Chief Medical Officer​/Patient Care Physician - Ratio

Job Title: Chief Medical Officer/Patient Care Physician - 50/50 Ratio

Classification: Exempt

Reports to: CEO

Location: Hampton Roads/Tidewater Region

Schedule: M-F 8-5

Salary Range: $220k+

Under the direct administrative supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Medical Officer works to assure the availability, quality, continuity and appropriateness of medical care services provided by the Health Center System and to coordinate medical services with other support and program services provided at the Center. The Chief Medical Officer and/or his/her staff is responsible for official reports to the Board of Directors at monthly meetings and a minimum of quarterly meetings with the Medical Advisory Committee of the Board of Directors and quarterly meetings with physician staff.

The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for the direction of daily activities of physicians, nurses, medical laboratory personnel, and x‑ray personnel; assures the timeliness and accuracy of diagnostic services provided at the Health Center System; chairs monthly meetings of the quality assurance committee and the medical staff committee; assures the maintenance of appropriate diagnostic service logs and records, (equipment maintenance logs, proper storage of copies of request slips, quality assurance logs, etc.)

and assures that appropriate records are maintained and submitted in a timely fashion by all physicians for accurate billing of all inpatient and outpatient procedures. This position has Ryan White Title 1 related duties and responsibilities relative to the provision of care to people living with HIV/AIDS. Adheres to HIPAA compliance and guidelines regarding patient confidentiality.

Quality Assurance is part of the CMO’s daily responsibilities and the CMO is directly responsible for the development, maintenance, revision, where necessary, and/or implementation of written medical practice protocols and procedures for quality assurance goals and objectives; advises the Chief Executive Officer and other administrative staff and the Board of Directors on technical and professional aspects of the practice of medicine including the development of appropriate medical service goals and objectives;

works with the Chief Executive Officer and administrative staff in continuous planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the Health Center’s medical and health services; plans and/or recommends revisions and additions to medical service procedures, protocols, and practices which may enhance comprehensiveness and efficiency of health care delivery services, usually at the recommendation of the medical staff and/or quality assurance committee;

responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining health care audit systems which are relevant to the total practice and address both clinical and fiscal issues; participates in the annual preparation of the operating budget; with authorization from the Chief Executive Officer, recruits and evaluates for employment all medical professional staff and recommends staff physician candidates to the Board of Directors for approval;

recommends all other candidates for employment to the Chief Executive Officer for action; supervises Nursing Manager II, Medical Laboratory Manager and x‑ray Technician and recommends personnel action to the Chief Executive Officer as appropriate; participates in the evaluation of technical knowledge and skill of health education and nutrition personnel; assists medical staff in developing continuing medical education plans; directs in‑service and other training programs including resident and other medical professional education activities;

implements and monitors activities relating to DHHS, BHCDA health care initiatives and NHSC Professional Policies; directs the development and revision of department policies and procedures, within the Health Center’s general guidelines; helps develop linkages with local and regional health resources to assure continuity of care, decreased delivery costs and improved access to comprehensive health services; is responsible for securing all appropriate…