CarePoint Health is a physician owned and operated multispecialty group with over 650 providers operating in 7 states. Our world class physicians offer exceptional, quality patient care in a variety of settings: Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and multiple Telehealth service lines. Our mission is to deliver the best possible care to patients in an environment that is collaborative, collegial, and fulfilling.  

In keeping with our mission, CarePoint Health is committed to the wellbeing of our valued employees, offering a wide range of benefits, generous paid time off, competitive pay, diverse culture, and positive work environment. We are committed to your growth and offer outstanding advancement opportunities for uniquely talented and motivated employees. The time to meet your full potential is now and CarePoint is here to provide you with the tools to reach it.

Position Summary:  The Chief Medical Officer will be the organizational leader with primary responsibility for the clinical care provided in the eastern market and select other sites of CarePoint Health, currently staffed by CarePoint, P.C.  This position will establish the direction and strategy for clinical care in collaboration with the CEO, while assuring optimal safety, quality, service, and outcomes for CarePoint patients.  The Chief Medical Officer will work four days to five days per week, Monday through Friday, depending on the amount of clinical duties also performed, with the ability to work nights and weekends as needed to complete the duties of the position.

Position Requirements:

• Education: 
• A medical degree from an accredited U.S. medical college or school is required.
• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business, finance, or another relevant field is strongly preferred.
• Licensure:
• Active Colorado Medical License and Board Certification or Eligibility required.
• Experience: 
• At least three years of experience as a physician leader.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Demonstrates executive presence and knowledge of physician group practice with a focus on hospital-based services.
• Effective organizational, planning, controlling, scheduling, and project management abilities.
• Effective leadership abilities.
• Proven track record of initiating change and innovation.
• Strategic thinking, planning, and problem solving.
• Ability to develop goals and priorities for a large healthcare organization.
• Superior communication skills, both in written and verbal presentation.
• Proficient at working in teams with respect and cooperation to advance mutual goals.
• Effective analytical ability to develop and analyze options, recommend solutions, and solve complex issues and problems.
• Effective interpersonal relations abilities to effect collaborative alliances and promote teamwork, and to ensure a high level of internal and external customer and patient satisfaction.
• Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment with multiple priorities and objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Partners and collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer of CarePoint Health’s Western Market/EPIC to create a cohesive and effective organization approach to clinical quality and related initiatives across all service lines, currently as follows:
• Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Hospitalist Medicine
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Wound Care/Hyperbaric Medicine
• Telehealth
• Partners with other senior leaders to create a culture of collegiality, professionalism, and continuous quality improvement.
• Collaborates with Medical Directors in developing and supporting quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• In partnership with Medical Directors and Health System leaders, proactively champions the patient experience initiative.
• Works with Medical Directors, COPIC, and Chief Compliance/Legal Officer, as appropriate, to respond to patient complaints and concerns about care, particularly as they relate to risk management and malpractice litigation.
• Partners with Chief Compliance/Legal Officer and CEO to ensure CarePoint meets all regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Leads quality investigations, peer review, and root cause analyses.
• Works collaboratively with health system/hospital leadership to support excellence in clinical care and patient experience at all CarePoint clinical sites.
• Establishes and monitors clinical key performance indicators to follow clinical performance quantitatively and qualitatively.
• Accountable for partnering with the data team to produce and analyze data towards creation of balanced scorecard results surrounding safety, quality, patient, and team experience.
• Develops and implements standards/protocols for clinical practices and policies that are utilized throughout CarePoint.
• Facilitates communication of quality metrics with clinical staff.
• Collaborates with CEO and senior leadership team to establish clinical goals and clinical strategic plan for CarePoint.
• Promotes standardization of medical practice using evidence-based medicine and clinical protocols.
• Establishes and maintains an orientation/onboarding program for physicians, physician assistants, and others.
• Provides leadership for CarePoint’s Physician Assistant program with emphasis on scope of practice, clinical quality, and recruitment.
• Promotes and manages efficient resource utilization through effective use of data.
• Works collaboratively with Medical Directors to identify and remediate disruptive physician behavior.
• Leads efforts to organize continuing medical education as needed to maintain competency and quality among CarePoint providers.
• Facilitates physician wellness and rehabilitation as needed by development and leadership of internal or external programs.
• Serves as the clinical leader over credentialing of providers.
• Other duties as assigned.