CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Job Summary:

As a member of the Skagit Radiology Inc (SRI) senior leadership team, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for the overall direction, leadership and operational management of the quality and safety programs of SRI, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care while aligning medical strategies with the overall business objectives. The CMO will have accountability for understanding, coordinating, and measuring performance of internal and external quality and safety requirements and will provide leadership in strengthening a quality culture where everyone is engaged and respected. The Chief Medical Officer will serve in a highly visible leadership role, working collaboratively across the enterprise and externally to provide an overview of the SRI quality program and our partner hospitals. The CMO will also provide limited clinical services.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the foundational strategy and change management that is necessary as SRI balances growth and sustainability with the highest level of quality, safety and service, ultimately reducing variation in patient care.
• Direct and implement evidence-based programs, practices and activities that realize continuous improvements in clinical quality, patient safety, productivity, and customer service initiatives.
• Work collaboratively across the enterprise and externally to enhance our care quality and safety so SRI can deliver on its promise of caring for our patients, their loved ones, and each other.
• Strengthen and reinforce a culture of quality, safety, and value across SRI.
• Create an environment that fosters innovation and performance, supporting the implementation of programs that continuously advance clinical outcomes and patient experience. Actively implement innovative ideas to redefine, measure and improve quality.
• Serve as a spokesperson for SRI related to quality issues with appropriate local and national organizations; effectively communicates with the public to improve clinical excellence.
• Serve as a change agent to strengthen a culture of quality, safety, and value throughout the organization. Establish a 3-5 year strategic plan for quality and safety that aligns with the existing SRI strategic plan and delineates clear goals and metrics for enhancing and sustaining the highest quality and safety performance.
• Enhance SRI’s reputation while serving as a primary interface to the Patient Safety Quality Committee of SRI partner hospitals and SRI Board of Directors.
• Measures of quality, safety and value are critical factors in our organization's identity, reputation, and reimbursement. The CMO must propel improvements in measures of quality, safety and value. The CMO will do this by enabling stronger performance through improving approaches based on calculated risks and benefits; benchmarking SRI’s performance against other leading radiology practices and integrated delivery systems; proactively seeking to improve processes and implement best-in- class solutions, raising quality and productivity in a thoughtful way; and identifying new systems and processes to improve quality and make healthcare delivery more efficient.
• Maintain quality records, imaging quality programs and perform quality audits as necessary.
• Provide clinical services coverage (approx. 20-25% of time).
• Utilize AIDET principles effectively when communicating with staff and patients.
• Fulfill other assigned duties as necessary.

Education & Experience:

• Board-Certified Radiologist with recent Radiological practice and Quality Management experience (M.D.) required.
• Progressive leadership experience with emphasis on leading quality programs within a medical center/practice or integrated delivery system, including quality committee exper