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PostingMOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM
Mount Carmel Health System (MCHS) looks at healthcare differently. Beyond providing exceptional and advanced care when people need us most, we’re about preventing people from getting sick. From innovative health and wellness programs, to assembling the best medical teams, to investing in the latest technologies, to delivering care that is best for each person’s unique situation—we’re improving central Ohio’s health.
Comprised of over 8,200 employees, 1,920 physicians and 420 volunteers, Mount Carmel serves more than a 1.3 million patients each year. As one of the largest integrated health systems in the community, Mount Carmel provides people-centered care at five hospitals – Mount Carmel East, Mount Carmel Grove City, Mount Carmel Dublin (opening April 2025), Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and Mount Carmel New Albany – an inpatient rehabilitation hospital, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region.
Mount Carmel is committed to safe, high-quality care and continues to win national recognition for clinical performance and patient experience.
As a health ministry with a charitable mission, Mount Carmel provides considerable uncompensated benefit to the community each year, and the system and its employees are actively involved in vital business, civic and social service organizations. Mount Carmel is a proud member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation.
POSITION PURPOSE
Position will be based out of Columbus, OH, with travel within the Mount Carmel region as necessary.
The Mount Carmel Health System (MCHS) Region Chief Clinical Officer, reporting directly to the Trinity Health SVP, CMO and Mount Carmel President and CEO, is the Region's accountable clinical officer and provides strategic oversight for the clinical enterprise, including CIN and alternative payment model programs, quality and safety processes, Pharmacy Services, and other clinical services , Medical Staff recruitment& development and Graduate Medical Education (GME). The CCO is the Chief Patient Safety Officer for the Region.
In support of the Mission, Vision, and Values and Care Delivery Model, the Mount Carmel clinical, care coordination and quality processes strive to ensure every patient and family member receives effective and efficient care that is:
- People Centered based on an individual’s and family’s comprehensive health needs and preferences
- Collaborative and effective across the continuum
- Supports the Mount Carmel and Trinity Health strategic priorities
- Promoting positive high quality, cost effective outcomes for patients
- Achieves Mount Carmel Region operational goals and priorities.
The role of the CCO is to partner with organizational stakeholders across the Region& Trinity Health to achieve the strategic aims.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Knows, understands, incorporates and demonstrates the Mission, Vision and Values of Trinity Health in leadership behaviors, practices and decisions.
Leads and supports MCHS population health activities. Coordinates the design, development and implementation of Mount Carmel and Trinity Health alternative payment model (APM) strategies. Provides executive support to the integration of a model of care that supports performance in alternative payment models. Collaborates with MCHS and Trintiy Health managed care teams on APM contracting.
Attends Board meetings and reports regularly on Clinical quality and safety initiatives across the continuum of care. Supports and participates in Trinity Health system Clinical Excellence Councils as appropriate.
Supports Trinity Health/MCHS strategy, design, development and implementation of agreed upon clinical strategies.
Partners with Managed Care leadership in the development of managed care contracts, including at risk arrangements.
In partnership with Physician Recruiter, Executive Directors, Mount Carmel President and Senior Management (CMO, CEO) oversees provider recruitment, wellness, leadership development, and succession planning.
Provides oversight and direction for regional Patient Safety Program.
Leads the development of the clinical agenda with particular emphasis on care transformation.
Ensures alignment between and among clinical colleagues and providers and develops the strategy to enable the region to successfully compete in the new healthcare model. Works with regional leadership on colleague and physician alignment, to define strategies which will fully engage all clinicians with the priorities of the system. Creates and maintains a culture that engages colleagues and physicians in clinical decision making and enhances
Provides leadership for Quality and safety functions and initiatives that will enhance the patience experience and maintain the organization’s commitment to clinical quality and patient satisfaction across the continuum. Supports and educates colleagues and physicians in the appropriate application of organizationally accepted evidence-based medicine.
With the Senior Management, Departmental Chairs and Directors and the Officers of the Medical Staff, identifies and helps recruit primary and specialty members of the Medical Staff to meet the needs of the community in which we serve. Identifies ways to develop physicians to strengthen their institutional ownership and accountability; assists clinical leaders in their ability to contribute to hospital-wide goals, performance improvement initiatives.
In partnership with regional leadership: Facilitates the development of Care Transformation vision and plan supports People Centered 2020, Designs, implements, and continuously renews care processes to ensure alignment with approved strategies, external regulatory requirements and achieves desired clinical outcomes and works collaboratively across the region to ensure high functioning employed medical group to achieve Trinity Health and regional goals and objectives.
In support of the system-wide strategy for Patient Experience, partners with the CNO and experience leaders to: Ensure care provided is consistent with goals of patients and families, is well communicated and coordinated, Identify how the Patient Experience vision will be realized in the Care Coordination process across the health system and Develop Patient Experience plan and implementation strategy within the care coordination process, plan, implementation timeline, roles& accountabilities that ensure targeted patient satisfaction goals.
Works with Physician Advisors and clinical colleagues to develop and implement strategy to address the root cause of denials of payment and reduce them to the degree possible as well as achieve Readmissions and LOS targets.
Provides oversight for Graduate Medical Education to ensure high quality Graduate Medical Education Programs.
In partnership with the MCHS CEO, Senior Vice Presidents, Human Resources& Organization Development and Legal, develops a performance management strategy and reporting process to align physician practice and quality with Trinity vision.
Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws/regulations; the Trinity Health Integrity and Compliance Program and Code of Conduct; as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
As a Trinity Health Executive, the incumbent is expected to demonstrate leadership traits which support our Mission Statement and Core Values as identified below:
Mission Statement: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.
Core Values:
- Reverence: We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.
- Commitment to Those who are Poor: We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable.
- Justice: We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.
- Stewardship: We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.
- Integrity: We are faithful to those we say we are.
- Safety: We embrace a culture that prevents harm and nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.
Vision
As a mission-driven, innovative health organization, we will become a leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trusted partner for life.
Promise Statement
We Listen. We Partner. We Make it Easy.
Our Actions
- Listen to understand.
- Learn continuously.
- Keep it simple.
- Create solutions.
- Deliver outstanding service.
- Own and speak up for safety.
- Expect, embrace and initiate change.
- Demonstrate exceptional teamwork.
- Trust and assume goodness of intentions.
- Hold myself and others accountable for results.
- Communicate directly with respect and honesty.
- Serve every person with empathy, dignity and compassion.
- Champion diversity, equity and inclusion.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Relevant clinically related doctoral degree, MD or DO with board certification in his/her specialty preferred. As applicable, licensure, or ability to be licensed, in the state of Ohio required.
Advanced business degree in health care management or MBA preferred.
Five (5) years of relevant executive administrative experience at a senior management level leading quality, patient safety, regulatory review programs and case management programs, including care continuums, and must have led related strategic direction with governing boards and hospital or health system medical staffs.
Demonstrated team, performance analysis, presentation, interpersonal, facilitation, planning, and communication skills.
Must be able to travel to the various Trinity Health sites as needed.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
