Chief Medical Officer

We are seeking a visionary and collaborative psychiatrist who has experience as a leader in an inpatient setting and who has demonstrated the respect and humility to create and sustain a patient-centered, recovery-focused treatment environment that is supportive of patients and medical staff. We are looking for a psychiatrist leader who can proactively lead, delegate and empower our workforce to live out Western State Hospital’s purpose and values of transforming lives that foster high-quality patient-centered care while preparing our patients to be transitioned to community settings.
The Chief Medical Officer is in a key leadership role on the civil side reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. You’ll serve as an essential member of the leadership team and play a crucial role in overseeing the civil patients for whom the focus is to help them transition into local communities and guiding daily activities related to the hospital’s administration and personnel management. You will strategically plan, develop, manage, direct, and evaluate all clinical and administrative components to assure a supportive environment for all medical staff and clinical medical services. You will oversee, lead, and direct multidisciplinary management teams, programs, projects, and people and ensure that all staff adhere to safety standards and deliver the highest quality of services and the safest treatment to all patients.
Primary priorities of what you'll do:
Model cohesive leadership
Direct and demonstrate appropriate and relevant strategies; establish, develop, and implement the overall plans, goals, and objectives to partner and support the team; understand our impact within the communities we serve to deliver safe, quality patient care.
Supervise, lead, train and support the staff; provide direction, expertise, and guidance on complex issues, and work closely with the senior medical leadership team, other multidisciplinary teams of psychiatrists, medical physicians, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, and other clinical staff to champion their own success.
Manage day-to-day operations
Lead the coordination and operational effectiveness of the hospital’s psychiatric and medical services.
Participate in the formulation of treatment and administrative procedures for clinical services and ensure coordination with the social and rehabilitation programs of the hospital.
Provide consultation on clinical matters related to nursing, rehabilitation, and other professional services.
Support new and effective strategies for the clinical staff to ensure medical interventions are efficient and medically necessary.
Develop the current and future business processes to support the unique needs of the patients we serve.
Maintain compliance
Ensure hospital compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service laws governing the provision of psychiatric inpatient care, the Joint Commission of Accreditation, and Washington state professional standards of practice, Revised Code of Washington, Washington Administrative Code, and agency policies.
We want to connect with a leader who has experience, expertise, and strengths to:
Ensure self and others are accountable for creating a cohesive high quality care environment based on the deep appreciation and respect for others where each person is heard and valued and has an innate talent for fostering an inclusive environment.
Leverage creativity, open to new ideas, and the innovation of others to deliver services, solve problems and improve our processes and mental health care services.
Oversee, lead, and direct multidisciplinary management teams, programs, projects, and people
Build trust, influence, collaborate, delegate, and be a savvy relationship builder with stellar communication skills.
Oversee budget and facilities; apply human resource practices to attract, hire, develop, coach, and retain talent; evaluate performance and recognition, and take corrective actions in accordance with labor and union laws.
Tolerate stress, adapt to changing business needs, make decisions, recommendations, and accept responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work to meet or exceed predetermined goals and objectives.
Requirements
Required Education and Experience
Valid license to practice medicine and surgery in Washington state
Board Certification in general psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Experience in an inpatient setting including leadership and management experience and skills that can be incorporated into the state system to improve services
A strong interest in helping others solve complex problems and champion processes that are designed to improve challenging circumstances
Familiarity with the RCA process, risk assessment process, quality improvement processes and measures, human resource procedures and just cause, health care systems and some familiarity with health care finance.
Benefits
Full benefits package, retirement, generous vacation and sick leave, medical malpractice coverage, paid holidays, and much more!