Job Information
McLaren Health Care Chief Medical Officer - McLaren Careers in Pontiac, Michigan
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Position Summary:
Serves as Chief Medical Officer of the medical staff of McLaren subsidiary through the subsidiary president, to discharge the organizational and administrative duties and responsibilities relating to medical staff affairs. Assists the president and the Board of Directors, administration, medical staff, chief of staff, Executive Committee and various committees of the hospital. In conjunction with the chief of staff, assures that the clinical departments, through their respective elective chief, perform in accordance with the rules and regulations as specified by the Medical Staff and the hospital. Observes the hospital and medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Assures implementation of McLaren Health Care’s mission to be the McLaren Health Care will be the best value in health care as defined by quality outcomes and cost.
Assures implementation of McLaren Health Care’s mission to be the best value in health care as defined by quality outcomes and cost.
Responsible for subsidiary quality and safety dashboard ensuring the data is accurate, current and shared across the organization.
Regularly reports quality and safety results to the subsidiary board, medical executive committee and the medical staff.
Involved at the system and site level in activities that reduce unnecessary variability in care to improve patient outcomes, safety and experience while fostering a culture of high reliability.
With inter-professional colleagues (including the Chief Nursing Officer), to lead site focus on driving results in high performance in safety, quality, and service.
To utilize quality improvement tools (lean, six sigma) to accelerate clinical excellence and outcome improvements at site.
To lead implementation of high value care initiatives at the subsidiary level and contribute with fellow chief medical officers in the development of system initiatives to reduce waste and improve value.
To partner with subsidiary president in regard to medical staff development, medical group growth and relations with independent medical staff.
To work closely with health system IT professionals to optimize the use of electronic health record and assist with improvement in functionality.
To assist the subsidiary and system leaders in the administration of key service lines.
To collaborate with local and system leaders to enhance an environment of diversity, health equity, and inclusion within the subsidiary.
To be a site leader with McLaren Physician Partners to be part of the deployment of accountable care or value-based activities at the site.
To manage the medical staff office and other areas as assigned by subsidiary president.
At teaching sites, the CMO will be the assistant DIO working with the site director of GME to ensure regulatory compliance and quality outcomes. This function would be oversight by the System CAO.
Facility Highlights
McLaren Oakland
is a 318-bed hospital that provides primary and specialty healthcare services to the greater Pontiac and Oakland County, Michigan communities. Founded in 1953, McLaren Oakland has grown to a comprehensive medical community that includes outpatient facilities in Clarkston and Oxford, in addition to an inpatient hospital in Pontiac providing a range of clinical services including emergency and trauma care, cardiology, cancer services, minimally invasive robotic surgery, and orthopedic services.
McLaren Oakland offers ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs in anesthesiology, diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, and transitional year, in addition to a CPME accredited podiatry program.
McLaren is a subsidiary of
McLaren Health Care
,
a fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 14 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering approximately 640,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
McLaren is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
Qualifications:
Required:
Doctoral Degree in Medicine, currently licensed physician who meets the qualifications for medical staff membership.
At least five years clinical practice experience and shall be encouraged to maintain membership in the state and national society relating to professional experience.
Board certification in field of American Board of Medical Specialties.
Prior experience in physician leadership role.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or related field.
McLaren is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.