Chief Medical Officer/Clinical Director

The Center for Family and Child Enrichment (CFCE) is dedicated to help children and their families by providing the right services and solutions based on individual needs.  CFCE is constantly evolving to better support our community. CFCE expanded in early 2012 to include a health care center, The Pediatric & Family Health and Wellness Center.The Pediatric & Family Health and Wellness Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), offers an array of preventative health services including but not limited to: general and sick care for adults and children, OB/GYN, dental services, nutrition programs and mental health and substance abuse treatment for children and adults.Why join CFCE:

• Making an invaluable impact in your community
• Growth and professional development opportunities available
• Qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• We are a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), will also serve as Clinical Director for the organization. The CMO plans and directs all aspects of the Center for Family and Child Enrichment, Inc.  medical policies and programs; is responsible for the quality of care in the center and for strategic clinical relationships with physicians; oversees the development of the medical/clinical content in marketing materials; ensures all clinical programs remain compliant; writes research publications appropriate to support clinical service offerings; relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals; and may also work as a primary care physician.  Manages and provides leadership to clinical staff and ensures proper and compliant clinic operations. This is not a remote position.The CMO will work as the needs of the operation require. Normal work days and hours are Monday through Friday, 8am – 6pm and Fridays, 8am – 4pm; however, there will be times when the employee will need to come in or work on “off hours” or “off days” to meet the needs of the positionKey Responsibilities:

• Maintains a transparent, effective relationship with the Chief Executive Officer and Executive team by supporting the organization’s activities, implementing Board-approved policies, and reporting on the financial condition of the Health Center;
• Fosters an environment and culture that focuses on fulfilling the company’s mission, vision, and values;
• Oversees departmental organizations to include (but not limited to) medical, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), behavioral health, psychiatry, dentistry, laboratory, radiology, etc.;
• Provides insight and recommendations for both short-term and long-term growth plans of the organization;
• Assists the Chief Executive Officer in developing and implementing the strategic long- and short-range plans;
• Monitors level of care in the health center using both statistical information and chart review; may offer unsolicited medical judgment as appropriate;
• Identifies, acquires, and implements systems and software to provide critical operational performance information;
• Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration with clear expectations and direction to all clinical staff about the importance of partnerships with patient and families, and with all disciplines to ensure a comprehensive care plan;
• Enhances quality outcomes by partnering with leadership including for shared clinical decision-making;
• Evaluate departments and make suggestions for automating processes to increase workflow efficiency;
• Strategizes and drives process improvements focused on innovative care delivery and/or operational models designed to improve clinical services, outcomes, patient throughput, and patient safety;
• Represents CFCE and interacts with regulatory agencies, insurance carriers, attorneys, and other professional and community partners and groups;
• Collaborates with other disciplines for the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures that address how patient care needs of the patient population served are assessed, met, and evaluated;
• Maintains compliance with governmental regulations and industry requirements;
• Adheres to a Professional Practice Model that illustrates alignment and integration of medical practices;
• Ensures the care delivery system is integrated within the Professional Practice Model and promotes continuous, consistent, efficient, and accountable patient care;
• Provides strategic guidance and direction through the monitoring of the medical, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), behavioral health, psychiatry, dentistry, laboratory, radiology, as applicable;
• Enhances operational effectiveness, emphasizing cost containment, and high-quality patient care;
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises (as necessary), departmental policies and procedures;
• Supervise, and may participate in and assist with, in-service and continuing education programs for physicians, nurses, and other medical/clinical personnel;
• Assures operations, processes, and procedures are effective in the areas of medical documentation, medical coding, and internal controls;
• Collaborates with Human Resources/Provider Recruiter as applicable;
• Participates in Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Operational Site Visits, Federal Tort Claims Act audits, and other federal/state regulatory and accreditation audits;
• Ensures patient and family-centered care is comprehensive and coordinated and monitored for effectiveness through the quality improvement model that leads to systematic improvements over time resulting in outcome measures that outperform benchmark statistics of national databases;
• Allocates financial, information, and human capital for improvement activities, ensuring efficient delivery of cost effective and efficient services to patients, physicians, and medical departments;
• Interview, hire, develop, and manages all clinical staff as applicable;
• Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations;
• Ensures compliance and oversight of basic life-saving procedures.

Patient Care:

• Assess patient status by obtaining health history through patient and family interviews and chart reviews, assessing the presenting illness, risk factors, family history, psychosocial situation and cultural factors and performing appropriate physical examination.
• Order and perform appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and other screening tests. Seek other information as needed, including consultation with Physicians and other clinicians, for evaluation of illness.
• Integrate data to determine diagnosis and therapeutic plan, including identification of any
• health risks.
• Develop and implement treatment plans by prescribing and dispensing medications and
• injections in compliance with medical practice guidelines and state laws. Handle minor
• lacerations.
• Instruct patient and families regarding medications and treatments. Educate patients
• regarding disease management, illness prevention and wellness. Recommend appropriate
• community resources to meet patient and family needs.
• Communicate appropriate case management information to other professionals and
• community agencies.
• Prepare documentation for medical records including updating patient medical chart by
• posting examination and test results, diagnosis, medications and treatment in electronic medical record.
• Participate in peer reviews, chart reviews, staff education, clinical guideline development and other continuing education and quality assurance activities to demonstrate compliance with standards, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Act as consultant and collaborator to clinical team. Comply with patient confidentiality requirements. Promote patient advocacy.
• Fosters and develops partnerships to further the mission of the organization.
• Travel as necessary.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:
  • Doctoral Degree in Family or Internal Medicine Required
• Experience:
  • Minimum of seven (7) years' in a medical practice environment with at least three (3) years' in a senior management capacity at the Director level.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook etc)
  • Experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred
  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) experience preferred
• Licenses or Certifications
  • Active medical license in the state of Florida
  • Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice
  • Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license
  • Current Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) license

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