Chief Medical Officer (1412)

POSITION PURPOSE: Under the general direction of the CEO, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for all the clinical medical policies, staffing, directives, rules, regulations, and clinical performance standards of the State, Federal Government, Local entities, and health center bylaws and accrediting bodies. The CMO is the corporation’s ultimate authority on medical and clinical issues.

The Medical Director/Clinical Director is responsible for coordinating and overseeing all medical care and the quality of service provided at the Clinic. This position will serve as a member of the Administrative Management Staff. It will collaborate with the Executive Director, Finance Director, and the Board of Directors in the development of services and program plans as well as delivery sites and hours of operation of the clinic in coordination with the Clinical Administrator and the Mid-Level Supervisor to provide consistent quality of care to the patients of the clinic. The Medical Director/Clinical Director will also deliver medical services to the clinic's patients.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:

1. Provides direct patient care to clinic patients.
2. Review the medical history of each patient.
3. Perform a physical exam of each referred patient in accordance with the Clinic guidelines.
4. Prescribe an appropriate treatment plan for each client in accordance with choices made by the client unless medically contraindicated.
5. Provide information requested by the clinic for its medical records to allow appropriate follow-up of each client through the medical records system.
6. Provide oversight of the delivery of medical care by clinical staff through direct supervision and audits. Serves as a member and resolves provider and staff practices-related problems.
7. Ensure that all medical complications are followed according to satisfactory referral processes.
8. Serves in rotation for after-hour call coverage. Assures access for continuity of care through in-patient admission processes.

Medical Director/Supervision

1. Provides professional oversight for advanced practice nurses and/or physician assistants through collaborative practice.
2. Provides direct supervision as required by state law to physician assistants.
3. Serves as a resource for consultation and referral for all mid-level providers and nursing staff.
4. Collaborates in developing and periodically reviewing written clinical policies, guidelines, and protocols for the clinic's functioning and the clinicians' responsibilities.
5. Develop and periodically review policies that govern the practice of physician’s assistance and nurse practitioners employed by the clinic.
6. Consult and participate, when possible, in training and educating the staff.
7. Assures a high standard of medical care by overseeing and auditing patient care.
8. Provide medical supervision and consultation to all clinicians.
9. Review, sign, and date the nurse practitioners' and physician assistants’ charts of patients with complications and needed follow-up.
10. Provide formal orientation to new providers and input into all clinicians' performance evaluations.
11. Actively participates in his/her clinic QA/QI and Strategic Planning teams.
12. Utilizes the QA/QI program to effect changes in policies and procedures to ensure quality care is provided to patients.
13. Assures utilization of patients' Bill of Rights, patient right to self-determination, privacy, and confidentiality are consistently applied in the clinic.
14. Assures clinical services meet the program requirements to maintain Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) compliance requirements.
15. Assists in actively participating in developing clinical staff and structure and recruitment processes.
16. Assists in education for the staff to ensure understanding of FQHC compliance requirements.
17. As requested, participate in all staff, management, and board of directors meetings.
18. Participates in utilization and risk management processes.
19. Assure provider support of adherence with Federal and State compliance requirements for FQHC status, attainment of productivity targets, and clinical and claim preparation for third-party reimbursement.
20. Assures consistency of organizational mission with demonstrated needs/expectations of the medically underserved community.
21. Participate in any QCHC planned fundraising activities.
22. Supervision Exercised:
    1. Nurse Practitioner
    2. Physician Assistants
    3. Registered Nurses

Self-Management

1. Assumes responsibility for the quality of medical services rendered to patients
2. Provides professional perspective and direction in developing the clinic's health care and strategic plans.
3. Collaborates in ensuring the organization's viability through the oversight of provider productivity, development of the annual budget, participation as a member of the administrative management team, and participation in the processes of grant writing and funding opportunities.
4. Assures alliance of organizational mission with the needs of medically underserved communities.
5. Delivers direct patient care within the clinic scope of practice.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Computer literate in electronic mail, word processing, and office management system software
• Adequate vision, sight, speech, and hearing to meet the core duties of the position
• Ability to reach, stoop, walk, and lift 25 pounds

QUALIFICATIONS:

       Education:

• Graduation from an accredited school of medicine is required
• A current license to practice medicine in the State of Pennsylvania is required.
• Board Certified in pediatrics
• A current DEA license is required.
• Must have or be able to obtain admitting privileges at local hospitals.
• Must meet all credentialing requirements as required by Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance providers

     Experience:

• Administrative experience as a family practice in the community.
• Supervisory experience with knowledge of medical audits, desirable.
• Administrative, management, and/or supervisory experience.