Vice President Clinical Affairs

The Vice President, Clincal Affairs acts as a liaison between the medical staff, administration and hospital departments to coordinate this interrelationship in the pursuit of the highest appropriate levels of medical care. This person is held responsible for the effective discharge of medical staff organizational functions as set forth in the medical staff bylaws and policies developed by the Medical Staff Executive Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees regarding medical staff performance. Come join a remarkable team where quality care meets quality service, in every dimension, every time.

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• Education: Medical Doctor, required. Medical Doctorate or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from a recognized college or university and completion of residency training in a clinical specialty. Graduate Degree, preferred. MBA, MHA, MMM or equivalent.
• Experience: 5 years Experience in a medical staff leadership position, required. 5 years Active Medical Practice, required.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration: Board certification in clinical specialty, and Eligible for membership on the applicable medical staff(s), required.
• Additional Skills Required:
  • Extensive knowledge of both clinical medicine and hospital operations and management.
  • Skills for problem solving, teamwork, consensus building, conflict resolution, and developing innovative solutions.
  • Ability to handle unusual, demanding and unrelated tasks, supervise and develop others in their performance.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to work and function in a matrix organization.

• Direct involvement in and oversight responsibility for physician/provider services, medical staff applications, credentialing, re-credentialing, peer review, provider professionalism, provider engagement/alignment and new physician orientation.
 
• Direct involvement in and oversight responsibility for activities related to publicly reported data (Leapfrog, CMS Star ratings etc.) and internal quality reports, providing support for patient safety and clinical improvement activities, including support for the Quality Coordinating Council; working in close cooperation with the Performance Improvement team.
 
• At the discretion of the CCO/CMO, provide reports and updates to the Board of Trustees concerning provision of patient care services, patient safety and quality indicator reports, and matters related to medical staff services.
 
• Work closely with CCO, CMO, COO, CSQO, CNO, Hospital Presidents, Service Line Leaders and other members of the administrative team on operational matters to ensure optimum clinical care and provision of services. Oversee and focus the work of paid medical directors and develop specific operational improvements and quality improvement goals for each director's medical focus.
 
• Assists in the development and communication of continuing medical education programs for the medical staff.
 
• At the discretion of the CCO/CMO maintains familiarity with the standards and requirements of TJC and other local, state and federal agencies and assists in meeting both the hospital’s and medical staff’s compliance with those agencies and accrediting bodies. May be onsite representative for any survey-both announced and unannounced.
 
• Monitors medical staff compliance with bylaws, rules and regulations and assures that problems are properly addressed and reported to appropriate officers, department chiefs and/or medical committees.
 
• Oversees and encourages the participation of the medical staff in performance improvement activities to assure continued patient care improvement. Provides leadership in setting the highest standards in patient safety and satisfies Novant Health’s Mission, Vision and Values.
 
• At the discretion of the CCO, CMO, COO and Hospital President assists with other members of senior management, in negotiation of contract agreements with hospital-based physicians and department medical directors. Assists with physician recruitment.
 
• Keeps the Market President/Hospital Executive Team regularly informed of all medical staff affairs, activities, problems, plans and issues, including quality of care given, adequacy and quality of support staff and any other matter affecting quality of patient care.
 
• Monitors professional competency, according to department policies, procedures and protocols.
 
• Materially assists with the preparation of and compliance with department policies, procedures and protocols.
 
• Acts as primary liaison to pharmacy for market non-formulary requests.
 
• Acts as primary liaison for transfer concerns that require escalation thru chain of command structures (e.g.-Care Connections/ ED)
 
• Responsible for working with guest services related to grievances that relate to medical staff. Oversight of the follow-up related to OPPE/FPPE with grievances for credentialed providers.

It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

• Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.
• The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.
• All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".