Associate Chief Medical Officer - Neenah, WI

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Theda Care Regional Medical Center - Neenah

Theda Care is seeking a Physician to join as our Associate Chief Medical Officer of Theda Care Regional Medical Center - Neenah. This position will be 0.6 FTE administrative duties with these key accountabilities:

• Collaborates with SVP of TCN, CMO Acute Care and the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) in all aspects of medical affairs with particular emphasis on clinical care, quality and efficiency throughout the continuum. Serves as an Ex Officio MEC member or full voting member as appropriate. This includes connecting care models between ambulatory and traditional impatient hospital-based services.
• Maintain active clinical practice. The Acute Care CMO and President of North Region Physician Group will provide direction and support for the work of the ACMO to assure the work of the ACMO is aligned with key strategic initiatives and sets the ACMO up for success in achieving key accountabilities while maintaining balance with clinical practice and time outside of work.
• Partner closely with the ACMO of TCA to assure alignment, equitable sharing of duties, and coverage for time when each may be unavailable. For example, create a schedule to assure attendance at all Medical Staff Department meetings.
• Plays a key role in modeling and promoting positive physician relationships.
• Acts as medical advisor to administration where necessary in the management of ancillary, nursing, and contracted physician and APC services.
• Serve as a trusted liaison between the medical staff, hospital administration, nursing/nursing leadership and Theda Care as a System.
• Ensure optimal coverage and access at all hospitals. Accountable to maximize appropriate in person and virtual (tele-health) patient access at all hospitals.
• Regularly connect with the VP, CMO for Ambulatory Care to enhance clinical leadership and oversight of all employed APCs and physicians in the hospital.
• Serve as a resource to the Credentialing Committee at the direction of the Credentialing Chair.
• Assist Department Chairs and the quality team to choose pertinent, well thought out, and strategic OPPE measures for all Departments (as appropriate).
• Develop physician and APC leaders within the hospital and connect them with ongoing professional development, mentoring, and potential opportunities for system level engagement.
• Serves as a key executive in physician recruitment, retention and growth strategies. Participates in interviews, assessments and recruitment of physician candidates for employment. Maintains a working, supportive relationship with the Director of Physician Recruiting.
• Participates in strategy development and implementation concerning physician affiliations.
• Promotes ongoing medical education opportunities for medical staff physicians and allied providers.
• Strictly follow Theda Care’s related policies, partner with the medical staff leadership for physician and APC Professional Behavior concerns and/or Code of Conduct violations including but not limited to investigation, interview, support and coaching of medical staff leadership and helping to form corrective action when indicated.
• Develops, reviews, revises, and enforces hospital policies and hospital care policies to support best practices across the system. If a policy is in need of updating, takes the initiative to assure update is taken through the process of review and finalization with the medical staff as appropriate.
• Partner closely with the Quality team, Medical Staff Services and operational/hospital leaders to create a safe environment founded on High Reliability principles.
• Network across all acute care sites in the North Region (as well as the South as appropriate) to align the best practices and optimal performance.
• Represent hospital as requested on any of the THN committees, performance improvement projects and/or work group.
• Provide oversight for Hospital Peer Review, Operational Best Practices, Practitioner Health Committee and hospital outcomes assuring the MEC/medical staff and support teams follow Theda Care policies, System Bylaws and Rules and Regulations.
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