Medical City Dallas

Medical City Dallas is the flagship hospital for our North Texas market with 899-beds. The ACMO (Assistant Chief Medical Officer) is a great opportunity for a Physician Leader who sees their future career in the Chief Medical Officer role. Our ACMO position is intended to be 18-24 months in service and then transition into a future CMO role. This role could be in the DFW area, or not, as decided by the candidate. A Master's level degree (MBA, MPH, etc.) is preferred but not required.

Our ACMO position is a 100% administrative job and does NOT allow for any clinical practice. Candidates must also have a minimum of 10 years in clinical practice (post residency/fellowship) to be considered for this role.

https://medicalcityhealthcare.com/locations/medical-city-dallas/ 

Introduction

Executives thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a Assistant Chief Medical Officer- Dallas for our Medical City Dallas team where excellence creates excellence.

What you will do in this role:

• You will facilitate the examination of quality performance and prioritization improvement opportunities and consults on an array of issues involving physicians
• You will contribute to overall hospital strategy and service line development to ensure quality management and promote optimum patient experience
• You will drive expectations that support the goals of consistent clinical performance and practice standards to ensure superior clinical outcomes and unparalleled patient experience
• You will work with Hospital Chief Medical Officers, Chief Executive Officers, medical staff, and Boards of Directors to improve the functionality and effectiveness of the hospital medical staff organization
• You will represent medical staff viewpoints to management and relays management viewpoints to medical staff by establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships between HCA leadership and community and/or employed physicians
• You will create a data-driven environment of quality and cost improvement
• You will develops systems to review utilization of resources and objectively measure outcomes of care in the inpatient and outpatient settings
• You will lead educational sessions and provides ongoing in-service programs to facility medical staff regarding clinical resource management, appropriate documents standards, utilization and quality issues, and quality improvement activities, in collaboration with the Chief of Staff or other clinical leadership in the facility
• You will serve as spokesperson to HCA hospitals and affiliated physicians to explain and obtain buy in for corporate, group, and facility-sponsored clinical initiatives
• You will collaborate with HPG and Supply Chain on formulary and supply opportunities
• You will provide recommendations in the development and/or revision of hospital policies and procedures pertinent to the medical staff and medical staff affairs
• You will serve as a consultant to hospital Medical Staff Services regarding physician credentialing, utilization, and quality profiling
• You will serve as a member of hospital’s peer review committees as requested
• You will evaluates clinical appropriateness of new medical technologies and programs, and makes recommendations concerning the relevance of such technologies and programs to HCA hospitals including educating physicians on such technology
• You will consult with facility-level staff regarding delegated utilization management and disease management operations under managed care contracts. You will meet all regulatory/contractual/accreditation requirements associated with these functions
• You will serve as a clinical resource and consultant to hospital case managers and hospital staff in the reduction of payer denials and in the denial and appeals process, as requested by the Case Management Department and Patient Accounting Services
• You will serve as a key leader of the facility management team
• You will ensure clinical excellence is recognized and affirmed through quantifiable metrics in performance
• You will facilitate measurable improvement in physician and patient satisfaction

What qualifications you will need:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field preferred

• 10+ years of experience in private practice required

• Prior experience as a medical director required

• Current and clear medical licensure in any US state

• Current or past Board Certification required