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JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Chief Medical Officer Title of Supervisor: CEO Department: Administration Status: Exempt Uniform: Required to wear appropriate business or medical attire and name badge GENERAL FUNCTIONS Serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and the Director’s group. Directly supervise all medical providers employed by the community health center and in such capacity, oversees the quality of care provided to all Health Center patients. Establish the vision and strategic direction for quality improvement/assurance. Responsible for overall oversight and planning of information systems for the organization. Provide primary medical care to patients of the Health Center in accordance with the Physician job requirements. Direct all credentialing and privileging activities of the medical staff including employed and volunteer physicians as well as midlevel providers and clinicians. In conjunction with the Director of Program Planning and Strategy, create a medical staff development plan and update it on an annual basis. Attend board meetings, making recommendations for credentialing and privileging as well as providing medical staff reports. Serve as Director of Anesthesia Services - Medical. Coordinate midlevel supervision by the physicians and insures care coordination for SCHC patients. Provide supervision for assigned midlevel providers. Conduct supervision reviews Supervision of anesthesia services Consult on patient cases as needed or requested Establish annual quality metrics for the medical staff, assess progress on a routine basis. Serve as a member of the Quality Committee of the board as well as the operations Quality Committee, presenting quarterly reports to each committee. Responsible for oversight of medical diagnostic imaging. As part of the annual development of the operating budget, establish productivity targets for the physicians and is responsible for achieving targets. Together with the Chief Financial Officer and the Corporate Compliance Officer, is responsible for monitoring providers’ documentation and coding to assure compliance with federal and state guidelines. Represent the physicians on state and local EHR committees, making recommendations and overseeing medical staff optimization of the EHR. Annually evaluate the performance of the employed physicians, midlevel providers, and other directly assigned employees and recommend compensation to the CEO. Responsible for oversight of medical diagnostic imaging. Serve as Laboratory Director for both the Moderate Complexity and CLIA Waived Laboratories. Together with the leadership team, develop and monitor physician contracts for compliance with FMV and federal regulations. Represent the medical staff at the local, state and national levels and serve as the liaison with other Chief Medical Officers. Responsible for the management and leadership of staff and day-to-day functions of Physicians, Midlevel Providers, IT Manager, Behavior Health Medical Director or Social Services department, HIV Medical Director, and Clinical Pharmacists. Utilizing first-hand knowledge of assigned tasks and responsibilities, demonstrate initiative in offering proactive suggestions for improvements in departmental workflow and processes. Embrace and support the Health Center's Process Improvement and Quality initiatives and support the PI and Quality teams in their initiatives. Other duties as assigned. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND SKILLS Holds a current license to practice medicine in the State of Iowa. Board certification in family practice preferred. EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE Has practiced medicine for a minimum of five years. Has a minimum of three years of medical director/leadership experience. Is proficient in the use of the EHR and is an advocate for its optimization. Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills Strong verbal and written communication skills

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