Chief Medical Officer - Piedmont Augusta

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📍 Augusta, GA, USFULL TIME

About this role

Overview

The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for the coordination, direction and planning of all medical affairs within the hospital and assuring continuing operations and clinical functions remain in accordance with policies and standards set by the Piedmont Healthcare Board, Piedmont Healthcare Management and/or Medical Staff.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develops, implements, and maintains all essential medical services and clinical operations and assures conformance to standards set by the Board and Executive Management Team and governmental regulations.
  • Remains working expert for best practices for medical services and clinical operations.
  • Represents hospital at medical society, agency, and other professional meetings.
  • Works with leadership to define performance standards and evaluation, oversight and review process.
  • Lead quality agenda for the hospital.
  • Aides with staffing and qualification reviews for physician needs in all medical service departments.
  • Aides in organizational short-term and long-term strategic planning and provides recommendations based on current operations and improvement opportunities.

    • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

    • Must be an expert of clinical operations, controls and clinical practice regulation.
    • Individual must be a strong leader and mentor, with a high level of integrity and dependability and be focused on achieving results in an accurate and timely fashion.
    • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills with astute interpersonal skills.
    • Must have foundation to help lead complex performance and quality improvement initiatives. Be able to work in a matrix relationship to ensure local and system goals are met.

    Disclaimer: The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

    Qualifications

    MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:A medical degree from an accredited university.

     

    MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

    Eight (8) years of experience in a healthcare setting, to include experience serving in medical staff governance process (served on MEC, credentials committee, peer review or board of directors) or significant designated leadership responsibility such as service line leader, department chair or group medical director is required.

     

    MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:

    Candidate must be a licensed physician in the state of Georgia.

     

    ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Board certified in a specialty recognized by the ABMS required
    • Masters prepared/MBA MHA, MPH, preferred
    • Previous experience as Hospital CMO, or position enforcing policy, bi-laws is strongly preferred

    Business Unit : Company Name

    Piedmont Augusta Hospital

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