Family Medicine Physician Job at Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine in Greensboro, NC

Position Summary:

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the leader of the interdisciplinary health team of Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine Inc. (TAPM) Under the administrative direction of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for clinical compliance with all 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 serves as the organization’s point person on medical and clinical issues. The CMO provides professional medical services as appropriate, and other related work, as designated by the Chief Executive Officer including, but not limited to, essential job functions. Ensures all medical providers meet required maintenance of certification, trainings and that mid-level providers comply with the rules and regulations governing their practice standards.

Additionally, this position provides clinical direction to key departments as assigned including but not limited to Nursing, Integrated Behavioral Health, Psychiatry, Nutrition, etc. in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and/or designee.

The Chief Medical Offer provides primary care for clients two days per week and ensures that patients have access to inpatient, outpatient, and specialty care services in collaboration with other center providers and referral management team members.

Major job responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Direct and oversee all daily aspects of the clinical and quality functions of the organization
• Establish, monitor, and improve the standards of care through performance benchmarks and goals
• Develops and recommends strategies to enhance clinical performance, effectiveness, efficiencies, productivity, and compliance of all clinical functions
• Manages a 25-member plus provider team including but not limited to: MD’s, DO’s, NP’s, PA’s, LCSW’s, RN’s etc.
• Oversees in conjunction with the CEO other departments that have direct linkage to clinical functions.
• Provides direct supervision for mid-level providers in conjunction with Lead providers.
• Oversight for the clinical quality team and works with the Chief Quality Officer and Quality Director to reach quality goals and increase performance measures and outcomes. May delegate this role to TAPM Chief Quality Officer or other TAPM Lead providers and QI/Risk Manager as deemed appropriate.
• Oversees peer-review program
• Oversees provider productivity and coding, providing direction and facilitates annual coding trainings
• Develops, manages, and implements clinical policies and protocols for appropriate patient care
• Conducts annual performance evaluations for providers
• Coordinates, evaluates, and oversees physician specialty clinics
• Facilitates provider meetings and/or trainings on a monthly basis
• Provides mentorship to new providers
• Provides direct patient care at least two full days per week with 3 days of administrative and supervision time.
• Provide medical perspective to TAPM planning by working with the management team in identifying health issues, trends, and gaps; and in setting goals and priorities for TAPM. Developing medical components of policies and procedures for TAPM, monitoring quantity and quality of health services. These tasks may also directly involve the expertise of the Lead Providers in measuring outcomes and developing best practice protocols. Assists in training staff to accomplish the goals of TAPM.
• Establish and promote linkages between TAPM and community Providers, Greensboro AHEC, community pediatricians, other health care providers, Public Health Department, the Area Program for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse, Department of Social Services, and other community agencies, in order to promote the goals of TAPM and community collaborations. Provides consultation to Guilford County Department of Public Health’s Child Health staff about medical facets of public health issues such as, school health, chronic illness, immunization, communicable disease, and pediatric screening.
• Works closely with the area hospitals and agencies to facilitate care coordination and linkage for continuum of care.
• Ensures clinical compliance with all local, state, and federal government requirements

Direct Medical Services:

Provide basic medical care to TAPM patients and perform functions necessary to the provision of this care, including record keeping, interdisciplinary and inter-agency communications, participation in care coordination efforts, and referral of patients needing sub-specialty and Provider care or services of other agencies or providers at least 2-days per week.

Clinical and administrative time:

The understanding that flexibility may be required if there are short-term (one or two week) situations demanding more time allocated to one or the other domain. This time allocation with be reviewed at the end of the first budget year and adjusted for the second budget year, and after, if administrative duties are further expanded, as agreed upon by the CMO and the CEO.

Accountabilities:

Evaluation:

The physician assigned to the role of CMO for the practice will report directly to the Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine, Inc. (TAPM) Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO will provide an annual written report of the CMO’s performance to the full board. This report will include input received from multiple sources including but not limited to staff review and attainment of annual goals and objectives.

Accountability Matrix

Qualifications/Experience/Educational/Requirements/Core Competencies:

Personal Attributes:

The safety of others depends entirely on the correct action of employees on job being rated. Errors, such as incorrectly administered medications, injections, and/or other treatments, should they occur, could result in serious or fatal repercussions for the patient.

Works with some confidential data of major importance, such as patient medical records, insurance, and billing information, which if disclosed, may be detrimental to the company’s interests.

Working conditions can be stressful and fast-paced. Must be able to work and deal effectively with changing situations, varying workloads, interruptions, etc. Employees are frequently exposed to communicable diseases, biohazardous substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditions conducive to a clinical environment.

Continuous mental and visual attention and manual dexterity when attending to patient care and medical record keeping; usually repetitive work or diversified operations requiring constant alertness or activity. Must have acute visual perception for patient care and record keeping requirements and be able to distinguish colors. Must be able to communicate via telephone and other automation vehicles. Normal or corrected vision is required in order to visualize computer screens, medical record forms, and equipment screens. Mental/visual attention, along with manual coordination is necessary for keyboard operations at least 50% of the time. Normal or corrected hearing is required for hearing blood pressures, monitor alarms, and building alarms, etc.

Position requires frequent standing/walking for extended periods of time. Also requires stooping, bending, stretching, reaching, and twisting. Must lift/carry young children weighing approximately 25-40 pounds four or more times per hour, car seats, diaper bags, etc., and occasionally push/pull occupied wheelchairs, strollers, etc.

If precautionary measures are not adhered to, this position could come in direct contact with infectious/communicable diseases, biohazard waste materials, needle pricks, etc.

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