Chief Medical Officer, ECH/PMC

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at UVMHN- PMC/ECH provides strategic, operational, and inclusive executive leadership for Clinical Programs across Porter Medical Center (PMC), Elizabethtown Community Hospital and Ticonderoga (ECH) locations. This catchment area makes up the southern region of the health network. The CMO leads the organizations programs focused on patient safety, healthcare quality, health equity, accreditation and regulatory affairs, patient experience, medical informatics, medical staff services, professionalism, peer review, risk management, and clinical integration and process improvement.

The CMO sets the strategy for exceptional and highly reliable patient outcomes across PMC/ECH clinical departments and care settings, within changing scientific, technological, policy, and financial environments. The CMO is responsible daily to operate programs to achieve UVMHN-PMC/ECH goals in patient safety, quality, and equity, and to support programs in high value care and population health. The CMO works closely as a partner with PMC/ECH Leadership, Medical Group Leadership, as well as with Network leadership, and Nursing leaders to improve clinical pathways, capacity management, and health outcomes. The CMO ensures oversight and compliance with the standards, regulations, and laws established by applicable licensing, accreditation, regulatory, and governmental bodies.

The CMO has direct oversight of the quality and safety teams. The CMO works in collaboration with the Medical Group Leadership to oversee providers across PMC and ECH campuses.

The Chief Medical Officer UVMHN- PMC/ECH reports directly to the Chief Medical and Quality Officer (CMO) at the UVM Health Network with a matrixed reporting relationship to the President of ECH and PMC. Roles reporting to the CMO include:

• Associate Chief Medical Officer PMC and ECH

• Director of Quality, Patient Safety and Performance Improvement PMC and ECH

Educational Requirements:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) from an accredited medical school

• Board certification in a specialty recognized by the AMA and/or AOA

• Medical licensure in Vermont and/or New York

• M.P.H., M.S., M.H.A., or similar degrees or credentials are welcomed

Work Experience and Knowledge Expectations:

• Minimum of 7 years as a physician, with at least 5 years progressive physician leadership experience

• Experience in an academic health system, academic medical center, or large integrated health system

• Experience working with colleges/schools of medicine

• Contemporary knowledge in physician leadership, patient safety, healthcare quality, health equity, performance improvement, healthcare accreditation and regulations, patient experience, medical informatics, technology, credentialing and privileging, professionalism, peer review, risk management, medical education programs, and clinical research and trials.