Chief Medical Officer

Overview

To deliver comprehensive, quality healthcare in an efficient and cost-effective manner to the people of the community. As a member of the Healthcare team, and lead by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Medical Officer is vital to the successful completion of the organization goal. Each clinical team member receives performance measures and patient satisfaction results and is given the opportunity to participate in the development of a plan for improvement through regular QA meeting and or action plan development.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications, functional duties, responsibility, and work environment requirements listed below are representative of the abilities required. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Chief Medical Officer personnel is directly responsible to the Chief Executive Officer of Central Jersey Medical Center

Description of Position:

Work in conjunction with the CEO in the formulation and execution of policy in those matters relevant to the provision of high quality, medical care. The CMO oversees the effective functioning of the adult medicine, pediatric, mental health, optometry and OB/Gyn departments and associated specialty services providing medical services to patients in an ambulatory care setting.  All supervisory employees of CJMC are responsible to practice good risk management, quality assurance, human resources development and delivering excellent internal and external customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in the areas of strategic planning, strategy execution and implementation of care management programs.
• Monitors effectiveness of management practices and productivity indicators using data such as turnover rates, absenteeism, budget variance, patient, MD, and staff satisfaction surveys.
• Acts as the primary liaison between administration, entity medical staff and CJMC.
• Participates in professional organizations and represents the medical center in a professional, competent manner in the community.
• Demonstrates effective leadership skills of delegation, organization, and coordination of the intra-department activities and inter-department integration.
• Assures the ongoing development and implementation of policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of medical staff services.
• Assesses and communicates recommendations for utilization of space, space needs, equipment, personnel and other resources as needed.
• Prepares and submits reports as necessary to any requiring department in an accurate and timely manner.
• Develops an effective process for staff development and retention.
• Involvement in all initiatives and concerns involving patient safety, quality, infection control and risk management and patient service, especially those related to physician issues.
• Responsible for assuring a robust peer review and credentialing process, ensuring quality, safety, service and behavioral issues on the part of the medical staff are addressed fairly and in a timely fashion.
• Active participation in the care coordination program including monitoring of the appropriateness of procedures, admissions, and utilization of resources.
• Oversight of medical providers at the health center and evaluation of their job performance.
• Assures compliance with Federal and State law and accrediting and licensing agencies.
• Integrates departmental services with the organization’s primary functions and coordinates with other departments/services in a manner that fosters a collaborative environment for teamwork within the department and with other departments/services.
• Models and provides leadership for delivery of excellent customer service and ensures the successful implementation of effective strategies and approaches.  
• Serves as a change agent for those activities that will create clinical improvement and optimization of related activities or goals.
• Collaborates with other executive leaders to foster greater physician alignment.
• Coordinates efforts for determined public and privately reported metrics that serve to provide benchmarks and establish the medical center as a leading care provider.
• Works with Medical Staff Departments to establish standards of care for patient services.
• Provides leadership and alignment of physicians and physician services within the medical center’s strategic plan and clinical program priorities.
• Provides service, guidance, and prom