Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provides clinical services.

• Maintains clinical expertise and competency (to include age-specific competency) and demonstrates thorough knowledge of procedures to deliver quality primary health care.

• Provides clinic sessions, as scheduled, in direct patient care at the clinic site, including extended-hours clinics.

• Provides services each week in the clinic, negotiated in accordance with how many administrative hours are required.

• Refers clients for appropriate specialty care services, lab and x-ray, and other ancillary services appropriate for patient management and care. Reviews all lab and x-ray reports for patients under their care and providers as needed on a timely basis and makes medical management decisions appropriately.

• Provides continuity of care to center patients on their patient panel and other patients as assigned, including routine in-patient and nursing home care to center patients.

• Performs emergency on-call on a scheduled basis with other physicians and mid-level providers.

• Maintains a problem-oriented health record for each patient seen by the Center’s established Health Information Management policies and procedures.

• Ensures patient and family/significant others are educated about diagnosis and care plan.

• Acts as a resource for facilitating communication when necessary.

• Participates in specified health promotion, education, and prevention programs as needed, i.e., diabetes collaborative/health fairs, etc.; attends and participates in clinic meetings / departmental meetings and other clinic functions as required by the Center.

2. Provides clinical direction.

• Serves on center committees as assigned, especially peer review committees, as needed.

• Prepares and submits monthly written reports on Medical Department issues, concerns, program status, initiatives, and progress to the Executive Director and the Board of Directors. Prepares specific reports as requested by the entity’s administration.

• Designs, develops, and implements appropriate Medical Department policies, protocols, and procedures that comply with the most current accepted professional standards.

• Assists in the provision of technical assistance and health education in the community as requested.

• Assists in the preparation of an operating budget for the Medical Department and, in conjunction with the Chief Financial Officer, oversees compliance with the Medical Department’s budget. In addition, it prepares special grant and project budgets as required to meet the corporation's goals.

• Participates in short and long-term program planning for the Medical Department and the entity, including development of goals and objectives.

• Provides consultation to the Executive Director and the Board of Directors regarding the Center’s clinical direction.
  Travels when necessary to fulfill the entity’s needs and attends meetings as necessary to represent the Center.

• Participates in the preparation of grant applications for the Center and assumes primary responsibility for developing and implementing the medical health care plan.

• Assists in coordinating and integrating the corporation’s medical programs and services with other corporate programs and services for the welfare of the corporation’s patients.

• Assumes responsibility/accountability for delegating, directing, and supervising patient care activities. Trains, mentors, and supervises students and clinical support staff engaged in activities and procedures as appropriate. Supervises, advises counsels, disciplines, and evaluates all Medical Department professional providers in conjunction with the Executive Director.

• Participates in the analysis of community health problems and assists in the development of the community health care plan.

• Participates in Compliance and Performance Improvement (CPI) activities for continuous quality improvement and risk management purposes.

• Participates in the review and development of patient care policies, including health maintenance schedules and continuity of care.

• Participates in the review and development of protocols and standing orders.

• Implements the plans, procedures, and protocols for the medical team.

• Serves as a resource and positive, proactive leader for the department.

• Accepts responsibility for remaining current with medical and healthcare trends and information that impact the medical practice.

• Leads the health care team in identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing patient and family needs to develop a plan of care.

• Participates in the evaluation of products, procedures, and patient care standards.

3. Maintains professional courtesy at all times.

4. Performs all other related duties as assigned.

5. Carries out the duties of the Chief Medical Officer with patience, kindness, tolerance, and respect for all employees and patients.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required

• Knowledge of advanced principles of health promotion, prevention, and motivation

• Knowledge of protocols in general and an ability to quickly gain specific knowledge of the Center’s current operational protocols

• Knowledge of medical terminology and appropriate abbreviations

• Demonstrates knowledge of the Texas Medical Practice Act, including requirements for supervision of all mid-level providers and requirements for writing prescriptions for controlled substances.

• Ability to document, with clarity, all information relevant to a patient’s needs

• Ability to effectively present information in small group situations to patients, Center staff, and the general public

• Ability to use office equipment including but not limited to computers, fax machines, telephones and copiers

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

Preferred

• Ability to be clinically fluent in Spanish

• Knowledge of public health principles and practice

Credentials and Experience

Required

• Minimum of five years of clinical experience

• Medical degree from an accredited school of medicine

• Completion of an accredited residency program in an appropriate medical specialty

• Current unrestricted license from the Texas Medical Board to practice as a physician in the State of Texas

• Annual continuing medical education as required by Board specialty

• Must be registered and have current DEA, DPS, and other such certificates to legally operate a practitioner in the State of Texas

• Hospital privileges at designated area hospitals if required for specialty

• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Healthcare Professionals Certification

Preferred

• Administrative, management, CPI, and budget development experience

Special Requirements

The employee must be able to lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye/hand coordination. Requires sitting, standing, and walking for extensive periods. Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours. Requires frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic environment. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to work with a moderate noise level in the work environment is required.

The above information is intended to describe the most important aspects of the job. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties and skills required in order to perform the work. The health center reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the business need arises. Additionally, this job description is not intended as an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and the Center continues to maintain its status as an at-will employer. If the essential functions of this position cannot be performed in a satisfactory manner by the employee, reasonable accommodations may be made.