Group Chief Medical Officer

MARKET SUMMARY:

ARIZONA GROUP:

Phoenix Market:

• Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital (Phoenix), 59 beds, key service lines include Cardiac Imaging, Cardiac Rehab, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgical Care, and Emergency Services.
• Abrazo Arrowhead Campus (Glendale), 229 beds, key service lines include Bariatrics, Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Services, Neuroscience, NICU, Orthopedics, Robotic Surgery, Spine, Urology, Women’s Services, Wound and Hyperbaric Center.
• Abrazo Central Campus (Phoenix), 206 beds, key service lines include Comprehensive GI, Emergency Care, Intensive Care, Occupational Medicine, Orthopedics, and Urology.
• Abrazo Scottsdale Campus (Phoenix), 120 beds, key service lines include Bariatrics, Comprehensive GI, Critical Care, Emergency Care, Orthopedics, Outpatient Rehab, Spine, Wound and Hyperbaric Center.
• Abrazo West Campus (Goodyear), 216 beds, key service lines include Cardiology, Level I Trauma Center, Neuroscience, NICU, Orthopedics, Robotic Surgery, Spine, Women’s Services, Wound and Hyperbaric Center.
• Abrazo Cave Creek Hospital (Cave Creek), 8 MOSU beds, Emergency Services, Lab, Imaging, and Pharmacy Services.
• Abrazo Surprise Hospital (Surprise), 8 MOSU beds, Emergency Services, Lab, Imaging, and Pharmacy Services.
• Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center (Buckeye), Free Standing Emergency Department
• Abrazo Peoria Emergency Center (Peoria), Free Standing Emergency Department 

Tucson Market:

• Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital (Tucson), 486 beds, key service lines include Cardiology, Joint Replacement, Neurosciences, Outpatient Rehab, Palliative Care, Robotic Surgery, Trauma Center, Urology, and Women’s Services.
• Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital (Tucson), 400 beds, key service lines include Bariatrics, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Inpatient Rehab, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Palliative Care, Wound and Hyperbaric Center.
• Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital (Nogales), 25 beds, key service lines include Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, Surgical Services, and Women’s Services.
• Carondelet Marana Hospital (Marana), 8 MOSU beds, Emergency Care, Lab, Imaging, and Pharmacy Services.
• Carondelet St. Raphael’s Emergency Center (Tucson), Free Standing Emergency Department

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Group Chief Medical Officer reports directly to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona Group and has a matrix relationship and accountability to the Chief Medical Officer of Tenet Healthcare Corporation.

The Group Chief Medical Officer will serve as the hospital grouping’s Senior Executive Clinical Leader responsible for assuring the successful operation of medical staff functions and continuous improvement in safety and quality and will be committed to the mission of service and improvement of patient clinical outcomes. We seek a leader with operational experience to drive accountability and ensure alignment across the medical staff. 

The Group CMO serves as the liaison and resource to management on matters pertaining to four key areas: 

• Medical Staff Engagement and Outreach: includes collaboration with the medical staff members, especially elected medical staff leaders, and overseeing credentialing, privileging, OPPE, and peer review. 
• Quality, Patient Safety, and Experience: assuring performance on quality metrics and securing patient safety and experience. 
• Streamlining Clinical Processes: Adhering to evidence-based best practices, standardizing a Tenet Operating System, and working with the Physician Advisors to maximize documentation integrity.
• Change Agent Leadership: Drive transformative initiatives across multiple hospital sites, lead organizational change efforts by fostering a culture of adaptability and innovation, championing evidence-based practices, and leveraging technology to drive efficiencies and improve patient care outcomes across the hospital network.

FUNCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: 

The Group Chief Medical Officer provides leadership and involvement in all initiatives and concerns involving patient safety, quality, infection control, risk management, and patient service, especially those related to physician issues.

Other key accountabilities include the following:

• Leadership and involvement in initiatives involving patient safety, quality, infection control, risk management, and patient service, especially those related to physician issues.
• Responsible for assuring a robust credentialing and peer review process and ensuring that medical staff issues are addressed fairly and timely.
• Active partici