Chief Medical Officer

Chief Medical OfficerPosition SummaryReporting to the Chief Administrative Officer for Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (SBELIHH) and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Stony Brook University Hospital, the Chief Medical Officer for SBELIH will participate in the overall leadership, direction, and strategy of the clinical enterprise. As a key senior executive team member, they will serve as a champion to drive clinical excellence, quality improvement, and system-wide prioritization of patient safety while exceeding patient expectations for the overall care experience.The CMO will advance physician engagement by developing medical staff leaders and expanding models for physician collaboration. The CMO provides expertise in supporting medical staff functions such as physician credentialing, privileging, medical staff by-laws, and medical staff recruiting. In addition, the CMO will oversee the Departments of Infection Prevention and Control and Risk Management. The CMO is a voting member of the Medical Board and Medical Executive Committee.Duties of a Chief Medical Officer may include the following but are not limited to:• Collaborate to ensure SBELIH adopts and adheres to the highest standards of patient care and professional and ethical standards.• In partnership with the senior leadership team, champion the continuous improvement of patient care to advance safety and quality outcomes, satisfaction, and efficiency initiatives across the clinical enterprise.• Collaborate with the Chief Quality Officer and clinical and senior leaders within the clinical enterprise to develop approaches that drive quality, performance improvement, patient outcomes, and safety. Lead and champion the comprehensive, strategic, and tactical planning and implementation of quality and safety programs to achieve top decile performance.• Work collaboratively with the Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) leadership to align hospital activities with CIN goals.• Collaborate and partner with medical staff, department chiefs, chairs, and senior leaders to smoothly and effectively participate in quality and safety programs while integrating LEAN principles to eliminate waste.• Direct clinical performance, patient safety, clinical analytics, and informatics to meet established patient safety, quality, and compliance goals.• Encourage clinical standardization and utilization of evidence-based protocols, focusing on reducing clinical variation.• Partner with senior leaders to identify ways to reduce operational costs while balancing quality, performance, and patient safety imperatives.• Provide an effective communication link among senior leaders, department chairs, the Medical Executive Committee, the medical directors, and clinical disciplines to ensure the alignment of the clinical disciplines with the health system's operational, financial, and strategic objectives.• Work toward establishing a program for physician leadership development while also serving as a coach and mentor.• Provide leadership and oversight to the medical staff office, managing issues involving clinical and physician integration, professional practice, credentialing, peer review, recruitment, GME/CME, quality and safety, and general corporate policies ensuring all policies and bylaws meet state and regulatory requirements. Work with clinical chairs to develop relevant metrics for each service line for OPPE/FPPE and ensure regulatory requirements are met.• Work collaboratively with the Chief Quality Officer, Chief Regulatory Officer, the School of Medicine Dean, DIO, and hospital leadership to ensure compliance with CMS, DOH, and other external regulatory/quality and Joint Commission requirements.• Serve as a liaison to the School of Medicine Administration concerning medical staff issues.• In collaboration with department chairs, provide oversight of medical staff, including Hospitalists, to ensure appropriate length of stay, time of day discharge, medical chart completion, and utilization review.• Serve as a face of the organization externally in outreach to the community and among national healthcare and medical forums.• Assist in promoting and growing clinical educational and research programs, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.• Serve on committees designated by the Chief Administrative Officer or other senior leaders.• Maintain well-defined lines of communication at all organizational levels. Interact respectfully and courteously with all internal and external customers; observe and protect sensitive and confidential information.• Accepts responsibility for all aspects of position duties. Handles work assignments in a timely and effective manner; brings issues and recommendations for solutions to the prompt attention of the Chief Administrative Officer.• Monitors monthly expenditures and management reports to ensure compliance with approved budget guidelines.• Monitors patient safety data and ensures compliance with all infection prevention policies and protocols. Identifies and addresses opportunities for improvement and holds parties accountable, as appropriate.• Partners with the Chief Patient Experience Officer and others to lead and champion programs designed to ensure a positive patient experience as evidenced by HCAPS scores, Press Ganey scores, and other measures.• Serves as the Medical Director of Employee Health Services. Provides medical oversight, ensuring compliance with occupational health standards and regulatory requirements. Promotes programs designed to support employee health and wellness.