Chief Medical Officer
Company: Fair Haven Community Health Center
Location: New Haven
Posted on: September 21, 2023
Job Description:
Fair Haven Community Health CareFHCHC is a forward-thinking,
dynamic, and exciting community health center that provides care
for multiple generations at nearly 130,000 office visits in
17locations.Overseen by a Board of Directors, the majority of whom
are patients themselves, we are proud to offer a wide range of
primary and specialty care services, as well as evidence-based
patient programs to educate patients in healthy lifestyle choices.
As we grow and are able to bring high-quality health care to more
areas that need access, we continue to put our patients first in
everything we do. The mission of FHCHC is "To improve the health
and social well-being of the communities we serve through
equitable, high quality, patient-centered care that is culturally
responsive."For over 50 years, we have been a health care leader in
our community focused on providing excellent, affordable primary
care to all patients, regardless of insurance status or ability to
pay. Fair Haven is proud to have a diverse and motivated team of
professionals who are constantly seeking ways to enhance and
improve the health and well-being of all patients.We believe that
everyone should have access to high-quality medical and dental
care, regardless of ability to pay.Job purposeReporting to the Vice
President of Clinical Affairs, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is
an exciting opportunity at the intersection of community health,
leadership, and program building. The CMO will ensure timely access
to high quality medical care for our patients through practice
transformation, value improvement, recruitment and retention of
providers, supervision and adherence to quality improvement
initiatives and supervision of the medical staff. The CMO works
collaboratively with the other clinical service line directors to
provide high value, integrated care to all patients.Duties and
responsibilitiesWorking in a highly matrixed and project-based
environment, the CMO is responsible for oversight of all medical
care service lines across clinical sites and school-based health
centers. Typical duties include, but are not limited to:
- Provide leadership, expertise and administrative oversight to
teams, maintaining an effective organization and fostering
leadership for the health center.
- Participate in program development and organizational planning
to ensure responsive care.
- Recruit, hire, onboard, supervise and evaluate providers
- Nurture relationships of the health center with affiliated
institutions, clinical training programs and community
organizations
- Advise and consult with Executive Team on medical and clinical
aspects of the health center's programs and operation including
organizational development of and maintenance of integrated
(clinical/behavioral health/dental) operation
- Interpret and analyze clinical and operational data that leads
to action
- Make recommendations to Executive Team on clinical operations,
talent acquisition and management to improve clinical, operational
and financial performance outcomes
- Help manage budget and drivers of avoidable clinical risk;
analyzes and reports clinical performance (quality/outcomes,
operations/team, experience) data to provider and payer
stakeholders and senior management
- Performs clinical duties for 50% of time
- Responsible for medical service line peer
reviewQualificationsThe successful applicant will be board
certified physician in a primary care field and have:
- Clinical and leadership experience at the practice level or
higher in the outpatient setting
- Excellent clinical acumen
- A patient-centered approach, from bedside manner to design of
new initiatives
- A natural team leader and communicator, able to gain trust and
authentically lead a team
- A strategic thinker with a passion for transforming health care
and the operational mindset to completely own and execute clinical
initiatives to improve quality, cost, and experience
- Willingness and ability to operate in an ambiguous environment,
without continuous supervision
- Knowledge and experience of quality infrastructure, including
experience with developing and implementing decision tools,
clinical protocols and guidelines, care management programs, and
outcome measurement assessments
- Knowledge of effective clinical practices and patient centered
primary care models
- Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of
medical care and the principles, practices and procedures of
general medicine
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working
relationships with patients, staff, peer groups, and varied agency
and institutional representatives
- Ability to lead, be decisive, and lay out a vision for the
departments
- Ability to communicate vision, motivate workforce and create
effective teams
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel
and Outlook.
- Ability to work in fast-changing environment with diverse
individuals and groupsDirection of OthersSite Medical Director, 374
Grand AveSite Medical Director, 50 Grand AveSite Medical Director,
Bella VistaSite Medical Director, Shoreline Family Health CareSite
Medical Director, 150 Sargent DriveSite Medical Director,
School-Based HealOSHA StatusCategory I-Increased Risk
PositionPotential exposure to hazardous waste and blood borne
pathogens, clinical settingsPhysical requirementsPhysical Demands:
Requires walking, bending, sitting, standing, writing, reading,
telephone use, data input into computer, pulling medical records,
Mental Demands: Ability to cope with continual changing priorities
under potentially stressful conditionsManual Dexterity Required:
Ability to use a keyboard, telephone.American with Disabilities
Requirements:External and internal applicants, as well as position
incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the
essential job specific functions (listed within each job specific
responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a
reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a
case by case basis.Fair Haven Community Health Care is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. FHCHC does not discriminate on the basis of
race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,
age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national
origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate
law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications,
merit, and business need.
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