Chief Medical Officer

Specific requirements include but are not limited to: 

• Exceptional professional written and verbal communication skills to a variety of levels with a variety of constituencies; able to modify approach to target audience; good at instilling horizontal and vertical communications throughout the organization. Relationship builder with all stakeholders; consistency of message, regardless of audience; participatory decision-making style, but decisive when necessary; strong listening skills; guards against groupthink; understands the culture of smaller communities; intuitive; direct.
• Excellent influencing skills and ability to effectively manage sensitive/challenging interpersonal and organizational situations.
• Leadership presence: individual who likes to be visible and known to members of the organization and community; diplomatic, but not political; collaborative; fosters a sense of teamwork; optimistic and enthusiastic; results-oriented; transparent with information; extrovert and confident without being egotistical. Finds synergies and places a premium on, but is not paralyzed by, building consensus; credible at all levels of the organization; possesses the discipline of focus; effectively assesses threats and opportunities with input from the administrative team.
• Has personal standards of professionalism and infuses those into the organization; trustworthy; high level of personal integrity and honesty; passionate about the organization’s mission and providing the best for patients and their families; known for strength of character; speaks truth to power.
• Relationally driven but will hold others accountable for outcomes; maturity that allows in-check ego, but decisive. Establishes measurable goals and objectives; clearly communicates expectations. Truly partners with those on leadership teams. Persistent in efforts to improve metrics incrementally or exponentially.
• Mental ability to conduct ongoing interpersonal interactions and analyze and solve problems is essential.
• Work collaboratively with administrative leaders and in alignment with the CEO and Executive Board decisions. 
• Identifies and mentors emerging provider leaders to build long term leadership capacity for the organization.