• Collaborates with members of senior leadership, the Diversity Office, HR team members, and others to further Stony Brook Medicine's Diversity and Inclusion strategic initiatives, including developing pipeline, hiring, retention, and promotion.Qualifications:• Possesses a Doctor of Medicine degree or equivalent. An advanced degree in health care administration, business administration, and/or public health is preferred.• Demonstrated experience as a successful physician leader (e.g., medical director or similar role) within a progressive hospital or health care system.• At least ten years of recent, post-graduate clinical experience where a considerable amount of time was focused on measurable improvements in quality improvement, safety, and performance.• Eligibility to obtain a full-time appointment as a Sr. faculty member in the School of Medicine is preferred. The ability to meet appointment criteria for a senior faculty rank (Associate Professor or Professor – nontenured) is preferred.• Eligible to be privileged and credentialed as a full and active member of the SBUH medical staff in good standing.• A consensus-oriented individual who displays respectful courage and is highly influential in his/her ability to motivate positive change.• Able to effectively communicate, delegate, and hold individuals accountable.• Ability to work across clinical service lines and business units from a position of influence and with a high degree of transparency.• Advanced analytical and communication skills necessary to organize, plan, lead and manage a complex clinical enterprise.• A demonstrated record of relationship-building and positive collaboration with the medical staff, senior executives, and clinical leadership in a diverse clinical setting.•Comfortable serving as a coach and mentor for other physicians in developing physician leaders across the system.• Willing to address conflict and controversy with a high degree of emotional intelligence and positive leadership.• Excellent financial and analytical skills, business acumen, and familiarity with the operations of an integrated delivery system.• Project management skills, including the ability to define program projects or process objectives, identify stakeholders and their interests, plan steps, and coordinate and allocate human, technological, and fiscal resources to accomplish goals and objectives in a resourceful and timely manner.Special Notes: Resume/CV should be included with the online application.• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke-free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.• All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.• This function/position maybe designated as "essential." This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island and related facilities.Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Eastern Long Island's Employee Health Services*• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).• Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.• The Human Resources department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.Company Overview:As part of Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (SBELIH) combines the best in academic and community medicine, improving access to advanced medical care for residents of the North Fork and Shelter Island. With 70 beds, SBELIH is Suffolk County's first hospital, serving the North Fork since 1905. SBELIH provides care to 25,000 year-round residents and expanding to 60,000 summer residents with comprehensive healthcare solutions, including behavioral health, medical-surgical, orthopedics and general surgery, wound care, interventional pain management and GI, advanced ambulatory care, diagnostic, and physical therapy services. The hospital is also a clinical campus and training site for Stony Brook Medicine, with its first SBELIH Psychiatry resident having graduated in 2022.StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization, commonly referred to as a PEO, duly organized and registered under the New York Professional Employer Organization law. StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Eastern Long Island employees and responsible for employment, including the day-to-day direction and supervision of work. StaffCo is fully responsible for providing all Payroll and Human Resource services, including the payment of wages, collecting and reporting payroll taxes and maintaining any and all employee benefits. SUNY Stony Brook Hospital is responsible for the operation of the hospital and provision of health care and is the co-employer as is necessary to conduct its responsibilities and for related licensure, regulatory or statutory requirements and obligations.Given StaffCo's employment responsibilities, it is deemed the "employer" for employment and labor law purposes. Thus, the employees are private sector employees of StaffCo, not public sector employees of SUNY. The private sector nature of the StaffCo employees has been approved by NYS Civil Service and upheld in a decision by the US National Labor Relations Board.Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of inclusive learning, and a working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, consistent with our shared core values and our intent to achieve excellence, remains dedicated to supporting healthier and more resilient communities, both locally and globally.Job Number: 2403406Job Field: Executive (Director & Above)Primary Location: US-NY-GreenportDepartment/Hiring Area: Executive AdministrationSchedule: Full-time Shift :Day Shift Shift Hours: VariedPosting Start Date: Sep 11, 2024Posting End Date: OngoingSalary:325000 - 475000If interested, please apply: https://stonybrooku.taleo.net/careersection/elih/jobdetail.ftl?job=2403406Copyright ©2024 Jobelephant.com Inc. 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