Overview
Founded in 1887, Dignity Health
– California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles.
The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Womens Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services.
The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nations five largest health care systems.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
The primary role of this position is to provide skilled management and strategic leadership functions for the Hospital that results in effective planning, monitoring of the quality of patient care, resource utilization across all departments and service line development.
This position Provides physician oversight over such activities as Quality Management, patient safety, patient experience, Medical Staff Office, fostering a positive relationship with medical staff and any other duties as assigned.
This individual shall assume a facilitative role to assist the President of the medical Staff, its officers, and department chairs in carrying out their responsibilities.
Sets policies and procedures and ensures all services meet the objectives of the organization.
Principal Duties and Accountabilities:
• Works closely with hospital staff, department directors, and physicians to ensure that the highest standards of quality and service are maintained.
• Oversees the implementation of quality improvement efforts designed to improve clinical performance and maintain compliance with TJC, HIPAA, and other accreditation standards.
Participates in development and implementation of quality initiatives including patient access and satisfaction, provider satisfaction, clinical outcomes and process improvement, and guideline development.
• Works within the service area network to identify and evaluate outstanding physicians and physician groups for participation in the provider network.
• Participates in strategic plan and business plan development including identification of strategic partners, growth and resource allocation.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
• Medical degree or DO degree with an active medical license.
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience in specialty.
Minimum of five years (5) of management experience in health care.
Licensure:
• Current, active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in at least one US state or territory and prior (or current) Board Certification in a specialty are required.
If the physician is clinically active, a current, active, unrestricted license to practice medicine must be in the state where the assigned facility operates and the Board Certification must be current.