Chief Medical Officer; Physician

Job Title: Chief Medical Officer

Department: Medical

Reports To: CEO

Salary Level: DOE

FLSA Status: Exempt

Approved By: Chief Executive Officer

Approved Date:
February 2023

Specify goals for current year (goals are updated yearly)

The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for leadership and administration of K’ima:w Medical Clinic services. Direct and coordinate all activities of the medical functions. Provide clinical consultation and oversight to physicians and mid-level providers. Collaborate with all K’ima:w Medical Center departments, Chief Executive Officer, and Board of Directors in planning, implementing, and evaluating health programming quality health services to clients.

1. Provides medical expertise with respect to planning and establishing goals, objectives, and policies to improve medical services that are consistent with K’ima:w Mission, Vision and guiding principles.

2. In collaboration with leadership, establishes standards to provider productivity and measurements for quality of care.

3. Monitors providers against set standards, including, but not limited to, GPRA (Government Performance Results Act). Reports productivity and/or quality of care variances to KMC leadership.

4. Oversees Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) process for all medical providers following K’ima:w policies. Coordinates credentialing and privileging process with Human Resources.

5. Identifies and develops plans for areas of improvement based on utilization studies, adverse trends, practice patterns, or operational needs.

6. Explore possibilities, develop and coordinate Family Practice resident and medical student training opportunities for individuals who are American Indian, and/or others who have an interest in working with American Indian communities.

1. Promotes and establishes medical policies and procedures following recognized standards of care; including but not limited to Centers for Disease Control, accreditation and compliance standards and guidelines, and other evaluating entities, including state and federal agencies.

2. Coordinates and collaborates with staff in recruitment of physicians and mid-level practitioners.

3. Supervises and provides clinical oversight to physicians and mid-levels. Provides daily consultation, guidance, and direction to assure standards of care are met.

4. Provides orientation to new providers regarding medical systems for delivery of care.

5. Responsible for all peer review. Conducts and monitors the peer review process for ongoing quality assurance.

6. Participates in the review and assessment of Contract Health Services (CHS) for complex and unique claims.

7. Collaborates with key medical staff on development and implementation of continuing education and training needs for medical staff.

8. Monitors medical services budget in relationship to overall K’ima:w fiscal budget.

9. Collaborates with key medical staff regarding schedules of all medical providers to provide coverage.

10. Oversees reporting of births, deaths, and outbreak of contagious disease to governmental authorities.

11. Reports to Chief Executive Officer and various governance meetings regarding operations of K’ima:w medical services. Attends committee meetings as directed by the Chief Executive Officer.

1. Performs all functions as a family physician in providing direct care to clients; including, but not limited to, the examination of patient to determine general physical condition, the recording of information about patients’ medical history, ordering various tests and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition, the prescribing of medications, performing minor surgical procedures as privileged, etc.

2. Develops both individual and family long range personal relationship and continuity of care for the full scope of patients’ health problems by planning, providing, and coordinating all necessary services, and establishing priorities in consultation with other appropriate staff.

3. Develops relationships and acts as liaison between K’ima:w and other practitioners…