Banner Health is recruiting for a Vice President Chief Medical Officer for Banner Medical Group. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on, proven strategic leader to join one of the nation's top healthcare systems.
*About Banner Medical Group*
At Banner Medical Group, you'll have the opportunity to perform a critical role in the community where you practice. The Banner Medical Group provides both primary and specialty care throughout the seven states in which Banner Health operates. We do this in a variety of settings - from smaller group practices like our Banner Health Clinics in Loveland, Colo. and Torrington, Wyo., to large multi-specialty Banner Health Centers in the metropolitan Phoenix area. We currently have more than 1,000 physicians and more than 3,300 total employees in our group and are seeking others to enhance our ability to deliver our nonprofit mission of providing excellent patient care.
* About Banner Health*
Banner Health is a comprehensive, award-winning, nonprofit health system with facilities in seven western states. Throughout our network of hospitals, primary care health centers, research centers, labs, physician practices, and much more, our skilled and compassionate professionals use the latest technology to change the way care is provided. The many locations, career opportunities and benefits offered at Banner Health help to make the Banner Journey unique and fulfilling for every employee.
*Job Summary*
This position oversees CMOS of Banner Medical Group, acute care facilities or the Banner Health Network. This position has overall responsibility for providing leadership, direction, and administration of medical management, as well as the integration, coordination, and improvement of clinical care and patient safety for business entities, as assigned. Business entities may include clinics, employed physicians, hospitals, health plans, and/or physician networks, ancillary care networks, sub-acute care networks. This position participates in system-level leadership activities involving the development and implementation of medical policies and practices. Leads and facilitates the design and implementation of regional and system-wide medical management initiatives. This position, along with its team members, is responsible for driving, supporting and modeling a service-oriented culture focused on employee and/or provider engagement, quality, patient safety, service excellence, fiscal responsibility, and the overall patient or member experience. Serves as a member of the executive and clinical leadership teams at the entity/facility, regional and system levels, building and supporting effective collegial relationships with applicable internal and external constituents and stakeholders and ensuring optimal operating effectiveness and strategic positioning.
*Essential Functions*
1. Promotes concepts and practice of quality improvement. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with professional and/or network providers. Participates in review of qualifications, credentials, performance, and professional competence and character of medical staff applicants and members. Participates in professional staff review process and physician recruitment.
2. Works within the operational leadership model to establish, monitor and improve aggregate clinical outcomes. Actively participates in or leads care management activities to improve patient safety, provide patient-centered, appropriate and timely care, reduce inappropriate variation, implement evidence-based standards, enhance efficiency and throughput, and evaluate innovative clinical methods and opportunities. Directs utilization management activities. Works with other leaders to assess and improve the professional practice of independent, contracted, and employed medical providers.
3. Provides leadership, supervision, guidance and development for CMOs and staff who report into this position, articulating and demonstrating an expectation for continuous quality improvement, as well as continually supporting and exhibiting company values and service standards. Identifies and provides growth opportunities for staff. Identifies and mentors physician leaders.
4. Partners with senior leadership on operational and clinical issues on a regional and/or system-wide basis. Strategizes and drives process improvements focused on innovative care delivery and/or operational models designed to improve clinical services, outcomes, patient throughput, and patient safety. Promotes a patient-centered, healing environment. Promotes the use and implementation of technology in the workplace in order to streamline operations, facilitate communications, and optimize work processes. May participate in the development, solicitation and negotiation of physician and emergency department group contracts.
5. Ensures and fosters a high level of collaboration within a highly matrixed team environment in order to coordinate activities, review work, exchange information, and resolve problems. Champions, models, and promotes service excellence philosophies and behaviors at the facility, regional, and system levels to enhance the overall patient experience.
6. Functions as an integral member of designated leadership teams, serving in an advisory capacity to applicable staff. In collaboration with leadership team members, directs and provides oversight regarding strategic development, implementation, and maintenance of strong, comprehensive clinical and/or operational services and programs that meet system-wide organizational growth initiatives and the needs of patient populations in the community. Fosters the development and implementation of workforce initiatives effectively. Leads and influences change at the facility, regional, and system levels.
7. Along with other members of the designated leadership team, promotes financial stewardship and clinical excellence for assigned locations in both operational and capital acquisition processes. Allocates financial, information, and human capital for improvement activities, ensuring the efficient delivery of cost effective services by physicians, physician practices, hospital departments or network providers. Establishes performance measures, assesses and evaluates operations, and works with department management to assure efficient and effective delivery of services.
*Minimum Qualifications*
Medical Doctorate or Doctor of Osteopathy Degree required with appropriate Board Certification or qualification and level of expertise typically gained through five years experience in clinical practice and a minimum of one year CMO experience in the relevant setting. Must be eligible for or hold a current State license to practice medicine and be eligible for medical staff privileges.
Requires experience as appropriate for assignment which may include hospital organized medical staff, large medical group management, managed care organizations and continuous quality improvement activities. Proven experience and track record of predicting the futuristic relevancy and applicability of innovative industry trends, both technological and programmatic. Proven track record leading physician groups, including group facilitation, leadership development, team-building, performance management, and driving cultural change. Experience working with physicians to strategize and develop measurable improvements the quality of clinical care and patient satisfaction. Proven experience implementing a continuous improvement culture. Experience implementing and maintaining a patient-centered, healing culture. Proven track record of partnering with medical and other professional staff to achieve desired facility-specific and organizational outcomes. Knowledge of modern national trends in hospital technology, quality and patient safety.
Skilled in effectively handling multiple conflicting assignments, demands, and priorities with great attention to detail; coaching and developing direct reports and/or other employees by providing open and honest feedback that results in enhanced performance outcomes; establishing, pursuing, and monitoring appropriate process and outcome measures for key initiatives utilizing a systems perspective; evaluating the processes by which clinical care and patient services are delivered, identifying areas for of opportunity, setting standards for outcomes, developing appropriate systems to monitor outcomes, and overseeing the implementation of process improvements; quickly assessing and assimilating industry trends in order to act quickly and appropriately to changing environmental factors; influencing others and translating strategies into actions; motivating physicians and building teams; influencing physician behaviors; partnering and problem solving with physicians and administrative leaders within multiple clinical areas and among members of the medical staff; navigating a highly-matrixed organizational structure with skill and efficiency; analyzing complex financial/statistical data; maintaining a high level of organization with strong attention to detail in order to respond quickly to varying situations. Excellent human relations, organizational and communication skills are essential.
Requires demonstrated leadership experience. Leadership style and characteristics necessary to effectively perform in this role include: strong work ethic; results-oriented; persuasive; motivational; able to make rational decisions in difficult situations; inspirational; honorable; confident; systems-thinker; innovative; life-long learner; courageous; high-energy; integrity; collaborator; ability to work with teams; good listening; nonvolatile; values multiple disciplines; and passionate about continuously improving and providing high quality care and service excellence to patients, families, employees and physicians.
* Preferred Qualifications*
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.