Market Chief Medical Officer - Des Moines Greater Des Moines, IA Area

Overview

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines is recruiting for a Chief Medical Officer to join our team in Des Moines, Iowa.

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare 2022-2025 by Becker’s Healthcare and among America’s Best Employers By State in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

As a collaborative member of the Market Leadership team, the Market Chief Medical Officer (CMO) leads clinical/provider performance for the market. This role aligns and maximizes provider performance to produce demonstrable value to the patient and community. This role drives the implementation of UnityPoint Health (UPH) care delivery strategies in the market ensuring outcomes are achieved. In addition, the Market Medical Officer acts internally as the primary liaison between the Organized Medical Staff and Administration and externally as the primary liaison for clinical matters to the larger physician community in the market service area. The CMO, as part of the Market Leadership team, is responsible for the oversight of local care delivery including clinical quality, patient safety, peer review and engagement and Medical Staff relationships and governance. The CMO works in a dyad relationship with the Market Chief Nursing Officer.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Championing Clinical Excellence, Accelerating Innovation, Fostering Unity, Exemplifying Strategic Partnership

Clinical Excellence: Leads the pursuit of top quartile performance in quality, patient safety and patient experience for the Market. With a focus on execution, creates accountability for results within the Market and builds the discipline and capacity for achieving results.

Change Agent. Creates the case for transformation by articulating the rationale for the change and linking change to UPH goals. Utilizes a data driven approach with a keen focus on the benefits to the patient first and team second. Recognizes and employs strategies that foster adoption of change and accelerates outcomes.

Relationship Builder: Builds relationships and partnerships with employed and aligned physicians and medical groups to drive performance in the Market. Collaborates across the physician and advanced practitioner community bringing different specialties and groups together to implement care delivery efforts.

Culture Champion. Strategic partner with the Market President and Market Chief Nursing Officer to reinforce organizational structures, systems and processes that support a patient centered, safe, high quality culture. Ensures the consistent involvement of physicians in decision-making relative to care delivery and seeks input frequently on ways to improve the patient,physician/advanced practitioner/care team member, and community experience.

Local Operational Leader and Medical Staff Development

With a focus on quality, innovation and clinical excellence, the CMO provides leadership and direction in the Market for the implementation of patient care and provider engagement strategies.

Oversees the execution of patient care policies and strategies, ensures the provision of clinically proven effective care.

Implements patient care policies and policy frameworks that guide how UPH’s patient care mission is carried out.

Collaborates within the Market and across UPH to advance health care services and strategies that support reductions in harm, mortality, variations in care and readmissions.

Participates as a strategic partner within the Market Senior Leadership Team, driving operational execution including but not limited to budgetary, clinical outcome, staffing, Administrative On-Call duties, and other duties as assigned.

Liaison between the Medical Staff and Administration/Board of Directors providing leadership over the Credentials and Privileges process, direct subsequent review of care including peer review, direct required regulatory and voluntary outcomes reporting, and review and implement standards established by regulatory agencies.

Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, TJC, DNV, DIA, OSHA and other federal/state/county regulatory agencies guiding healthcare.

Responsible for consistent important and necessary interactions with a multitude of stakeholders, both internally and externally (e.g. public officials, legal, employees, employed and aligned/non-aligned physicians, etc.)

As needed, partner with affiliated rural hospitals and their medical staff policies/transfer agreements.

Basic UPH Performance Criteria

Demonstrates UnityPoint Health’s FOCUS Values and Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to the policies and procedures and safety guidelines

Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of the division with regular, reliable attendance

Maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position

Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, TJC, DNV, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare

Completes all annual education and competency requirements within the calendar year

Maintains knowledge of compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid) regarding fraud, waste and abuse. Brings any questions or concerns regarding compliance to the immediate attention of hospital administrative staff. Takes appropriate action on concerns reported by department staff related to compliance

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.

Licensed to practice medicine in Iowa and board certified in specialty.

Minimum of seven (7) years of leadership experience in a hospital or healthcare delivery organization.

Extensive knowledge of medical staff leadership, physician relations, and complex healthcare operations.

Demonstrated ability to lead clinical strategy, operational improvements, and quality and patient safety initiatives.

Experience with regulatory and accreditation standards, quality assurance, utilization review, risk management, and clinical resource management.

Proven success in physician collaboration, team development, organizational performance, and clinical business leadership.

Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence across a complex, matrixed organization.

Demonstrated emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate complex situations and organizational change.

Commitment to service excellence, continuous improvement, and achieving measurable outcomes.

Ability to travel to other UnityPoint Health facilities as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or a related field.

Experience leading within a matrixed healthcare organization and managing clinical business lines.