Chief Medical Officer; CMO

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) has an opportunity for a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
. Located in the heart of Brooklyn, the hospital operates a world-renowned Level I Trauma Center, one of only three in Brooklyn, serving 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island and accommodating more than 518,076 outpatient visits, more than 141,328 emergency room visits, and with 627 beds, more than 25,000 inpatient admissions annually. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to maintain its high standards of healthcare delivery.

The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and have established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States, dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Under direction of the Executive Director or Senior Vice President, plans, organizes, supervises and controls medical and health care services including primary medical and dental care, diagnostic and therapeutic services, medical staff and support services, education, and other health related services in a health care facility or for overall corporate programs for medical affairs and professional services.

The Medical Director reports directly to the Executive Director of the health care facility. She/ he is the Chief Medical Officer of the health care facility and the principal medical advisor of the Executive Director/Senior Vice President. She/he provides recommendation and guidance to the Executive Director/Senior Vice President with respect to clinical matters, as well as administrative reporting. The Medical Director is accountable to the Executive Director/Senior Vice President for the fulfillment of the affiliation agreement.

The Chiefs of the clinical services [where applicable] report administratively and clinically to the Medical Director. The Medical Director is responsible for ensuring that clinical and educational programs of all departments are consistent with the priorities and standards of the Executive Director and the New York City Health and Hospitals.

She/ he collaborates with the Chief Nursing Officer in the decision-making process for clinical and administrative issues; reports regularly at Board meetings and works closely with the President/Chair of the Medical Board [where applicable] on clinical and administrative issues.

The Medical Director is a member of the Corporate Council of Medical Directors. She/ he represents the Corporate Chief Medical Officer to the Medical Board of the Hospital Center. The Medical Director reports quarterly to the HHC Quality Assurance Committee of the Board of Directors (Governing Body).

• Acts as the Chief Medical Officer and advisor to the Executive Director/Senior Vice President to assist in resolving issues of facility administration, and medical staff, as they affect the clinical departments. Participates in this process with the appropriate department leadership and the medical staff.
• Directs and coordinates all clinical functions through the chairpersons/chiefs [where applicable] of the various clinical departments. Ensures adequate direction and staffing for medical diagnosis and treatment of all hospital inpatients, outpatients, and emergency care.
• Plans, initiates, directs, and coordinates the provision of quality patient care.
• Develop ongoing system for continuous monitoring and evaluation of the quality and appropriateness of patient care through the supervision of the Quality Management department.
• Works closely with the organized medical staff and its committees, the President/Chair of the Medical Board [where applicable] and the Chiefs/Directors of Service [where applicable] to assure medical staff compliance with its Bylaws, with the policies of the health care facility and the HHC Board of Directors, with the rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies, with the Joint Commission standards and with other appropriate…