Chief Medical Officer

The Holy Cross Medical Group (HCMG) is currently recruiting for a full-time Chief Medical Officer to join a multi-specialty group located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS

The CMO is a key member of the Holy Cross Medical Group (HCMG) Clinical Leadership team. The selected leader will split their time evenly between administrative duties and clinical activities.

In their administrative capacity has broad responsibility for all HCMG providers currently composing over 250 physicians, advance practice providers and allied health providers.

The CMO is responsible for providing the overall clinical vision to these Divisions and assisting the President in our growth initiatives.

The CMO serves as the Clinical Dyad partner for the President, HCMG and direct reports include the Division Heads. Other Key Relationships include all members of HCMG Senior Leadership Team, ELT, Division Directors, Division Heads.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Leadership Responsibilities

1. Role model. Establishes a foundation as a credible leader with vision, focus and integrity, both inside and outside of the organization. Is willing to give honest and transparent feedback to all direct reports to improve their development. Sets a model for accountability and high standards for entire operations team
2. Champions a positive, professional, service-oriented environment by supporting the Trinity Health core values and vision. Maintains the organizations focus first and foremost on the patients and populations for which HCMG providers are responsible. Understands the importance of provider engagement in achieving this goal. Nurtures a culture which emphasizes consistently doing the right thing, through collaboration, accountability and a passion for innovation and excellence
3. Serves in a critical role in developing and helping to deliver key internal messages for staff and providers. Communicates with confidence both in written and spoken form
4. People & Team Development. Drives development of colleagues, providers and leaders throughout operations with an emphasis on engagement, retention and growth.
5. Partners with leaders across Holy Cross Hospital and HCMG central departments, partner health systems and community organizations
6. Provides direct leadership, oversight, advice, and mentorship to HCMGs medical leadership structure to ensure ongoing alignment with HCMGs overall priorities.
7. Participates in the identification and development of HCMG Division Heads. Conducts their annual evaluations
8. Develops strategies in collaboration with the President for innovative clinical programs in anticipation of environmental changes

DETAILED AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

With the support of senior management and ELT, leads and ensures internal implementation of HCMG clinical direction for HCMG Divisions in the following ways:

1. Development of innovative strategies and work plans to achieve Trinity Healths mission, vision, and annual priorities. Participates in relevant committees as needed
2. Assures that systems are in place that allow all providers to optimally care for their patients according to Trinity Healths mission and vision, core values, and priorities
3. Advocates for process improvement that focuses on improving patient experience of care and provider engagement/satisfaction scores
4. Communicates HCMG priorities to Divisional leadership. Contributes to regular HCMG Division Head meetings for discussion and input into HCMG initiatives.
5. Works with Quality and IT to develop data systems and analytics to support Clinical Delivery and Population Health clinical initiatives/priorities
6. Works closely with the CMO and Health Informatics Medical Director to optimize EMR performance for the Medical Group

PROVIDER SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Participates in HCMG new provider recruitment as needed/requested.
2. Supports leadership and their dyad partners in resolving provider personnel issues in collaboration with Human resources and administration
3. Plays an active role in the integration of new providers and specialties into HCMG.
4. Participates in the provider dashboard and leadership compensation and incentive structures to support our mission and values
5. Assists Divisional leadership in the identification and development of future leaders and succession planning
6. Performs routine leadership rounding to identify areas of opportunity to improve Provider Engagement and help reduce Provider burnout
7. Helps support top of license work across the Primary Care Divisions and shares best practices with other Divisions
8. Works to advance Provider Engagement in each Division
9. Works closely with the Director of Patient Experience to ensure top performance in this domain

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

1. Creates a positive, professional, service-oriented work environment for staff, patients, and family members by supporting the Trinity Health mission, core values statement, annual priorities, and provider compact
2. Must be able to work effectively as a member of the HCMG divisional, leadership and other relevant teams
3. Maintains knowledge of and complies with HCMG standards, policies, and procedures.
4. Maintains complete knowledge of office services and in the use of all relevant office equipment, computer, and manual systems
5. Maintains strict patient and employee confidentiality in compliance with HCMG and HIPAA guidelines
6. Serves as a role model, by demonstrating exceptional ability and willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities. Embraces new ideas and respect cultural differences.
7. Uses resources efficiently
8. If applicable, responsible for ongoing professional development - maintains appropriate licensure/certification and continuing education credentials, participates in available learning opportunities

MEASURED BY:

Performance that meets or exceeds expectation as outlined in HCMG Performance Review document, relative to position.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: MD or DO degree required
CREDENTIALS/LICENSURE: Board Certification in current clinical specialty, license to practice medicine in Florida, eligible for medical staff appointment at Holy Cross Hospital
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: At least 10 years of professional post-residency experience in direct patient care
Must be an actively practicing physician dedicated to maintaining a clinical role
Prior experience in a leadership capacity, preferred

POSITION REQUIREMENTS (ABILITIES & SKILLS):

1. Skilled at establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with physicians, practitioners, staff members and other Holy Cross divisions and leaders across the health system and through Trinity across the state
2. Proficient in establishing personal and professional credibility and respect within and outside of our organization. Must be seen as direct and truthful and must possess exceptional confidence when articulating all relevant perspectives
3. Highly engaged, adaptable, dependable, mature, judicious, articulate, and sensitive to relevant perspectives
4. Innate ability to assemble and mentor exceptional physician executive and administrative leadership teams that work with passion to achieve the HCMG goals and initiatives
5. Must be able to communicate with confidence and objectivity both verbally and in writing
6. Must be able to articulate and embrace HCMGs values and vision with natural leadership skills while maintaining a sense of humility and empathy. Values the impact made on the lives of patients and providers thro