The Hospital Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for the overall leadership of physicians at Clara Maass Medical Center (CMMC) and is an essential member of CMMC’s executive leadership team. The CMO is responsible for all physician related matters including medical education, ongoing professional practice evaluation, and ensuring safety, quality, patient experience, and professionalism across all physicians who are part of the CMMC medical staff.
The CMO is accountable to effectively integrate and coordinate clinical services with the goal of achieving top clinical and patient-centered outcomes that set the standard in healthcare delivery and innovation. The CMO will collaborate with other Chief Medical Officers and physician leaders throughout RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Health and promote the overall success of the enterprise while partnering with leadership in other health professions to foster an interprofessional team-based environment.
Reports To:
The Chief Medical Officer of Clara Maass Medical Center reports directly to Thomas Burke, Chief Administrative Officer, with a matrixed reporting relationship to Dr. Andy Anderson, EVP, System Chief Medical and Quality Officer
Direct Reports – Medical Staff Office, Patient Safety, Quality, Risk, Privacy
Additional Matrix Reports – Director Hospitalist Service, Medical Director Critical Care, Medical Director Emergency Department
Qualifications:
MD or DO degree with board certification in a clinical discipline required
Medical License in the state of NJ required
10+ years of experience leading clinical and quality programs within an acute care hospital or health system
MBA, or MPH or equivalent preferred
Essential Functions:
Clinical Leadership:
In close partnership with the hospital Chief Nursing Officer, CNO, and other key hospital leaders and key functions, including Safety, Quality, and Patient Experience, the CMO leads efforts to ensure optimal outcomes for all patients
The CMO is responsible for integration and coordination of clinical practice across all service lines, to develop and deploy methods of process improvement designed to enhance and improve clinical quality/safety, zero preventable harm and continuous quality improvement, patient experience and reduce healthcare costs
The CMO is the physician leader for continuous quality improvement, regulatory compliance, including CMS and Joint Commission/DMV requirements, safety, throughput, and effective clinical resource management
The CMO should be a champion for optimization of Epic and ongoing use of the Vizient Clinical Database for benchmarking and process improvement
Physician and Advanced Practice Provider oversight:
Ensures that Medical Staff activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, laws governing business operations, and requirements of accreditation agencies
Directs the Departments to ensure that each physician and APP on the Medical Staff has an annual performance review and maintains all requirements associated with Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation
Strengthen relationships with voluntary members of the medical staff; develop onboarding and mentoring programs for new physicians
Ensures the highest levels of professionalism in the work environment
Collaborate with System Physician Recruitment, Service lines/Medical Group in the recruitment of new physicians and APPs to their respective Medical Staff Office
Collaborates with system and System CMO for Medical Affairs on a central medical staff office to include credentialing, peer review and bylaws management, corrective action
Collaborate to implement standardized physician orientation and onboarding with Central Medical Staff Office
Collaborate to create standardized Chairs and Chiefs Manual with Central Medical Staff Office
Collaboration and Partnerships:
Create a strong sense of teamwork and unity, and enhance engagement and satisfaction for physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff
Partner with leadership in other health profession training programs to create a culture of interprofessional collaboration and growth
Build and maintain strong collaborations with academic institutions, research organizations, and industry partners to enhance clinical outcomes
Works with Medical Staff governance to champion engagement and wellness activities
Quality Improvement:
Work closely with quality improvement teams to integrate into clinical practice, ensuring evidence-based care and patient safety
Participate in the Vizient, Leapfrog, CMS stars, US News and World Report and other institutional quality reporting and associated initiatives
Develop and implement strategy, in partnership with clinical leaders to achieve quality and safety results including zero preventable harm and maintaining and integrating High Reliability Organization HRO principles
Health Equity:
Partner in the development and implementation of strategic initiatives that promote health equity across all clinical operations, ensuring that services are accessible, culturally competent, and tailored to meet the diverse needs of the communities served by RWJBH
Oversee the collection, analysis, and application of health equity data to identify disparities in care and outcomes
Lead efforts to address these disparities by integrating health equity considerations into clinical quality improvement processes and patient care protocols
Partner with internal and external stakeholders, including community organizations, governmental agencies, and other healthcare providers, to advance health equity goals
Advocate for policies and practices that reduce health disparities and promote equitable access to high-quality care
Finance:
Collaborate with financial stakeholders to manage budgetary resources
Collaborate with senior leadership to determine which areas need infrastructure improvements or upgrades and make recommendations to the leadership team about how RWJUH can improve its care and service
Academics:
Facilitate and collaborate with other hospitals and system leadership to promote the academic mission including supporting the research environment, including clinical trials and translational research activities, and supporting the medical education environment through engagement with learners and promotion of continuing medical education
Alignment with hospital goals and regional goals, including alignment of services,
Ensuring CMS Star, Leapfrog and Vizient Q&A performance
Achieving Health Equity outcomes, NCQA accreditation
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits and Perks:
At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:
Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
Retirement Plans
Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Disability and Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Planning Support
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
….and more!
Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.