CHRISTUS Health
Chief Medical Officer: CHRISTUS Children's Hospital
This role has overall accountability for oversight of all medical practices and clinical quality, as well as related activities within the ministry. It serves as a liaison between the ministry Medical Staff and Chief Executive Officer and supports system-level initiatives, with responsibility for developing practice guidelines, care protocols, continuous quality improvement, and patient safety efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- • Assists local management and clinical leadership in the development and application of provider-focused interventions and decision support tools (i.e., best practice guidelines, drug formularies, care process maps, referral guidelines, case management, and utilization review.
- • Based on principles of population-based care management will assist provider leadership in the development and implementation of systems and services that fully integrate care and reimbursement through outcomes-based management across the continuum of care.
- • Exercises a substantial collaborative role in the development and recruitment of physicians for the Medical Staff.
- • Contributes in a substantive manner to the development and implementation of the strategic plan within the overall mission.
- • Demonstrates full support of the CHRISTUS Health Mission, Values & Vision. Uses position and job responsibilities as a unique means for integrating values into the work process and for making a positive contribution to the organization’s culture and climate.
- • Collaborates with System Medical Director to gain physician support for clinical programs, quality initiatives and physician leadership development program as appropriate for the Health System.
- • Actively participates with other clinical, quality and other CHRISTUS Health councils to support and promote a truly interdisciplinary, holistic approach to care across the continuum of patient needs.
- • Participates in CHRISTUS CMO activities under the direction of the CHRISTUS Health Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer.
- • Aligns with the Associate Dean role for BCM as the senior physician leaders for CHRISTUS Children’s
- • Works on alignment with all “contracted” physician services (non-BCM)
Required
- • M.D. is required.
- • State medical license.
- • Strong leadership, organization, management, communication, negotiation, and analytic skills.
- • Five (5) or more years clinical practice experience.
- • Considerable medical experience in one or more branches of medicine or surgery and some administrative experience in a medical department.
- • Board Certification by one of the American Boards of Medical Specialties.
Description
Summary:
This position assumes overall accountability for oversight of all medical practices and clinical quality along with related activities within the ministry. The position functions as the liaison between the ministry Medical Staff and Chief Executive Officer, CHRISTUS Children’s. In addition to the ministry responsibilities, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) will support System-level initiatives as they relate to the ministry or to CHRISTUS Health on a strategic level. For those System sponsored programs, the CMO will be accountable to the CHRISTUS Health System Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer. This position is accountable for serving as a catalyst for the development of practice guidelines and care protocols that lead to the achievement of quality biomedical/service outcomes and cost efficiencies. The CMO will enter into a “dyad” relationship with the Chief Nursing Officer of CHRISTUS Children’s to assure a multidisciplinary approach to clinical care involving nursing, providers, and other professional support staff to work seamlessly in the delivery of family centered care. Additionally, the CMO is accountable for continuous quality improvement and clinical loss prevention functions as they relate to clinical practice and patient safety. This position will oversee the care management and quality management functions of the ministry and actively participates on and contributes to the Quality Management Committee.
Education
Summary:
This position assumes overall accountability for oversight of all medical practices and clinical quality along with related activities within the ministry. The position functions as the liaison between the ministry Medical Staff and Chief Executive Officer, CHRISTUS Children’s. In addition to the ministry responsibilities, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) will support System-level initiatives as they relate to the ministry or to CHRISTUS Health on a strategic level. For those System sponsored programs, the CMO will be accountable to the CHRISTUS Health System Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer. This position is accountable for serving as a catalyst for the development of practice guidelines and care protocols that lead to the achievement of quality biomedical/service outcomes and cost efficiencies. The CMO will enter into a “dyad” relationship with the Chief Nursing Officer of CHRISTUS Children’s to assure a multidisciplinary approach to clinical care involving nursing, providers, and other professional support staff to work seamlessly in the delivery of family centered care. Additionally, the CMO is accountable for continuous quality improvement and clinical loss prevention functions as they relate to clinical practice and patient safety. This position will oversee the care management and quality management functions of the ministry and actively participates on and contributes to the Quality Management Committee.
Education
- M.D. is required.
- State medical license.
- Strong leadership, organization, management, communication, negotiation, and analytic skills.
- Five (5) or more years clinical practice experience.
- Considerable medical experience in one or more branches of medicine or surgery and some administrative experience in a medical department.
- Strong leadership, organization, management, communication, negotiation, and analytic skills.
- Board Certification by one of the American Boards of Medical Specialties.
- Assists local management and clinical leadership in the development and application of provider-focused interventions and decision support tools (i.e., best practice guidelines, drug formularies, care process maps, referral guidelines, case management, and utilization review.
- Based on principles of population-based care management will assist provider leadership in the development and implementation of systems and services that fully integrate care and reimbursement through outcomes-based management across the continuum of care.
- Exercises a substantial collaborative role in the development and recruitment of physicians for the Medical Staff.
- Contributes in a substantive manner to the development and implementation of the strategic plan within the overall mission.
- Demonstrates full support of the CHRISTUS Health Mission, Values & Vision. Uses position and job responsibilities as a unique means for integrating values into the work process and for making a positive contribution to the organization’s culture and climate.
- Collaborates with System Medical Director to gain physician support for clinical programs, quality initiatives and physician leadership development program as appropriate for the Health System.
- Actively participates with other clinical, quality and other CHRISTUS Health councils to support and promote a truly interdisciplinary, holistic approach to care across the continuum of patient needs.
- Participates in CHRISTUS CMO activities under the direction of the CHRISTUS Health Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer.
- Aligns with the Associate Dean role for BCM as the senior physician leaders for CHRISTUS Children’s
- Works on alignment with all “contracted” physician services (non-BCM)
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