Chief Medical Officer, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Rahway

Job Title: Chief Medical Officer

Location: RWJUH Rahway Hospital, 865 Stone Street, Rahway, NJ 07065

Department: Administration

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Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $ - $ per year

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

The Hospital Chief Medical Officer, (CMO) is responsible for the overall leadership of physicians at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (RWJUH Rahway) and is an essential member of Rahway Hospital's executive leadership team. The CMO is responsible for all physician related matters including medical education, ongoing professional practice evaluation, and ensuring safety, quality, patient experience, and professionalism across all physicians who are part of the Rahway Hospital medical staff.

The CMO is accountable to effectively integrate and coordinate clinical services with the goal of achieving top clinical and patient‑centered outcomes that set the standard in healthcare delivery and innovation.

The CMO will collaborate with other Chief Medical Officers and physician leaders throughout RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Health and promote the overall success of the enterprise while partnering with leadership in other health professions to foster an interprofessional team‑based environment.

• The Chief Medical Officer of RWJUH Rahway reports directly to Eric Kleinert, Chief Administrative Officer, RWJUH Rahway with a matrixed reporting relationship to Dr. Andy Anderson, EVP, System Chief Medical and Quality Officer, RWJBarnabas Health.

• MD or DO degree with board certification in a clinical discipline
• Medical License in the state of NJ
• MBA, or MPH or equivalent preferred
• 10+ years of experience leading clinical and quality programs within an acute care hospital or health system

• Matrix reports of the CMO include Case Management, HIM, CDI, Quality/Risk, Infection Prevention, and Physician Advisor
• Clinical Leadership
  • In close partnership with the hospital Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), and other key hospital leaders and key functions, including Safety, Quality, and Patient Experience, the CMO leads efforts to ensure optimal outcomes for all patients.
  • The CMO is responsible for integration and coordination of clinical practice across all service lines, to develop and deploy methods of process improvement designed to enhance and improve clinical quality/safety, zero preventable harm and continuous quality improvement, patient experience and reduce healthcare costs.
  • The CMO is the physician leader for continuous quality improvement, regulatory compliance, including CMS and Joint Commission/DMV requirements, safety, throughput, and effective clinical resource management.
  • The CMO should be a champion for optimization of Epic and ongoing use of the Vizient Clinical Database for benchmarking and process improvement.
• Physician and Advanced Practice Provider oversight
  • Ensures that Medical Staff activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, laws governing business operations, and requirements of accreditation agencies.
  • Directs the departments to ensure that each physician and APP on the Medical Staff has an annual performance review and maintains all requirements associated with Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation.
  • Strengthen relationships with voluntary members of the medical staff; develop onboarding and mentoring programs for new physicians.
  • Ensures the highest levels of professionalism in the work environment.
  • Collaborate with System Physician Recruitment, Service lines/Medical Group in the recruitment of new physicians and APPs to their respective facilities.
• Central Medical Staff Office
  • Oversees a local Medical Staff Office.
  • Collaborates with system and System CMO for Medical Affairs on a central medical staff office to include credentialing, peer review and bylaws management, corrective action.
  • Collaborate to implement standardized physician orientation and onboarding with Central Medical Staff Office.
  • Collaborate to create standardized Chairs and Chiefs Manual with Central Medical Staff Office.
• Collaboration and Partnerships
  • Create a strong sense of teamwork and unity, and enhance engagement and satisfaction for physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff.
  • Partner with leadership in other health profession training programs to create a culture of interprofessional collaboration and growth.
  • Build and maintain strong collaborations with academic institutions, research organizations, and industry partners to enhance clinical outcomes.
  • Works with Medical Staff governance to champion engagement and wellness activities.
• Quality Improvement
  • Work closely with quality improvement teams to integrate into clinical practice, ensuring evidence-based care and patient…