Vice President of Medical Affairs/Regional Chief Medical Officer
- Employer
- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
- Location
- Connecticut
- Posted Date
- Apr 20, 2017
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- Specialty
- Internal Medicine
- Position Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut—a member of Trinity Health Of New England, the nation’s second-largest nonprofit health system—is seeking a highly experienced Board-Certified physician leader to be Vice President of Medical Affairs/Regional Chief Medical Officer.
In this highly visible role, you will oversee three hospitals in the Hartford region—Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut and Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs, Connecticut—and report directly to the President of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center and Hartford Region for Trinity Health – New England.
This is an outstanding opportunity to demonstrate clinical, academic, analytical and administrative skills as you lead, collaborate with and inspire our physicians. You will also be a key member of the executive leadership team. The Chief Medical Officer, in partnership with the Chief Nursing Officer, oversees the development and measurement of our healthcare system’s overall approach in two strategic areas: quality/performance improvement and patient safety.
In collaboration with the Presidents of the Medical Staffs, you will coordinate medical staff activities in a manner that is consistent with our organization’s mission and objectives. Additional duties of the Vice President of Medical Affairs/Regional Chief Medical Office include providing effective governance of medical staff; the interpretation of medical staff bylaws, objectives and operational procedures; and oversight of any changes to them. You will also be responsible for physician credentialing and ensuring the quality of provider outcomes.
Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience as a Chief Medical Officer, extensive knowledge of quality, performance improvement tools, regulatory issues, and strong skills in utilization management and value methodology.
Saint Francis is proud of its history of provider collaboration. Our practice model empowers our physicians to work at their highest level—and allows time for professional development and family life. If you are focused on providing outstanding patient-centered care and medical leadership, it’s time to join Saint Francis.
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Best Care for a Lifetime
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center has come a long way since 1897, when the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chambéry overcame near-impossible odds to open a two-room hospital in Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood. The new hospital offered a refuge for immigrants who wanted to know that their faith and traditions would be understood and appreciated if they ever needed inpatient care.
In 1990, Saint Francis affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital, a Jewish-sponsored institution that opened in 1923. Mount Sinai was born of a vision similar to the one that led to the founding of Saint Francis decades earlier. The collaboration marked the first recorded instance of a Catholic and Jewish hospital affiliation in United States history. The arrangement was formalized as a corporate merger in 1995.
As the needs of Connecticut residents evolve, so does Saint Francis. In 2011, the John T. O’Connell Tower opened its doors. Ten stories high, the tower features a new emergency department with 70 treatment areas, 13 sheltered ambulance bays, and a rooftop helipad. The upper floors are home to 19 new operating rooms and 135 private patient rooms, including two floors dedicated to orthopedics.
From a fledgling hospital with 32 patients in a ward, Saint Francis has grown into New England’s largest Catholic hospital, with 617 licensed inpatient beds, 65 bassinets, and five centers of excellence that embrace patients at every stage of lifetime.
Responding to the dynamics of the changing marketplace, the hospital recently adopted a five-year strategic plan designed to position it for future growth. The plan sets forth a road map for delivering on its promise of BestCare for a LifetimeSM. Toward that end, a patient-centered model of care has been envisioned to produce the perfect patient experience and the highest measurable quality across the continuum of care needed by our community.
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