Hospital Chief Clinical Officer

POSITION SUMMARY The Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) is the hospitals clinical leader, responsible for providing a framework for planning, directing, coordinating, providing and improving interdisciplinary care, treatment and services to patients ranging in size and age experiencing medically complex conditions, general medical-surgical conditions, with rehabilitation and/or wound care needs.

Manages the interdisciplinary clinical specialists who are responsible for facilitating compliance with evidence-based practice and regulatory and performance standards.

CCO serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for the facility will assume overall responsibilities for planning, coordinating and managing the Clinical departments (including but not limited to nursing, laboratory, radiology and pharmacy) and establishing the policies, procedures and the standards of clinical practices.

Assesses and plans for effective patient flow process by evaluating the available supply of patient bed space, efficiency of patient care, treatment and services; safety of patient care, treatment and service areas and support service processes that impact patient flow.

Management of human resources for all clinical departments includes providing an adequate number of staff; providing competent staff; orientation, training and education of staff; and assessing, maintaining and improving staff competence.

The CCO has responsibility for employee growth and development, recruitment and retention, reward and recognition.

The CCO adopts an approach to hospital-wide performance improvement that ensures important processes and activities are planned, designed, measured, assessed and improved.

Communicates Hospitals Mission, Beliefs and Values to internal and external customers.

Collaborates with Finance, Quality Management, Provider Relations and Corporate staff to integrate care, programs and services.

Chief Clinical Officer reports to the hospital Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Chief Clinical Officer, is a member of the Executive team.

CCOs may assist with and/or provide direct patient care.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Qualifications: Ability to project a professional Image.

Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.

Knowledge of techniques and methods of patient care services and instructions for patients and their families.

Working knowledge and ability to apply professional standards of practice in job situations.

Knowledge of management principles in assessing, planning, implanting, coordinating and evaluating.

Familiarity with organization and function of all departments, with policies, regulations and procedures of the departments.

Strong organizational and analytical skills.

Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job functions (Word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, etc.) Persons who have been found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating individuals in a health care related setti...