Physician - Vice Chair - South - Family Medicine - Fort Worth - Acclaim Multi Specialty Group

Description

Acclaim Physician Group, Inc. (Acclaim) is a multi specialty medical group practice comprised of over 500 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants that partner with JPS Health Network (JPS). Acclaim supports JPS's mission of transforming healthcare delivery for the communities we serve. From primary care to pediatrics to a full range of specialties, Acclaim's goal is to provide high-quality, compassionate care for every patient, every time.

As the county health network and Level-1 Trauma Center, JPS has been serving the residents of Tarrant County for over 100 years. In addition to providing high-quality care, JPS is also an urban teaching hospital with a long history of training physicians and medical students. JPS offers 18 residency and fellowship programs, including the largest family medicine residency in the nation. JPS educates in tandem with the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Texas Christian University Medical School.

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Job Title:

Physician - Vice Chair - South - Family Medicine

Requisition Number:

req27041

Location:

Acclaim Magnolia

Job Description:

Job Summary:

 The Vice Chair provides an effective liaison with physicians/providers in collaboration with the Department Chair to have oversight and optimize important Acclaim Physician Group functions and activities and to align and integrate these with the strategic, clinical, and other operational goals and processes of the JPS Health Network. The Vice Chair works in partnership with the physicians/providers, Medical Directors, Chair, and Practice Managers/Administrative Directors and shares necessary communications regarding the performance of the inpatient and outpatient clinical activities including, but not limited to, quality, service, people, academics, stewardship and population health. This position plays a key role in provider development, driving patient experience and clinician engagement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Performance
· Serves as liaison with physicians/providers as necessary to achieve high clinical standards of services and patient-centric care.
· Holding providers accountable to their expected patient experience scores.
· Holding provider accountable to their expected weekly visits.
· Holding providers accountable for their quality of care.
· Communicates what is needed to achieve physician/provider integration into clinical activities.
· Communicates needs and progress toward continuously improving the performance of clinical activities.
· Reviews, approves, and/or completes pharmacy formulary request forms.

People Performance
· Performs rounding on Medical Director/APP Co-Director Monthly.
· Participates in leadership rounding.
· Attends monthly department and clinic meetings within the Family Medicine/Community Medicine department.
· Communicates to physicians/providers the management processes for policy, structure, or system.
· Participates and reviews the 360-rounding evaluation process.
· Communicates leadership needs or problems involving team dynamics or behaviors to achieve an efficient, consistent, and mutually respectful environment of care.
· Monitors for physicians/providers who are not meeting practice, quality, or behavioral standards and communicates with Leadership.
· Participates with Leadership in searches for new or replacement positions within the Department in partnership with Acclaim recruiting.

Academic and Educational Activities
· Supports the education and professional development of medical students, residents, fellows, and other health care learners, providing appropriate and timely mentoring either personally or through senior Departmental faculty.

Financial Performance and Growth Strategies
· Collaborates bi-directionally with physicians/providers and Provider Leadership to communicate equipment/ financial needs and results.
· Works with the Chair to review budget and make sure that the department is remaining within budget or exceeding it.
· Support quality metrics, billing and coding practices to maximize departmental revenue and sustainability.
· Ensure effective management of department resources to achieve operational efficiency.

Quality and Risk
· Facilitates the OPPE process to identify performance trends that present opportunities for improvement within the department.
· Provides Quality Action plan facilitation throughout the department with the assistance of leadership.
· Along with the Chair, monitors metrics for patient and provider quality and satisfaction.
· Along with the Chair, monitors for compliance with the directives of the federal and state agencies that may affect the clinic/clinical area and or Department.
· Assists the Chair in communicating to physicians/providers patient care policies, procedures, and standards in collaboration with Network personnel and Executive Leadership.
· Hosts monthly specialty rounding meetings within the department.
· Conducts monthly productivity review and facilitates the creation/update of action plans.
· Attends payor JOCs, and action plans with the VBC/Clinical Ops team to improve quality metrics and complete forms.
· Collaborates with the clinical ops team for the improvement of patient outcomes and collaborates with billing and coding team for accuracy and missed opportunities.

Community
· Participates in Acclaim and JPS Health Network programs as requested in community education and public relations regarding services available in the clinic/clinical area and or Department.

General
· Other duties as assigned by Acclaim Leadership.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

· Required Education and Experience:
o Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an accredited college of Medicine/Osteopathy.
o Board Certification in Family Medicine or Board Certification in Internal Medicine and eligibility for licensure in Texas are required.
· A minimum of three (3) years of leadership experience in a hospital or health system of considerable size and complexity.

· Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:
o Texas Medical License
o Board Certification

· Preferred Education/Licensure/Certification and Experience:
o Preference is given to those candidates who also have a working knowledge of management techniques and have prior successful service within a medical staff or service line structure as a department chair, medical executive committee
member, chair of a medical staff committee, service line leader, medical director, or other equivalent physician leadership position.

Communication and Leadership Skills and Competencies:
· A strong communicator and diplomat who can inspire and effectively communicate with physicians/providers, Vice Chair and Leadership a wide and diverse audience at all levels of the organization and externally.
· Possesses a high level of responsiveness.
· An ability to inspire and align clinicians and staff, both those within Acclaim and those with whom Acclaim interacts.
· A collaborator, partner, and communicator with the acumen to build a positive brand and patient/customer experience with Acclaim/JPS Health Network.
· A visible and engaging style.
· A strong interest in people, thoughtful consideration of others.
· A transparent management style that seeks to share information and welcomes input into the decision-making process.
· A collaborative approach and demonstrated ability to take an institutional view.
· Demonstrated political acumen and the necessary skills to orchestrate, optimize, and constructively balance the interests of diverse stakeholders.
· A mentor and developer of people who motivates others to be team players. He or she will ensure accountability and be supportive and open with faculty and staff.
· A personal and professional role model.

Benefits:
· Competitive salary
· Allowed Paid Time Off (ATO)
· CME/Professional Expense Allowance
· Relocation assistance
· Malpractice insurance provided
· Health, vision, and dental insurance options
· Retirement options