Chief Medical Officer

Chief Medical Officer Opportunity

This position is incentive eligible. HCA Healthcare is one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a Chief Medical Officer for our Methodist Hospital Texsan team where excellence creates excellence.

Methodist Hospital Texsan offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include : comprehensive medical coverage, additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing, 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock, family support through fertility and family building benefits, referral services for child, elder and pet care, consumer discounts, retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships, education assistance, colleague recognition program, and Time Away From Work Program.

HCA Healthcare has expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. Do you want to be an influencer in healthcare? Apply for our Chief Medical Officer role today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Facility Chief Medical Officer (CMO) ensures high quality, patient-centered care by leading clinical and quality initiatives that support the provision of consistent clinical performance and practice standards across the hospital. The CMO provides senior-level leadership to the infection control, risk management, safety, and medical staff credentialing functions, ensuring the collaboration and coordination of all stakeholders in these processes. The CMO facilitates the analysis of quality performance and prioritization improvement opportunities and consults on an array of issues involving physicians. The CMO also contributes to overall hospital strategy and service line development to ensure quality management and promote optimum patient experience.

Major Responsibilities

• Physician Alignment
• Leads clinical performance expectations that support the goals of consistent clinical performance and practice standards across the facility.
• Works with Hospital Chief Medical Officers, Chief Executive Officers, medical staffs, and Boards of Directors to improve the functionality and effectiveness of the hospital medical staff organization.
• Partners with medical staffs and hospital management teams, facilitating teamwork and shared goals.
• Provides clinical support and consultation regarding cost-effective clinical resource management in the facilities.
• Creates a data-driven environment of quality and cost improvement.
• Serves as a direct liaison between HCA-affiliated physicians and facility / corporate clinical services functions.
• Establishes and maintains an ongoing program to orient and develop management expertise for Hospital Chiefs of Staff, Medical Executive Committees, and other medical staff leaders.
• Leads educational sessions and provides ongoing in-service programs to facility medical staff regarding clinical resource management, appropriate documents standards, utilization and quality issues, and quality improvement activities.
• Assembles regional physician advisory panels to provide ongoing feedback to HCA senior management and serves as a liaison between committees and facility / corporate leadership, as well as to affiliated physicians.
• Serves as spokesperson to HCA hospitals and affiliated physicians to explain and obtain buy in for corporate-, group-, and facility-sponsored clinical initiatives.
• Collaborates daily with other facility and corporate CMOs.
• Educates physicians on HCA clinical technologies.
• Collaborates with HPG and Supply Chain on formulary and supply opportunities.
• Medical Staff Affairs
• Develops, implements, and monitors disruptive physician and impaired physician policies, and develops monitoring and intervention programs in the region.
• Provides recommendations in the development and / or revision of hospital policies and procedures pertinent to the medical staff and medical staff affairs.
• Serves as a consultant to hospital Medical Staff Services regarding physician credentialing, utilization, and quality profiling. Serves as a member of hospital's peer review committees as requested.
• Business Development and Payer Relations
• Evaluates clinical appropriateness of new medical technologies and programs, and makes recommendations concerning the relevance of such technologies and programs to HCA hospitals.
• Serves as a resource and consultant to the Vice President Physician Services Group and / or Vice President Business Development in physician recruitment, clinical program development, and overall hospital strategy.
• Provides medical director services to facility-level physician credentialing, business development, and provider relations in contracting issues.
• Provides medical consultation on contracting, pricing, and analysis of managed care issues.
• Offers clinical support for appeals and denials process, discharge planning, case management, and utilization review / management.
• Consults with facility-level staff regarding delegated utilization management and disease management operations under managed care contracts.
• Meets all regulatory / contractual / accreditation requirements associated with these functions.
• Serves as a clinical resource and consultant to hospital case managers and hospital staff in the reduction of payer denials and in the denial and appeals process.
• Attends corporate, group, division, and national meetings sponsored by HCA corporate to train and support quality improvement, risk management, patient safety, case management, medical staff affairs, and physician relations activities.
• Quality / Evidence-Based Practice / Patient Safety
• Promotes consistent, positive patient interactions that advance the agenda of unparalleled patient service.
• Provides clinical support and guidance in the development and deployment of all quality initiatives designed to increase the practice of evidence-based medicine within HCA facilities.
• Utilizes outcomes management techniques to monitor and improve care, quality, and safety.
• Serves as a spokesperson for evidence-based clinical practice, patient safety, and clinical loss prevention to facility leadership and clinicians.
• Explains and promotes quality initiatives to HCA-affiliated medical staffs and physicians.
• Additional Responsibilities
• Fosters an environment of collaboration and partnership in the patient care enterprise.
• Serves as a key leader of the facility management team.
• Establishes effective working relationship with all medical staff leaders.
• Ensures clinical excellence is recognized and affirmed through quantifiable metrics in performance.
• Helps establish a strong sense of collaboration between Hospital leadership and the medical staff when setting direction and policy.
• Facilitates measurable improvement in physician and patient satisfaction.
• Other
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" and "Mission and Value Statement."
• Education & Experience
• Doctoral Degree in Medicine (MD) or Osteopathic Medicine Required
• Master's Degree in Business or related field Preferred
• 10+ years experience in clinical practice Required
• Experience as a CMO (or equivalent) in a large, complex hospital or regional health system Required
• Has achieved board certification as a Physician, in accordance with law and regulation
• Additional education and coursework in management and business Preferred
• Licensure, Certifications, Training
• Credential
• : Required : Has achieved board certification as a Physician, in accordance with law and regulation.
• State Medical Board Licensure (any US state)
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Behaviors
• Honors our Mission and Values : Ability to build trust and act with authenticity to cultivate a culture of dignity and respect.
• Communicates with Impact : Ability to deliver verbal and written information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results.
• Attains and Leverages Strategic Relationships : Ability to develop and strengthen collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to advance the care of our patients and the growth of HCA.
• Leads and Develops Others : Ability to lead others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives, to provide meaningful coaching and mentoring to increase the capabilities of individuals and teams, and to drive employee engagement.
• Employs Effective Decision Making : Ability to make timely, informed decisions that are in the best interest of our patients, employees, providers, community, and HCA.
• Achieves Success through Change : Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation, remove barriers and resistance, and enable desired behaviors.