Associate Chief Medical Officer - Uptown Community Health Center

• Location: Denver Colorado
• Pay rate: $1.00 - $501.07 Hourly
• Shift: Monday through Friday
• Hours: Days

At Uptown Community Health Center we improve the health of our community and provide care that respects the dignity of each person, especially those that are underserved. We teach tomorrow's physicians and healthcare professionals to provide excellent medical care with compassion and kindness.

Uptown Community Health Center has over 100 associates across 7 departments.

Job Summary

The Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) is a senior level administrative position with responsibility for assisting with clinical services at Uptown Community Health Center.

This responsibility includes the authority to oversee all aspects of health care delivery including planning, resource allocation, growth and development, regulatory compliance, quality, efficiency and the recruitment and supervision of all medical staff.

This is a full-time position with a flexible balance of clinical and administrative duties targeting an approximate time ratio of 70% administrative and 30% clinical. Clinical duties include outpatient services as a primary care physician.

The ACMO is directly accountable to the CMO with collateral accountability to the CEO and Board of Directors.

Essential Functions

Assists with maintaining consistent interaction with the providers, staff and community, demonstrating exemplary behavior.

Assists with maintaining and enhancing the highest standards of healthcare delivery to all Uptown Community Health Center patients

• Assists with overseeing after-hour coverage of medical staff to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Demonstrates being well-informed about health care and Uptown Community Health Center.

Assists with representing the providers at administrative meetings, communicates information, and seeks input on decisions from all providers.

Assists with leading the clinical component in adapting to changes in the healthcare environment and marketplace.

Assists with assuring medical staff efforts meet or exceed standards of the various accrediting and approving bodies

• Provide direct patient care, including preventive care, primary diagnosis, and treatment.
• Serve as a preceptor to medical students and providers in training and mid-level providers.
• Assists with overseeing the credentialing and re-credentialing and privileging of clinical staff as delegated by CMO.
• Assists with overseeing the peer review process and committee as delegated by CMO

Assists in recruiting and hiring; Assists with orienting, monitoring, directing, coaching, and evaluating the medical staff, including physicians and mid-level providers.

Assists with overseeing, monitoring, evaluating, and, as necessary, revising the Uptown Community Health Center's clinical procedures and systems to assure compliance with federal laws, regulations, standards of practice, and relevant Bureau of Primary Health Care Indicators, including OSHA, CLIA, patient care, employee health, and coding.

Provides encounter data, peer review, and team feedback to each non-resident provider.

Participates as part of the Health Center's leadership team in evaluating clinical services, budgeting, and feasibility of expansions in health services.

Fosters collegiality among the medical staff so that a cooperative allegiance is cultivated and productive thinking is uninhibited.

Serves as an active member of the Health Center's Executive Leadership Team and participates in Board meetings, and deals with areas under their jurisdiction either by review or as requested by the Board.

Uses prudently the delegatory powers in dispersing the work and responsibilities as appropriate in fulfilling the mission statement of the organization.

Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Licensure / Certification

• Valid Medical license to practice the profession in the applicable state.
• Board certification based on specialty
• Valid DEA in the applicable state

Qualifications and Experience

Required

• MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
• Residency training in the area of specialty

Preferred

• Five (5) years providing primary care experience in Family Practice or Internal Medicine office
• Five (5) years of experience in expanding leadership roles
• Experience with Epic application and health record.

Experience working with and sensitivity toward special populations, including those with limited income, limited education, and non-English speaking individuals