CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (CMO)

POSITION: CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (CMO)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Health General Manager
SALARY: Step Range: 75 $245,603-90 $382,641; Full Benefits
CLASSIFICATION: Professional/Management, Regular, Full-Time
LOCATION: Klamath Tribal Health & Family Services Wellness Center, Chiloquin, Oregon
BACKGROUND: P.L. 101-630 Level

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POSITION OBJECTIVES:

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for helping to set strategic vision and overall direction for clinical systems in collaboration with senior leadership and lead primary care provider. The CMO will be part of the senior leadership team. The CMO will act in direct support of all directors, medical and behavioral professionals in order to ensure Klamath Tribal Health & Family Services (KTHFS) promotes health services with an orientation not only to whole-person care, but to population and community (public) health as well.

Key responsibilities for the CMO position will include helping to promote a system of high quality health care delivery and helping to identify and manage key external partnerships that aid the organization in meeting its mission and vision. The CMO will act as champion for clinical improvement and innovation as it relates to quality improvement, quality assurance, compliance, accreditation, and patient safety. Finally, the CMO will lead through example and aid in fostering a positive culture that operates under the premise that people want to succeed and that inquiry and coaching are keys to work place happiness, satisfaction, and maximizing work force achievement. CMO will work to build clinical teams and ensure infrastructure is in place to support current and future growth. CMO will see patients and will bring consultation to the primary care provider team to ensure patients are well managed by the primary care provider staff.