Chief Medical Officer

HCA Houston Healthcare West is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Chief Medical Officer to lead our clinical and quality initiatives. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care and promoting a culture of excellence within our organization.

• Lead clinical performance expectations to support consistent clinical performance and practice standards across the facility.
• Collaborate with Hospital Chief Medical Officers, Chief Executive Officers, medical staff, and Boards of Directors to improve the functionality and effectiveness of the hospital medical staff organization.
• Partner with medical staffs and hospital management teams to facilitate teamwork and shared goals, representing medical staff viewpoints to management and relaying management viewpoints to medical staff.
• Provide clinical support and consultation regarding cost-effective clinical resource management in the facilities, sharing reports and recommendations regarding how to reduce the variable cost per case while maintaining and enhancing clinical effectiveness.
• Create a data-driven environment of quality and cost improvement, developing systems to review utilization of resources and objectively measure outcomes of care in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Serve as a direct liaison between HCA-affiliated physicians and facility/corporate clinical services functions.
• Establish and maintain an ongoing program to orient and develop management expertise for Hospital Chiefs of Staff, Medical Executive Committees, and other medical staff leaders, providing oversight and leadership for all medical education programs.
• Lead educational sessions and provide ongoing in-service programs to facility medical staff regarding clinical resource management, appropriate documents standards, utilization and quality issues, and quality improvement activities, in collaboration with the Chief of Staff or other clinical leadership in the facility.
• Assemble regional physician advisory panels to provide ongoing feedback to HCA senior management, serving as a liaison between committees and facility/corporate leadership, as well as to affiliated physicians.
• Serve as a spokesperson to HCA hospitals and affiliated physicians to explain and obtain buy-in for corporate-, group-, and facility-sponsored clinical initiatives.
• Collaborate daily with other facility and corporate CMOs.
• Educate physicians on HCA clinical technologies.
• Collaborate with HPG and Supply Chain on formulary and supply opportunities.
• Develop, implement, and monitor disruptive physician and impaired physician policies, and develop monitoring and intervention programs in the region.
• Provide recommendations in the development and/or revision of hospital policies and procedures pertinent to the medical staff and medical staff affairs.
• Serve as a consultant to hospital Medical Staff Services regarding physician credentialing, utilization, and quality profiling, serving as a member of hospital's peer review committees as requested.
• Evaluate clinical appropriateness of new medical technologies and programs, and make recommendations concerning the relevance of such technologies and programs to HCA hospitals.
• Serve as a resource and consultant to the Vice President Physician Services Group and/or Vice President Business Development in physician recruitment, clinical program development, and overall hospital strategy.
• Provide medical director services to facility-level physician credentialing, business development, and provider relations in contracting issues.
• Provide medical consultation on contracting, pricing, and analysis of managed care issues, offering clinical support for appeals and denials process, discharge planning, case management, and utilization review/management.
• Consult with facility-level staff regarding delegated utilization management and disease management operations under managed care contracts, meeting all regulatory/contractual/accreditation requirements associated with these functions.
• Serve as a clinical resource and consultant to hospital case managers and hospital staff in the reduction of payer denials and in the denial and appeals process, as requested by the Case Management Department and Patient Accounting Services.
• Attend corporate, group, division, and national meetings sponsored by HCA corporate to train and support quality improvement, risk management, patient safety, case management, medical staff affairs, and physician relations activities.
• Promote consistent, positive patient interactions that advance the agenda of unparalleled patient service.
• Provide clinical support and guidance in the development and deployment of all quality initiatives designed to increase the practice of evidence-based medicine within HCA facilities, utilizing outcomes management techniques to monitor and improve care, quality, and safety, demonstrating commitment and dedication to communicating the importance and precepts of evidence-based practice.
• Serve as a spokesperson for evidence-based clinical practice, patient safety, and clinical loss prevention to facility leadership and clinicians, explaining and promoting quality initiatives to HCA-affiliated medical staffs and physicians.
• Foster an environment of collaboration and partnership in the patient care enterprise.
• Serve as a key leader of the facility management team.
• Establish effective working relationships with all medical staff leaders.
• Ensure clinical excellence is recognized and affirmed through quantifiable metrics in performance.
• Help establish a strong sense of collaboration between Hospital leadership and the medical staff when setting direction and policy.
• Facilitate measurable improvement in physician and patient satisfaction.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) required.
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in clinical practice required.
• Experience as a CMO (or equivalent) in a large, complex hospital or regional health system preferred.
• Current and clear medical licensure in any US state required.
• Current or past Board Certification required.
• State Medical Board required (any US states).

HCA Houston Healthcare West is a 273-bed facility offering outstanding inpatient and outpatient healthcare services close to your home in West Houston. HCA Healthcare (Corporate), based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled resources and opportunities to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and career advancement opportunities, every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our Executive Development Program, where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership, and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a Chief Medical Officer. Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. #LI-exec