CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (CMO) AND DIRECTOR, SILVERMAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). BIDMC seeks a physician executive with outstanding administrative skills and prior strong success in quality improvement (QI) to serve as CMO and Director of its Silverman Institute for Health Care Quality and Safety. The CMO at BIDMC is a new role with dual reporting to the President, BIDMC, and the CEO of its associated physicians group Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP). The CMO supports the delivery of exceptional patient care through: 1) Overseeing all traditional medical quality/regulatory requirements and reporting; 2) Interfacing with the Medical Staff in meeting its vital regulatory responsibilities for quality of care and assurance of physician input into the hospital's policies and procedures (including credentialing and scope of practice adjudication); 3) Coordinating Medical Staff oversight in conjunction with the President of BIDMC and of all clinical programs; and 4) Enhancing clinical integration across interdisciplinary activities. The CMO will also contribute to clinical program development, advising as new programs are brought online. Finally, the CMO will serve as an interface between BIDMC's and HMFP's clinical infrastructure and the quality elements of the system network and accountable care organization, Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization (BIDCO). In addition to administrative responsibilities, the CMO must be a highly effective clinician. He/she will direct the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, which performs implementation research aimed at improving care at BIDMC and at publication of substantial scholarly work in QI. Finally, the CMO will mentor junior faculty members and trainees in the implementation of QI efforts and the evaluation of their effectiveness. Qualified candidates should be eligible for serious consideration for appointment at the Associate Professor level within Harvard Medical School.

Applicants should apply to Diane Bono: dbono1@bidmc.harvard.edu.

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