Chief Medical Officer Needham

Job Type : Regular

Time Type : Full time

Work Shift : null

FLSA Status : Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you’re not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham (BID Needham) is a rapidly growing community hospital serving the southwest and metrowest suburbs of Boston. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham has served residents in Needham, Newton, Dedham, Dover, Medfield, Sherborn, Wellesley, Westwood and other surrounding communities for more than 100 years. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham is committed to achieving high quality and safe care for the patients we serve. At Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham, we’re shaping the future of health care – and that means creating medical equity for both our patients and employees.

BID Needham is a part of the larger Beth Israel Lahey Health Care System (BILH) and collaborates with other affiliates and shared system services on many healthcare initiatives, research, including a cancer center located in Needham licensed under BIDMC.

• Licensed 73‑bed acute care community hospital
• More than 500 physicians on staff
• 5,000 annual inpatient hospitalizations

Points of Pride

BID Needham is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

Position Summary

Under the direction of the President and within established organizational and departmental policies and procedures, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of standards of clinical practice, and for the overall integration, coordination and quality of clinical care provided by the medical staff of BID Needham. The CMO is responsible for the overall medical and administrative affairs related to health care delivery and medical staff management of patient care while providing a visible, institutional commitment to quality at BID Needham. The position fosters and maintains the partnership between the Hospital and its medical staff, aligning the quality processes and outcomes, assuring appropriate utilization of resources, championing a culture of safety, and supporting care standards to elevate the level of quality and efficiency.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose‑driven, values‑based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve. All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non‑discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values https : / / bilh.org / about / purpose-values and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy https : / / bilh.org / careers / eeo-policy.

Vaccination Requirement

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID‑19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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