Associate Chief Medical Officer - Geauga Greater Cleveland, OH Area

What You Will Do

In collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer, provide leadership in all physician-related aspects of the medical quality programs, including patient safety, quality metrics, publicly reported quality measures, patient satisfaction, and service.

Provide leadership to the medical staff, as a representative of the UH and Medical Center administration.

Assume responsibility, together with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, for achieving annual quality goals.

Provide leadership for the credentialing program, departmental quality initiatives, physician performance metrics, and peer review.

Assume responsibility, together with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, for achieving ongoing compliance with physician-related requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Provide leadership for physician involvement in the development of and compliance with best practice guidelines.

Promote physician involvement in and compliance with risk management programs.

Participate in the development of Medical Staff Bylaws and those Medical Center policies and procedures that impact physician practice.

Together with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, provide leadership in physician-related aspects of Utilization Management and Utilization Review.

Assume responsibility for Medical Informatics Physician Advisor duties, including ensuring that the implementation of UHCare and associated applications, lead hospital-specific Physician Advisory Council, act as a liaison between the medical staff and clinical implementation team, provide regular updates and communication to applicable stakeholders, work collaboratively with physicians and implementation team members to deploy physician adoption strategies, re-engineer physician workflow, and address issues and concerns to assure project success.

Serve as a Physician Advisor on the Utilization Management Committee, providing second-level physician review and a resource to UM & denial management staff as well as attending physicians for guidance/education regarding level of care decision-making and supportive documentation.

Additional Responsibilities

As needed, attend events on behalf of UH and the Medical Center in order to help establish the strategic objectives of UH and the Medical Center.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Complies with all policies and standards.

For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.

Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Education

Doctorate Degree of Medicine or Osteopathy with an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Ohio (Required)

Master's Degree in Business or Health Care Administration (Preferred)

Work Experience

5+ years of medical practice with demonstrated leadership experience in the medical profession. Solid understanding of health care business operations

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Ability to lead change management and drive an agenda of High Reliability Medicine. (Safety, Quality, Decrease Variations and Drive Value)

Ability to communicate effectively with the medical community, system administration, management staff and employees.

Self-motivated, exercising independent judgment.

Superior organizational and documentation skills.

Excellent verbal, written and listening communication skills.

Ability to perform highly complex and varied tasks requiring independent knowledge, and have the ability to apply said knowledge to a variety of situations.

Licenses and Certifications

Maintenance of Board Certification in clinical specialty.

Physical Demands

Standing Occasionally

Walking Occasionally

Sitting Constantly

Lifting Rarely up to 20 lbs

Carrying Rarely up to 20 lbs

Pushing Rarely up to 20 lbs

Pulling Rarely up to 20 lbs

Climbing Rarely up to 20 lbs

Balancing Rarely

Stooping Rarely

Kneeling Rarely

Crouching Rarely

Crawling Rarely

Reaching Rarely

Handling Occasionally

Grasping Occasionally

Feeling Rarely

Talking Constantly

Hearing Constantly

Repetitive Motions Frequently

Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Frequently

Travel Requirements

10%25