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Summary

The Senior Vice President (SVP), Chief Physician Executive (CPE) at St. Charles Health System serves as the senior physician leader for the greater physician and advanced practice provider enterprise and is responsible for advancing clinical excellence, provider engagement, quality, safety, system-wide care delivery performance, and financial sustainability. The CPE provides strategic and operational leadership across all employed and affiliated medical staff, aligning clinical practice and service lines with care models, clinical operations, and care models with the organization’s vision, mission, values and strategic priorities. In partnership with the executive leadership team, the CPE ensures the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across the health system.

This role partners closely with the SVP, Specialty Service Lines and VP, Primary Care Services in a triad relationship to ensure high-quality, safe, equitable, and financially sustainable care across the continuum, while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. In addition, this role partners with the Chief Nurse Executive and Chief Pharmacy Officer through a clinical governance model to ensure care is safe, effective, evidence-based, compliant, and aligned across disciplines.

Education

Required:

Graduate of an accredited school of medicine (MD or DO) and ABMS board certified.

Preferred:

Master's degree in administration (MBA, MMM, MHA, or MPA), public health (MPH), or related field. CPE certification from the American Association for Physician Leadership (Formerly ACPE) or equivalent.

Experience

Required:

Minimum of ten (10) years of clinical experience, plus ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience, including at least five (5) years in a senior leadership role within hospital or clinic operations, an integrated delivery system, or a closely related healthcare setting.

Preferred:

Prior experience in the following areas: integrated community-based healthcare organization, clinical program development, research, medical informatics, GME programs, leading quality and patient safety initiatives/clinical process improvement, disease management programs and protocols, strategic planning; knowledge and experience in leadership and management of clinical quality and efficiency, planning and evaluation of programs with particular reference to assessment of cost-effectiveness of programs and advocacy and sensitivity to the needs and aspiration of a diverse work force.

Ideal Candidate Leadership Characteristics

The Senior Vice President, Chief Physician Executive (CPE) for St. Charles Health System will be a seasoned leader who can inspire and motivate all caregivers in delivering clinical, quality and operational excellence. The CPE will express the vision, drive and flexibility necessary to ensure that, as SCHS grows, develops and changes, the efforts of SCHS and its leaders continue to inure to the patients and communities it serves. SCHS seeks a systems-oriented leader with an eye for strategic growth and a passion for community healthcare within a regional, independent health system.

The clear consensus view is that St. Charles’ next CPE will possess these leadership characteristics:

• Passionate about providing high quality, consistent and easily accessible care to the greater Central Oregon region with a strong foundation of clinical excellence
• Demonstrate the highest integrity and commitment to working in a spirit of transparency, trust and partnership with the Board of Directors, physicians, APPs and leadership in advancing the organization forward
• A strategic visionary, who is forward thinking and has a prospective view on issues with the ability to consistently execute strategy and follow-through with commitments
• An authentic, humble, relationship-oriented leadership style with a personal demeanor based on servant leadership, approachability, accessibility and empathy, with compassion and respect for others
• Commitment to being a visible leader across all sites of care and across the communities served
• High emotional intelligence, to navigate relationships and to enhance physician and APP engagement and wellbeing
• Ability to cultivate and develop physician and APP leaders across the system
• Establish and sustain respectful, trusting relationships to promote a strong organizational culture
• Inspire and empower leaders and caregivers, while also creating expectations around accountable outcomes
• Hold the fundamental belief that highly engaged caregivers can deliver an extraordinary experience for patients and families
• Assist in appropriately balancing the business of healthcare with the service of healthcare
• Actively participate in the Bend community to promote and advance St. Charles Health’s strategic initiatives