Chief Medical Officer - Florence (MCP)

Job Description Summary

MUSC Heath Florence is seeking an accomplished physician leader to serve as its next Chief Medical Officer.
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) provides leadership, direction, and planning for a wide variety of medical and related activities for MUSC Florence. The CMO will be a key executive who drives clinical excellence, care delivery and patient safety in order to provide safe, effective medical services to the public. The incoming CMO will work to develop a cohesive physician community consisting of a pluralistic model of employed, contract and private practice physicians. The CMO will work to develop a strategic direction that will lead to care consistency and accountability and drive a patient-centered culture for the organization.

Entity

MUSC Community Physicians (MCP)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC001858 MCP - MUSC Health Partners Admin

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-00

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

CMO performs specific duties necessary to fulfill the “purpose” of the CMO position as set forth by the responsibilities listed below:

• Acts as the primary liaison between local Division administration, medical staff and MUSC Health leadership
• Serve as a strong advocate for medical staff emphasizing two-way communication.
• Provides leadership in the areas of strategic planning, strategy execution and implementation of performance improvement programs.
• Provide leadership in altering medical staff attitudes toward performance improvement, fostering the development of an organizational culture that supports continuous quality improvement.
• Organize and ensure strategic and operational deployment of performance improvement personnel
• Create relationships with academic leadership to incorporate approaches of performance improvement into graduate education.
• Assists medical staff credentialing and delineation of clinical privileges, including credentialing of allied health practitioners.  Complies with all standards and requirements of all accrediting, licensing and government agencies pertaining to the area of operational responsibility
• Attends medical staff committee meetings and serves on medical executive committee.
• Promotes development, adoption, dissemination, and implementation of practice guidelines, clinical pathways, and protocols to promote best practices.
• Participates in professional organizations and represents the Division in a professional, competent manner in the community.
• Ensures improvement and improved patient satisfaction by reviewing and accessing systems within the Division making recommendations where appropriate.
• Conducts meetings with physicians to establish and support Health System goals and address variation and formulate and implement strategies.
• Understands and supports technology needs of the Health System as well as clinical practice in association with corporate information technology department. Assists physician in the areas of technology, communication, ancillary and leadership functions. Ensures physicians are educated and supported in technology needs for care and communication.
• Continually examines opportunities for standardization and/or consolidation within the local Division.
• Cooperates with facility’s administration and committees of the medical staff for promoting improved standards and medical care including review of medical charts and serve on the medical staff committees upon request.   Provides accountability and authority of optimal achievement of quality documentation, patient management and follow through of quality initiatives.
• Analyzes data and makes recommendations based up on effective utilization of resources within the system.
• Provides leadership in the areas of strategic planning, strategy execution and implementation of case management, care transitions, and utilization management programs.
• And other duties as determined in discussion with hospital and health system leadership.

Requirements:

·       MD or DO Degree - Board Certification in specialty recognized by ABMS

·       Minimum of 10 years of active clinical experience in specialty, with an excellent clinical reputation. Minimum of 5 years of clinical leadership experience, preferably in a multi-site, multi-specialty practice model

·       Strong business fundamental skills

·       Extensive experience in managing physicians, APPs

·       Strong interpersonal skills required to coordinate the activities of diverse groups of professionals directed at achieving a common objective

·       Outstanding oral and written communications skills

·       Ability to think strategically, develop vision and execute for results

·       Ability to develop strong internal and external relationships with medical staff and community

·       Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively

Additional Job Description

Benefits:

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan
• Paid time off and extended sick leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Disability insurance plan options
• Continuous professional and clinical training
• Competitive pay
• Annual Merit Increase
• Wellbeing resources
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee perks and discounts
• Employee referral program
• Flexible schedule options
• Certification incentive program

Physical Requirements:

Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent) Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent) Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent) Examples include: To transfer a 100 lb. patient that cannot assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force are needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force are required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand. Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Continuous) Ability to work rotating shifts. (Frequent) Ability to work overtime as required. (Frequent) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous) (Selected Positions).

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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