VP Med Affairs Chief Med Ofcr

Summary

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Is accountable for the creation and support of a workplace culture of safety, including team approaches to patient safety, an atmosphere which promotes reporting of safety incidents, and which places focus on staffing, communication, and prevention of adverse outcomes.

• Supervises the Chief of Pediatrics, the Clinical Director of Social Work, and the Manager of Rehabilitation Services.

• Collaborates with clinical department chiefs and executive management to lead and promote interdisciplinary development and the coordination, planning and implementation of enhancements to the inpatient and outpatient clinical programs at the Hospital.
• Participates in the development of administrative patient care policies.
• Collaborates with nursing management in the establishment of nursing policies and procedures.
• Supports and fosters effective and efficient clinical management through evaluation of physician practice patterns, establishment of practice pathways and outcome measurements.

• Functions as physician strategic coordinator for service-quality improvement by promoting and coordinating with clinical department chiefs.
• Works with clinical department chiefs to establish medical staff objectives and processes for continuous quality improvement at Bradley Hospital.
• Participates in development of annual operating and capital budgets for clinical programs at the Hospital.
• Assists directors of all clinical departments and committees in setting and attaining objectives for continuous improvement of quality of medical care.

• Monitors and ensures through the president of medical staff association compliance with medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, hospital policies, local, state, federal and other regulatory agency standards/regulations.
• Assists the president of the medical staff association in ensuring the medical staff discharge their responsibilities.
• Serves as liaison between medical staff association and president of the Hospital.

• Participates in development and coordinates implementation of hospital's quality assurance program with the objective of meeting/exceeding hospital's internal quality service standards as well as relevant standards of The Joint Commission and other accrediting or licensing bodies.
• Provides medical direction and consultation to system's risk management program.
• Represents hospital with third-party reimbursement agencies and government agencies pertaining to medical peer review.

• Supports the collaborative development of clinical research and training programs with community hospitals and agencies.
• Functions as a liaison with community agencies and professional outreach programs as the clinical representative of the hospital.

• Observes and enforces all hospital policies and procedures, including those pertaining to Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance, Infection Control and Risk Management.

• Regularly performs duties of an attending child psychiatrist; engages in direct clinical work and teaches as duties allow.

• The CMO and Dir Child Outpt Psychiatry is responsible for the operational oversight of all outpatient services provided to the active and new Child Psychiatry and Behavioral Health patients of Bradley Hospital, Gateway Healthcare, Hasbro Children's Hospital and Newport Hospital.

• Develops recruiting plans for new hires in conjunction with the Medical Director of Child Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Services for Brown University Health.
• Assures appropriate ongoing training and professional development of the outpatient staff in all settings.

• Performs other related duties as assigned, required or directed by the president.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Board Certified Child Psychiatrist
• Certified in Child Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Eligible for Rhode Island Medical License

• At least 5 years, experience in an academic environment in a position of senior administrative responsibility.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to fiscal concerns and community issues.

• Supervisory responsibility over Medical Staff Office and various discipline leaders.
• Up to 10 providers and medical staff personnel.
• Over 20 FTE's.

EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

Work Type:

Work Shift:

Daily Hours:

Driving Required: