Reports to: Chief Clinical Officer WMCHN

Job Summary:

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for the overall delivery of high quality medical care consistent with the mission and vision of Westchester Medical Center. The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for ensuring the Medical Center's success in maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical quality and overall performance improvement activities. This individual works in collaboration with the Chief Clinical Officer, President of the Medical Staff, and the senior leadership team to manage key clinical quality and strategic measures to ensure the highest quality of care, patient safety, and maintain evidence based medical standards. The Chief Medical Officer also serves as the administrative liaison to the Medical Staff through the Directors of Service and serves as the medical liaison between Medical Staff, Hospital Board and New York Medical College to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Establishes medical standards for the Medical Center to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Advises hospital leadership on issues of hospital policy and practices as they relate to medical practice and clinical standards.
• Advises medical staff regarding new Medical Center bylaws or amendments, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, and provides guidance for implementation and compliance in the designated clinical service.
• Oversees the credentialing and selection process of interns, residents, fellows, and house staff assigned to various clinical services in association with the DIO of NYMC
• Reviews utilization of hospital clinical resources and provides guidance when corrective action is necessary to improve or expand patient services. Works with the leadership team to improve inpatient efficiencies and patient throughput.
• Conducts investigations on reported violations of medical standards and assists in the investigations of mortality/morbidity cases.
• Provides leadership and expertise for hospital quality and clinical effectiveness. The CMO evaluates and optimizes the care management approach, process for disease management, patient satisfaction, patient safety and develops processes to assure appropriateness of care including length of stay and resource utilization.
• Establishes an environment of quality and cost improvement that is data driven and develops systems to review utilization of resources and measure outcomes of care. Monitors physician data and presents analysis and interpretation of trends to physicians and hospital committees for review.
• Assures that quality management programs are carried out in all clinical areas through the development and implementation of effective disease management programs, clinical protocols and guidelines, other decision tools, and review of the outcomes. Develops a performance database incorporating JCAHO and other key quality indicators.
• Provides direction and assistance to clinical departments and Hospital administration in evaluating new programs and technology. Helps lead innovation efforts at the medical center.
• Utilizes a clinical decision support system to access utilization, quality and cost data.
• Provides strategic leadership by focusing on strategies that result in excellent short and long-term performance in clinical, service and financial outcomes.
• Oversees, directs, and supports medical management decisions that maximize benefits for patients while supporting hospital-wide objectives.
• Addresses financial issues between the Medical Center and the Medical Staff to benefit both groups while minimizing financial impact.
• Provides advice to the Executive Team on physician, staff and patient issues. Assists the Directors of Service and other medical staff leaders in carrying out their responsibilities.
• Establishes and maintains an ongoing program to orient and develop management expertise for the Directors of Service and Chiefs, members of the Medical Executive Committee, and other medical staff leaders.
• Collaborates with Nursing and other clinical services to achieve effective managed care processes while maintaining quality standards.
• Provides oversight to the Medical Staff office to ensure the process of appointment and reappointment is consistent with all regulatory and accreditation standards and medical by-laws.
• Ensures medical staff development plans and programs are implemented and maintained as required by policy and accreditation standards.
• Functions as a liaison between members of the Medical Staff and Administration in order to facilitate collaboration and resolution of issues within the organization.
• Serves as a liaison with external regulatory agencies and participates in accreditation and certification programs to enhance the standards of performance at the Medical Center.
• Works with leadership team to support clinical documentation integrity and utilization management at the Medical Center.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• MD or DO required.
• Completion of a postgraduate medical education in an ACGME approved residency program in a medical specialty with current board certification is required.
• Eligible for medical licensure in New York.
• An MBA or equivalent business experience preferred.
• CPE preferred.
• Seven to ten years of progressive leadership experience and clinical practice in a large tertiary academic hospital /healthcare facility.
• Knowledge and experience of quality infrastructure is needed, including how to develop and implement decision tools, clinical protocols and guidelines, care management programs, and outcome measurement assessments.
• Knowledge of information technology, including statistical analysis, clinical epidemiology, and medical informatics.

Other:

• Confidentiality: It is an expectation that all employees at Westchester Medical Center will protect the confidentiality of all patient care, personnel, and business/financial information.
• Compliance: Employees will complete required competencies, annual mandatory training requirements and adhere to the code of conduct as described in the Westchester Medical Center Compliance Plan and brochure. Employees will also comply with the requirements of the New York State Public Officers Law, to which all public employees must adhere, regarding conflicts of interest and other ethical requirements.
• Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

About Us:

Westchester Medical Center

Westchester Medical Center is the premier provider of advanced medical care in New York's Hudson Valley. The flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, this 895-bed academic hospital in Valhalla, NY, provides local residents with acute-care services -- Level I trauma and burn care, organ transplants and advanced neurovascular procedures and more -- found nowhere else in the region. Westchester Medical Center is the primary referral facility for other Hudson Valley hospitals and serves as a lifeline for more than 3 million.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement