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The Assistant Vice President (AVP), Associate Chief Medical Officer of Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center
will serve as a facilitator of clinical initiatives aimed to improve quality, safety, patient and physician satisfaction,
and improving care coordination for the hospital.
The individual works at the direction of the Chief Medical Officer but will have a matrixed reporting structure at
Windy Hill with the SVP, Chief Operating Officer. The role may include leading the Grievance Committee,
engaging with Physician leaders on improvement of Patient Experience, and working on LOS reduction, HAI
mitigation, and Clinical Integration.
The Associate CMO may also serve as the lead physician administrator which will include attending Medical
Executive meetings, Credentials, and address any Quality concerns which arise. The individual will work have
Care Coordination report to him/her to ensure timely transfers for the LTAC.
As the Transfer Center Medical Director, this individual will provide physician clinical leadership within the center
to assure fidelity of clinical practice. In partnership with nursing and administrative leadership, this physician
leader will add value in a multitude of ways including but not limited to policy, protocol and procedure,
continuous quality improvement, patient care audits, process improvement, problem resolution and reform of
individual physician behavior that is adverse to the objectives of the Transfer Center and WellStar Health System
while acting as an advocate to support operations.
This role provides full medical oversight in cases EMTALA regulations apply. The Transfer Center Medical Director
will possess knowledge and awareness for problem anticipation and solving, although pre-defined protocols may
allow for a specific automatic management of some potential incidents within the Transfer Center. The provision
of medical knowledge to support care facilitation or patient history audits for inpatient to inpatient hospital
transfers.

Required Minimum Education:

Doctor of Medicine (MD/DO) from an accredited college of medicine and Board Certified in the physician's area of specialty is required

Master's in Business Administration/Management or Public Health is preferred.

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum of 10 years' experience as a licensed physician required and a minimum of 5 years recent management experience in an acute care setting, including, but not limited to service as a department chair, medical staff president, residency/fellowship program director, or similar is required.

Required Minimum Licenses and Certifications:

DO or MD required upon hire

Required Minimum Skills:

Extensive skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with physicians, hospital staff, and hospital system/system leadership, with emphasis on effective communication and follow-through.

Skills in identifying problems and recommending solutions.

Ability to interpret, adapt, develop, and apply guidelines and procedures. Ability to analyze complex clinical scenarios and apply critical thinking.

Working knowledge of healthcare reimbursement, regulations and policies as they pertain to denials/appeals, documentation and coding

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