Overview
You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.
This position is based out of Colorado Springs, CO.
This position will be 1.0 FTE (.6 FTE administrative/.4 FTE clinical).Provides leadership and management of regional team inclusive of physician and APPs as well as physician site leaders. Maintains oversight of regional operations including recruiting and onboarding of doctors and advanced practice providers, program finances, management of human resources, and scheduling process. Maintains focus on patient safety and experience as well as quality measures at hospitals within region. Acts as liaison between hospital medicine leadership and local entities.
Patient Care/Outcomes
Expert in knowledge of best practice guidelines to ensure excellent patient outcomes
System and local involvement in initiatives and workgroups to improve patient safety and experience
Review and analyze data to assist in creation of action plans to improve areas of opportunity in the realms of quality, safety, and patient experience
Human Resources
Lead physician and APP recruitment for region
Work closely with hospital medicine leadership team at system and local level to onboard physicians and APPs
Management of human resource interventions at facilities through collaboration with site lead and local human resources team
Participate in review of staffing models and staffing needs at local facilities within region
Collaborate with scheduling team and Site Lead to manage clinical schedules as governed by scheduling norms
Finance and Operations
Work with Executive Medical Director and CMG finance regarding financial goals of individual programs
Review financial data and collaborate with hospital and CMG hospital medicine leadership to optimize efficiency and fiscal responsibility
Participation in local and system level workgroups in areas of opportunity (e.g., LOS, readmissions, etc.)
Additional Leadership Responsibilities
Lead quarterly operations meetings with hospital executive teams at facilities within region
Support and provide information for monthly local hospital medicine team meetings
Data review and analysis to determine opportunities in areas of patient safety, quality, and patient experience
Data review and analysis to determine opportunities in operational efficiency
Mentoring and leadership development for facility-based Site Leads and Hospitalists
Qualifications
In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:
- Doctorate (MD or DO) in Medicine required
- Current and unrestricted license to practice medicine in Colorado required
- Clinical subject matter expert for the market.
- Strong previous performance of providing quality and efficiency in patient care and operations.
- Strong track record of recruitment, retention of talent and leadership development.
- Experience with leading and redirecting talent as needed.
- Strong ability to lead in a changing environment.
- Budgetary, and Quality Assurance experience for a physician practice.
- Preferred affiliation with CommonSpirit for greater than one year.