Chief Medical Officer MelroseWakefield Health Care Job Wyoming Massachusetts USA,Doctor/Physician

Job Overview

"This position oversees the systems, policies and procedures that assure consistently high quality of care for all patients and the most cost‑effective use of hospital resources in direct patient care. Supervises all physicians employed through Melrose Wakefield Healthcare or any of its affiliates. Oversees the Medical Staff Office and Medical Staff credentialing process. Assures adequacy of the Continuing Medical Education program offered by Melrose Wakefield Healthcare.

Participates as a member of Senior Management on strategic planning, budgeting, and management committees. Sponsors collaborative system multidisciplinary safe practice programs, such as infection control protocols, hand hygiene, medication administration practices."

Minimum Qualifications

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
Successful completion of a Residency Program.
Successful completion of a Fellowship, if appropriate for medical specialty.
Licensure to practice medicine.
Board certification in relevant medical specialty.
Hospital approved credentials (medical license, clinical privileges).
Unrestricted DEA number.
Appropriate certificate necessary for area of practice (BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PALS, etc.).
Ten (10) years of experience in including a minimum of five (5) years practicing medicine and five (5) years in key medical staff administrative roles.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all‑inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Assures that appropriate systems, essential for the on‑going review, analysis and evaluation of the quality of care, are in place.

Collaborates with clinical chairmen of Medical Staff Departments in developing, monitoring and revising quality improvement programs within their departments.

Collaborates with the CEO and the Director of Quality to assure that appropriate administrative procedures are in place to assure continuous quality improvement of patient care.

Serves, ex‑officio (with vote), on all committees of the Medical Staff and all patient care committees.

Works with the Director of Quality and others, as appropriate, to follow up on all patient complaints regarding the quality of clinical services.

Works with the Director of Quality, the President of the Medical Staff, individual physicians and the Chiefs of relevant departments to evaluate any complaints or concerns related to the clinical capability of a specific member of Medical Staff. Reports findings to the President of Melrose‑Wakefield Hospital; recommends actions as necessary.

Works with the Director of Quality to oversee the hospital's participation in collaborative quality improvement programs with other organizations and to assure full integration with Medical Staff activities.

Per direction of President, implements linkages or contractual arrangements with other hospitals or physicians to address specific clinical issues; e.g. full‑time infectious disease coverage, Medical Director coverage, Psychiatric coverage, etc.

Works with the Director of Medical Staff Services to develop Medical Staff Planning and assists with physician recruitment.

Assures that hospital resources are used most cost‑effectively in direct patient care.

Works with Chiefs of Departments to assure compliance with internal medical management guidelines; (e.g., pre‑operative testing guidelines), as well as external guidelines imposed by third parties, the IPA or the PHO.

Serves as the physician liaison between the Resource Management Committees, the Chiefs of Departments, the Medical Executive Committees and the Quality Committees of Melrose Wakefield Healthcare.

Works with the Resource…