Doctorate Degree of Medicine or Osteopathy with an unrestricted license to practice in Ohio (Required)
5+ years of medical practice with leadership experience in healthcare
Master's Degree in Business or Health Care Administration (Preferred)
Ability to lead change management and drive High Reliability Medicine
Excellent communication skills with diverse stakeholders
Self-motivated with strong organizational skills
Maintenance of Board Certification in clinical specialty
Responsibilities
Collaborate with the Chief Medical Officer to lead medical quality programs
Guide the medical staff as a representative of administration
Achieve annual quality goals with senior leadership
Oversee credentialing and departmental quality initiatives
Ensure compliance with Joint Commission requirements
Lead physician adherence to best practice guidelines
Participate in developing Medical Staff Bylaws and policies
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and continuing education
Supportive work environment fostering collaboration
Participation in strategic events representing the organization
Access to comprehensive health and wellness programs
Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance
Full Job Description
What You Will Do
In collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer, provide leadership in all physician-related aspects of the medical quality programs, including patient safety, quality metrics, publicly reported quality measures, patient satisfaction, and service.
Provide leadership to the medical staff, as a representative of the UH and Medical Center administration.
Assume responsibility, together with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, for achieving annual quality goals.
Provide leadership for the credentialing program, departmental quality initiatives, physician performance metrics, and peer review.
Assume responsibility, together with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, for achieving ongoing compliance with physician-related requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Provide leadership for physician involvement in the development of and compliance with best practice guidelines.
Promote physician involvement in and compliance with risk management programs.
Participate in the development of Medical Staff Bylaws and those Medical Center policies and procedures that impact physician practice.
Together with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, provide leadership in physician-related aspects of Utilization Management and Utilization Review.
Assume responsibility for Medical Informatics Physician Advisor duties, including ensuring that the implementation of UHCare and associated applications, lead hospital-specific Physician Advisory Council, act as a liaison between the medical staff and clinical implementation team, provide regular updates and communication to applicable stakeholders, work collaboratively with physicians and implementation team members to deploy physician adoption strategies, re-engineer physician workflow, and address issues and concerns to assure project success.
Serve as a Physician Advisor on the Utilization Management Committee, providing second-level physician review and a resource to UM & denial management staff as well as attending physicians for guidance/education regarding level of care decision-making and supportive documentation.
Additional Responsibilities
As needed, attend events on behalf of UH and the Medical Center in order to help establish the strategic objectives of UH and the Medical Center.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all policies and standards.
For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
Qualifications: Education
Doctorate Degree of Medicine or Osteopathy with an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Ohio (Required)
Master's Degree in Business or Health Care Administration (Preferred)
Work Experience
5+ years of medical practice with demonstrated leadership experience in the medical profession. Solid understanding of health care business operations
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Ability to lead change management and drive an agenda of High Reliability Medicine. (Safety, Quality, Decrease Variations and Drive Value)
Ability to communicate effectively with the medical community, system administration, management staff and employees.
Self-motivated, exercising independent judgment.
Superior organizational and documentation skills.
Excellent verbal, written and listening communication skills.
Ability to perform highly complex and varied tasks requiring independent knowledge, and have the ability to apply said knowledge to a variety of situations.
Licenses and Certifications
Maintenance of Board Certification in clinical specialty.
