff and addresses performance management concerns and technical issues elevated by subordinates as beyond the their scope of authority.

Job Requirements

Required

• MD or DO degree with Board Certification in a medical or surgical specialty (does not need to be current).
• Post Graduate Management degree (MBA, MHA or similar) preferred.
• Employed physician group experience preferred. A record of successful clinical practice augmented by five (5) to seven (7)years of leadership experience in a multi-hospital system, integrated delivery network as CMO/VPMA.
• License to practice medicine, full and unrestricted.

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Luke's Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center, the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart Institute, a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD. The hospital was the first facility in Texas and the Southwest to be designated a Magnet hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke's also has three community emergency centers that offer adult and pediatric care in the Greater Houston area.