Market Chief Medical Officer, Houston, TX

The Market/ Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center  Chief Medical Officer (MCMO) for the Houston market is a senior-level leadership position with essential market responsibilities that align with regional and national priorities. The MCMO’s primary responsibilities are at the market level, and the individual reports directly to the Market President with matrix reporting to the Region Chief Medical Officer (RCMO). The MCMO has a dyad relationship with the Market Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), and together they are accountable to the Market President, Region Chief Medical Officer, and Region Chief Nursing Officer to lead clinical care delivery in the market. The Houston market comprises eight hospitals, including a large quaternary academic medical center, 3,200 medical staff members, and 800 advanced practice providers. The Houston market is part of the CommonSpirit South region, which comprises 33 acute care facilities serving seven distinct markets across six states. Ambulatory assets include ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, urgent care facilities, and over 350 medical clinics.

Market 

The Market Chief Medical Officer is a key Executive team member, partnering to develop and implement market operating plans that include strategy, operations, and care delivery. The market Chief Medical Officer builds and develops leadership teams resulting in ownership and accountability that results in rapid implementation of clinical best practices, reduces unnecessary care variation, and drives
improvement in the quality of care, the efficiency of care, and the cost of care at all market hospitals. Additional market accountabilities as the MCMO include patient safety, patient experience, physician engagement, physician recruitment, and medical staff affairs. A key function of the MCMO is to drive alignment across local hospitals in the market and to align with regional and national priorities.

Hospital

The Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Chief Medical Officer is a key Executive Hospital team member who partners to develop and implement hospital operating plans, inclusive of strategy, operations, and care delivery. The Hospital CMO will lead the hospital’s continuing emphasis on high‐value, safe patient care through oversight of all aspects of physician performance, quality, and clinical integration. Specifically responsible for providing the clinical, operational, strategic, and cultural leadership necessary to deliver care that is high‐value (cost, quality, and patient experience) across the continuum of care. The effectiveness of the position will be reflected in outcome measures, including quality of care, patient safety, improved efficiency, patient satisfaction, and financial performance.

• The MCMO serves as the primary liaison between the RCMO and other Hospital Chief Medical Officers ( HCMOs) in the market. The MCMO is well-positioned to effectively communicate national and regional priorities and expectations from the RCMO. Similarly, the MCMO communicates concerns, questions, and suggestions from HCMO colleagues to the RCMO.
• Collaborates with the RCMO and MCNO to disseminate and support national clinical goals, advance clinical excellence (i.e., quality, patient safety, and patient experience), promote adherence to clinical standards, reduce unnecessary clinical variation, and ensure regulatory readiness.
• The MCMO is accountable for closely monitoring clinical performance in the market, focusing on and supporting facilities that are underperforming, and involving the RCMO as appropriate.
• The role works with the RCMO to sponsor, coordinate, and communicate national Physician Engagement Council initiatives across the market. The MCMO assists other HCMOs in the market with their local physician engagement and well-being efforts.
• The MCMO works with the Market President and physician enterprise leaders to set strategic direction and increase the competitive position for the market.
• The MCMO also partners with colleagues in Physician Enterprise in developing physician networks, strengthening market integrity, and expanding non-acute care services. 
• Partner with and/or lead service lines, lead medical directors, and lead medical staff.
• Partner with the Chief of Staff and the market MSO director to lead credentialing, privileging, and peer review.

• Set strategic direction for the areas mentioned above, which includes planning and managing processes and services for these disciplines to meet BSLMC’s current and future needs. Develop and integrate these plans and processes to support BSLMC’s vision, mission, and strategies.

• Provide medical leadership oversight for the development of high-quality, cost-effective, and integrated clinical programs within the hospital.

•  Develop and foster effective collaboration among clinical departments, divisions, medical staff leadership, faculty, and other affiliated services to ensure an integrated approach to delivering services and achieving the hospital’s clinical, research, and educational objectives.

•  Establish medical director councils/clinical program leadership groups to conduct the work of clinical operations, clinical integration, and population health management. Collect and share group trend data on resource utilization and length of stay, and work with councils/groups to develop, implement, and monitor improvement plans.

•  Active participation in the care coordination program, including monitoring of the appropriateness of procedures, admissions, and utilization of resources.

•  Work collaboratively with hospital leadership, Baylor College of Medicine, and CHI St. Luke’s Health System to develop and implement well‐balanced clinical, academic, and research programs designed to ensure operational and strategic success for BSLMC.

•  Advises BSLMC’s President, the Houston Market President, the Region CMO, and the Board of community advisors on all physician practice issues.

Required Education and Experience

• 5 or more years of medical practice
• 5 or more years of HCMO experience or a comparable, formal senior leadership role

Preferred Education and Experience Required Licensure and Certifications

• Advanced degree in business, medical, or healthcare management (preferred)
• Active medical license in the hospital location state 
• Board certification in an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS) specialty

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Training

• Outstanding communication and change management skills, ability to influence physicians and leaders, and demonstrable humankindness

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2300 care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses, and 25000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states. It contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.