Description

The Roger and Joyce Howe Distinguished Executive Medical Director Primary Care is the physician executive responsible for The Christ Hospital Physicians Primary Care service line. The Christ Hospital Physicians (TCHP) is the employed physician group of The Christ Hospital Health Network (TCHHN) and consists of 650+ Physicians and APP’s organized in 7 service lines representing 30+ specialties. TCHP Primary Care consists 116 Physicians and 61 APP’s practicing in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, IM/Peds, Urgent Care, MDVIP and Geriatric Medicine at over 39 sites in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region.

Reporting to the President of The Christ Hospital Physicians, the Executive Medical Director (EMD) is responsible for executing the 5-year strategic plan for TCHP Primary Care, ensuring growth in the providers, geographic locations and empaneled patients to meet community needs and network goals. The EMD serves as a member TCHP Physician Leadership Council (PLC) and the Hospital Medical Executive Committee (MEC).

The Executive Medical Director is an endowed chair through the Roger and Joyce Howe Distinguished Executive Medical Director of Primary Care with the purpose to support primary care strategic initiatives including, emphasizing and recognizing the importance of primary care to the Network and the broader community,  elevating innovation of primary care delivery to serve the needs of the community, improving access to primary care, reducing the burden of primary care providers and enhancing patient experience. The endowment provides annual financial support for initiatives that further primary care innovation and are at the discretion of the Executive Medical Director.

The Executive Medical Director will be responsible for operational and financial administration of the primary care service line and serves as the primary point of contact for executive communication to and from all physician members of the Primary Care service line. The Executive Medical Director’s goals include increasing empaneled patients, improving access and optimizing provider panel size while advancing quality, access, and patient experience.

The Executive Medical Director will be supported by the Executive Director of Ambulatory Operations as a dyad partner to develop annual goals and fulfill long term strategies including plans for clinical and programmatic growth, and operational enhancements and management of capital, revenue, and expense budgets.  

The Executive Medical Director works closely with the Executive Medical Director of Population Health to achieve the network’s strategies related to enhancement of the organization’s value-based care programs as well as achievement of the ACO’s goals.  In total accountability for performance spans across 290,000+ annual visits in the service line with 175,000 empaneled patients.  

TCHP has made significant investments in Physician Leadership reflected in the POD Medical

Director structure within primary care. The POD medical directors (6 TCHP primary care physicians) who provide clinical leadership for defined groups of providers (“Pods”), with oversight across the service line. They drive performance in quality, population health, utilization, and risk adjustment by engaging and coaching providers, analyzing performance data, and implementing value-based care strategies to improve outcomes, efficiency, and compliance. They partner with clinical and operational leadership to address barriers and advance best practices withing Primary Care.

The EMD will collaborate with their Service Line Medical Director peers (Comprehensive

Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Musculoskeletal, Oncology, Surgical Specialties,

Women’s Health) to advance the Strategic Plan of TCHP and the Network and will work with TCHHN leadership to achieve top-percentile performance in quality, safety, and patient satisfaction and affordability of care

As a teaching site for undergraduate and graduate medical education in the Cincinnati region, the

EMD will coordinate access for medical students from Neomed’s Cincinnati Branch Campus, University of Cincinnati and Xavier Medical Schools. In addition, they will be involved in ambulatory experiences for the Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residency programs.

The Executive Medical Director, Primary Care must be a thought leader in the primary care space, capable of creating a vision for the primary care practice of the future while understanding the mission of a large, quaternary, integrated healthcare network. TCHHN has an aggressive and targeted growth strategy for the region including new facility construction that co-locates gateway services of Primary Care, Women’s Health and General Cardiology and key subspecialties. The Executive Director will be instrumental in the recruiting and successful ramp up of these sites while also identifying future opportunities for Primary Care Service Line growth.

Requirements

The successful Physician Leader will have at least ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in a complex health care enterprise with demonstrated program development, operational and execution experience. Minimum three (3) years of experience in Physician leadership capacity and three (3) years working at an executive level.

      Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, client relations and relationship building, analytical, project management, expert level presentation and communication (written/verbal) skills, a priority.

      Proven ability to develop and execute organizational strategies, manage operations within financial parameters, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.

      A personal presence defined by unwavering ethics, integrity, intellectual honesty, and sound judgment, coupled with the ability to inspire and motivate others to uphold and advance the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of The Christ Hospital Health Network.

      Demonstrates personal resilience and strong situational negotiation skills.

      Proactive, energetic, and highly personable, with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively alongside a diverse leadership team.

      Practicing clinician with the requirement of clinical activity of 4-8 hours a week in the ambulatory care setting.

Compensation 

 The Executive Medical Director is expected to earn an attractive compensation package along with an excellent benefits package. Relocation assistance will be provided.

Key Cultural Take Aways: It will be important for candidates to have the skills, professional experience, and personal characteristics to be successful in the environment depicted below:

      As the culture of The Christ Hospital Health Network is a physician-centric one.

      The Christ Hospital Health Network places a strong emphasis on relationship building. The EMD will have the full support of the administrative team in cultivating meaningful connections across the organization, gaining a deep understanding of its opportunities and challenges, and drawing on the team’s extensive institutional knowledge and experience.

      Patient experience scores are the highest in the region, and the organization has been recognized as the “Most Preferred Hospital” by the Greater Cincinnati community for 21 consecutive years. The health system has differentiated itself in the marketplace by its commitment to clinical excellence, which is evidenced by the many reputational and clinical awards that have been received both nationally and regionally.  

      The Christ Hospital Health Network has a strong management team, experienced and dedicated staff, and a passionate board with a 137-year legacy.  

      Open mindedness and ability to affect affiliations and partnerships with outside parties is needed.  

      Innovation in an evolved managed care market is required to garner new markets and growth. With over two hundred employer contracts for bundled pricing and management (primarily joint & spine and emerging cardiac) the organization is positioning itself for the future and inevitable evolution toward full-risk contracting.   

      Like other quaternary integrated health systems, the environment is increasingly complex with business models including institutes, clinical service lines, joint ventures and an Accountable Care Organization (ACO).