The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for ensuring the standards, protocols, leadership and direction of Community Health Alliance (CHA) are all aligned to provide the highest quality of care to an ethically and socially diverse patient base. Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, implements operating efficiencies aimed at enhancing patient flow and increasing the number of patients cared for. Responsibilities include assessing existing medical standards, cultivating a culture of quality, providing management and leadership to all medical team members.

Community Health Alliance is a non-profit federally qualified health care facility (FQHC) located in Reno, NV with six clinics strategically positioned to serve the community. We provide an extensive range of healthcare screening and prevention services, comprehensive primary care for all ages, pharmacy, pediatric dental services, management of chronic diseases, outreach to and services for homeless individuals and families, and behavioral health care. In addition, Community Health Alliance manages a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program. We also provide community education on health issues and outreach to underserved populations. To find out more about CHA, visit our website at https://www.chanevada.org

Reno, known as Americas Adventure Place, is situated at the base of the Sierra Mountains just 30 minutes from the north shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe-known for is crystal clear water, 18 world class ski resorts and largest cross-country resort in North America. Reno boasts 300 days of sunshine a year so the most difficult challenge is choosing which outdoor adventure to take on. With the endless terrain, it could be hiking the Tahoe Rim Trail, ATV off-roading, rock climbing, fishing or big game hunting. The Reno/Tahoe calendar includes hundreds of unique experiences like Burning Man, Hot Air Balloon Races, Shakespeare Festival, Hot August Nights, Best in the West Rib Cook-Off, Street Vibrations and Art Town. Reno was recently ranked in the top 100 cities to live and is the home of the University of Nevada-Reno and the Reno Aces baseball team.

Community Health Alliance offers the following benefits for this position:

• Competitive salary
• 100% company paid employee medical insurance and 90% paid vision and dental on the 1st of month following date of hire.
• Six weeks of paid time off each calendar year plus 5 personal float days, 7 paid holidays and 5 wellness days.
• National Health Scholar site- providers are eligible to apply for up to $25K in the federal loan forgiveness .
• CHA paid pension plan at 5% of earnings after one year of service; no employee match
• Malpractice coverage through FTCA (Federal Tort Claims Act)
• Continuing education benefit available at 40 hours & $1800 per year
• Additional 403(b)retirement annuity plan for employee to save; no employer match
• CHA provides a $10,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment policy for each benefit-eligible employee at no cost to the employee. This is an employee benefit paid and sponsored by CHA.

If this sounds like the role for you, click on the link to apply: https://www.chanevada.org/about/join-our-team/

Education and Qualifications: Medical degree from an accredited Medical School (M.D. or D.O.) required. Board certified preferred. A minimum five years clinical experience preferably in primary care. Minimum three years of management/leadership experience in an inpatient or outpatient facility preferred. Experience treating or managing care for a culturally diverse population desired. Bilingual Spanish is preferred.

Job Summary/Objective:

Responsible for the delivery of patient care to an ethnically and socially diverse patient base. This includes ensuring standards, protocols, leadership and direction are all aligned to provide the highest quality of care. Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer implements operating efficiencies aimed at enhancing patient flow and increasing the number of patients cared for. Responsibilities include assessing existing medical standards, cultivating a culture of quality, providing management and leadership to all medical team members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the executive team regarding workforce strategies, quality of care improvements, physician alignment initiatives, patient satisfaction, and “best practices” into clinic operations, physician recruitment and succession planning.
• Monitors the development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of the Quality Improvement (QI) program as it relates to medical services. The QI program will include the appropriate monitoring of medical care received within the organization, the development of policies and procedures, and the development of means for assuring compliance with CHA policies, procedures, and grant requirements.
• Oversight of the development and deployment of physician dashboards or other management tools to improve patient outcomes and provider satisfaction.
• Responsible for meeting provider productivity and quality metrics according to CHA standards of operation.
• In collaboration with Lead Clinicians, Health Center Managers and Scheduling Systems Administrator coordinates’ provider time off, scheduling and other clinical operation needs.
• Facilitates rapid resolution of issues between medical staff and the organization. Works to assure that the organization’s progress in achieving a positive relationship between leadership and medical staff.
• Assures all providers are qualified by training and experience to perform those services they are assigned to provide. Establishes and implements the credentialing and clinical privileging framework and guidelines.
• Encourages and maintains activities that ensure professional relationships between CHA and other community physicians, agencies, educational organizations, vendors, and any agency benefiting CHA services to the community.
• Works with IT Director and other relevant staff to ensure that Meaningful Use Targets are met and to ensure that appropriate clinical data is collected and reported.
• Responsible for compliance with all clinical medical policies, staffing, directives, rules, regulations and clinical performance standards of the State, Federal and Local government entities and health center bylaws and accrediting bodies.
• Identifies the frequency, type and purpose of periodic provider staff meetings, training and internal education meetings.
• Reviews and approves all medical protocol sources used in the clinics.
• Oversees provision of CLIA waived point of care laboratory tests including ensuring that all recommended controls are in use and staff is competent in tests performed.
• Works collaboratively with internal and external coding resources to improve coding of physician services proved by medical staff.
• Chairs medical leadership meetings and provides professional staff support to medical committees.
• Coordinates medical oversight of the Telemedicine program.
• Demonstrates CHA’s core values in performance and behavior.