Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Job Purpose & Position Overview
The primary purpose is to create and sustain the healthiest Indigenous community in the United States. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), administratively reporting to the CEO and working as a partner with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), provides clinical oversight and direction to all aspects of the provision of medical care within the hospital and health system. The incumbent will provide direct supervision to the Medical Staff leadership over acute and ambulatory care and clinical and administrative support for related medical and ancillary specialties. Strives to create a patient centered, integrated, and coordinated system focused on achieving population health outcomes consistent with the WCHS mission and vision.
Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities:
• Responsible to the CEO and Governing Body for the oversite and management of the clinical staff; the quality and safety of care provided in all clinical settings; and the patients’ experience of care provided in all settings.
• Assuring care is rendered in a culturally competent manner consistent with the needs and values of the Native American communities the institution serves.
• Collaborative member of the executive team including developing and implementing the strategic plan and goals of the organization.
• Acts as spokesman regarding clinical issues for WCHS in collaboration with the executive team and marketing/communications.
• Responsible for all roles as assigned or as delegated by the CEO under the medical staff bylaws including but not limited to leadership of the Medical Executive Committee, oversight and direction of the Medical Staff Office and all its functions, credentialing and re-credentialing, peer review, quality, and discipline.
• As designated by the CEO actively participate as a member of the committees deemed relevant to fulfilling the role of CMO including, but not limited to, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Quality Management, Utilization Review, and others as assigned.
• Ensures the provision of quality health care services in accordance with all CMS conditions of participation and accreditation standards throughout the hospital departments under the CMO’s scope of responsibilities and duties.
• Responsible for medical staff recruitment and ensure smooth execution of external medical staffing contracts.
• Assume a leadership role in the identification and prioritization of opportunities to improve quality and efficiency of care in conjunction with the quality department.
• Establish criteria for and consistently improve medical staff performance in key dimensions including clinical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and system-based practice.
• Responsible for the management and supervision of Medical Directors over acute, ambulatory, and behavioral health care and fulfilling their duties in their absence.
• Responsible for overseeing and direct supervision of educational activities for medical students, residency development, residents and other health professions.
• Oversee clinical telehealth programs designed to support and improve care.
• Facilitate and support the sustainment of Nebraska state trauma tier four designation.
• Ensure all policies and procedures are in place and followed by the medical staff and all departments directly under the incumbent’s supervision.
• Support Medical Directors as they ensure all medical providers complete the proper documentation of medical records in a timely manner and are following applicable organization policies and procedures.
• With Purchased Referred Care (PRC) manager and case manager participate in the review of the PRC consultant referrals and ensure they are reviewed and approved or denied in a timely manner.
• Provide direct clinical services as agreed.
• Participate in morning rounds/huddles and as needed support effective and timely ED transfers and admissions to other hospitals.
• Develop and oversee external relationships to enhance the expansion of coordinated/integrated specialty care services at the hospital that will most benefit the patient population, improve the health status of the community, and build a stronger employed provider team.
• Actively participate in, encourage, and improve systems to expand knowledge and measurably improve population health through care and research with internal and external partners.
• Ability to assume the role of WCHS system CMO as it may evolve with time, including but not limited to clinical aspects of, behavioral health, alcohol and drug dependency, optometry, dentistry, elder care, EMS and overall patient centered integration of care within WCHS.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Skills:
• Must possess a valid unrestricted med