VP Medical Affairs - Columbia Network

Description PeaceHealth seeks VP – Medical Affairs, Columbia Network, Portland OR/Vancouver WA We seek a VP of Medical Affairs with experience to:

Be responsible for professional clinical oversight and support of clinical quality, patient safety, infection prevention and regulatory services for the PeaceHealth Columbia Network.

Provide physician leadership and partnership with medical staff colleagues to foster an environment of quality and safety within PeaceHealth’s clinical delivery framework in the Columbia Network.

Act as the physician champion of a clinical excellence dyad model, monitoring systems to support quality, creating a safe culture and to improve patient outcomes and patient experience. Including the development and coordination of clinical quality improvement, adoption of new clinical quality monitoring technologies, implementing clinical data analytic systems and evaluating their impact on providers' practices and patient satisfaction.

Direct, facilitate, and coordinate physician leadership and oversight over system-wide peer review structures, activities and provider community relationships within our respective facilities.

Be responsible for leading, directing, and communicating PeaceHealth’s clinical physician networks strategies with community providers. Collaborating with the system and network Chief Medical Officer to design and support physician network structures by hospitals and networks.

Contribute to defining system strategic goals and ensuring goals and objectives in area of responsibility are aligned with the system’s strategic goals and objectives.

Be responsible for ensuring compliance with federal and state regulatory bodies.

Qualifications for the VP – Medical Affairs role include:

Graduation from an accredited medical school and complete an accredited residency program in a medical or clinical specialty is required.

Completion of an MBA, MHA or secondary college education in a business or health administration field is preferred.

Licensure as a physician in WA state is required.

Project related skills, experience leading teams for consensus.

Experience as a Board member or Staff Committee participation.

Minimum of five years of healthcare leadership experience required.

Minimum five years recent clinical practice experience required.

Experience leading/partnering in multidisciplinary teams required.

Up to date knowledge of changes in healthcare, emerging clinical methodologies and standards required.

Successful experience with redesign or process work which includes community or medical group wide implementation required.

Top reasons to work for PeaceHealth:

Inclusive, Mission-driven company culture.

Providing whole person care to Alaska, Oregon and Washington since 1890.

Competitive compensation and benefits.

For more information, please contact our Executive Recruiter, Ruth Long at rlong@peacehealth.org. About PeaceHealth: Based in Vancouver, Wash., we are a not-for-profit health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 17,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 1,200 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. Visit us online at peacehealth.org to learn more about our mission.See how PeaceHealth is committed to Inclusivity, Respect for Diversity and Cultural Humility. For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal laws.REQNUMBER: PH-INFOR-2530