Region Chief Medical Officer-South

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. 

CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.

South Region:

CommonSpirit Health’s South Region spans seven distinct markets, covering over 1,300 miles across Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee/North Georgia and Texas.  With 42 acute-care and specialty hospitals, the Region offers a full spectrum of care, including Level 1 Trauma Centers, NCI-designated cancer care, transplant services, and comprehensive stroke care. 

The South Region is also committed to rural healthcare delivery through critical access hospitals. The Region’s extensive ambulatory network includes Ambulatory Surgery Centers, imaging centers, urgent care sites, and cancer centers, supported by over 31,000 staff and employees,  more than 1,500 employed providers across 350+ locations, and a comprehensive network of  9,000+ aligned providers. 

Additionally, the South Region is a hub for medical education, with over 2,900 residents, fellows, and medical students in UME/GME programs affiliated with prestigious institutions like Baylor College of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, University of Kentucky, and West Virginia School of Nursing, and boasts strong alliances with nursing and allied health programs.

This is a key senior management position responsible for providing leadership, management, and strategic direction to ensure the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective health care consistent with the mission of CommonSpirit Health to better meet the needs of the community. The South Region Chief Medical Officer works to improve clinical performance, oversee the conversion to evidence-based medicine, lead safety initiatives, and direct quality assurance for the South Region and in collaboration with FMG. CMO Region CMO will oversee physician credentialing and privileging, evaluate and manage physician performance to optimize quality of care to our patients, and serve as a liaison between the physicians, administration, and community organizations. The CMO provides ongoing counsel and advice to the market and CMOs, Medical Directors, and other elected medical staff officers on physician matters. CMO Region CMO assures compliance with corporate policies, bylaws, and mission statement of the organization, and assures medical staff efforts meet or exceed standards of the various accrediting and approving bodies. The CMO Region will work closely with his/her counterparts within CommonSpirit. CMO Region CMO will work collaboratively with the Leadership Team in all aspects of Region affairs and is accountable for the clinical excellence of medical care through the development, implementation, and evaluation of the South Region clinical effectiveness process that requires the integration of provider staff, South Region management, and employees in collaborative working relationships.

Job duties require considerable knowledge of specialized principles and practices of health care management to evaluate and make viable recommendations to improve health care delivery systems and enhance organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Also requires considerable leadership expertise relating to business planning, process improvement, budget administration, and personnel management. Performance improvement efforts span a variety of processes, and an incumbent must be sufficiently knowledgeable to recognize key synergies and opportunities across clinical outcomes, cost containment, patient safety/satisfaction, and regulatory compliance.

• Leads and oversees, through subordinate directors/managers, the programs, systems, operations and resources of the assigned facility/clinical area(s) to assure the safe and appropriate delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic patient care, achievement of clinical core measurement scores, and to ensure that all activities are conducted in a timely and cost-effective manner and in compliance with organizational values, professional standards, internal policies/standards/procedures and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provides executive oversight with respect to all aspects of patient care within the assigned clinical area(s) and ensures the application of consistent practices relating to clinical/administrative operations, customer service, human resources activities and CommonSpirit standards; collaborates with medical staff to develop and implement new clinical systems/programs to enhance existing services and raise the standard of care for the patient population served.
• Serves as a member of the South Region Leadership team and, as such, provides effective strategic vision, leadership and direction in the overall management of the organization; collaborates with other leadership team members in the common goal of standardization, integration and enhancement of the continuum of services available within designated clinical area(s); participates in the company-wide evaluation of processes and practices to determine the need for change to accommodate shifting business priorities, conditions and objectives.
• Leads and oversees the development, implementation and evaluation of new/revised standards, policies, procedures, protocols and/or general communications in support of assigned clinical area(s) to ensure consistency with the philosophy/values of the organization and compliance with applicable regulatory/accreditation requirements; ensures that all clinical and related support activities are fully documented in accordance with the standards and practices of the organization.
• Determines operating/capital resources needed to accomplish the performance objectives of the assigned facility/clinical area(s) and leads/oversees activities and resources in a manner that is fiscally responsible and in accordance with CommonSpirit Health policies and standards; leads/oversees the development of the annual operating/capital budget, ensuring alignment/optimization oftowardsces towards achievement of financial goals; exercises effective cost control by monitoring and directing the adjustment of expenses as necessary to stay within budget; directs the preparation of complete and accurate financial, budget, activity and productivity information including variance reports, financial projections and other statistical reports; keeps appropriate parties appraised of all issues with potential for budgetary/financial impact.
• Directs and evaluates the work of management staff in accordance with the content, spirit and intent of applicable internal/external regulations and standards for human resource management; ensures adequate staffing levels for appropriate coverage to meet budgetary and operational objectives and that staff are qualified and properly trained to perform assigned job duties; makes employment decisions, establishes performance standards and evaluates management staff performance; counsels/develops management staff and addresses performance management concerns and technical issues elevated by subordinates as beyond the their scope of authority.

Education and Experience:

• MD or DO degree with Board Certification in a medical or surgical specialty (does not need to be current).
• An additional Post Graduate Management degree (MBA, MHA or similar) preferred.
• A record of successful clinical practice augmented by five (5) to seven (7)years of leadership experience in a multi-hospital system, integrated delivery network as CMO/VPMA.
• Employed physician group experience preferred. 
• License to practice medicine, full and unrestricted.

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