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Title Information

Faculty TitleAssistant Professor

Job Class Code10031

FLSAExempt

Position Information

Posting NumberFRGV1504

Working TitleChief Medical Officer (Open Rank)

Number of Vacancies1

LocationRio Grande Valley

Division/OrganizationDivision of Health Affairs

Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position1 year

Tenure StatusNon Tenure Track

FTE1

Scope of Job

Under the general direction of the Chief Physician Executive of UT Health RGV , the Chief Medical Officer is responsible for providing clinical strategic direction and oversight for UT Health RGV . Oversees medical care delivery system, including development and implementation of strategies, programs, policies and procedures for all medical services. Collaborates with management, medical staff, and other constituents to recommend policy and strategic direction.

· Oversees and assures that ambulatory infrastructure is on pace with current and future practice operations, including consistent performance targets and metrics, setting common standards of care, measuring and improving clinical outcomes, and disseminating best practices.

· Lead executive responsible for Medical Service, Research, and Development Plan ( MSDRP ) bylaws/policies, ensures all MSDRP Guidelines, meetings, and procedures are followed in line with bylaws/policies.

· Creates an organization focused on patient experience, safety, quality, and seamlessness of care.

· Leads the Medical Executive Committee, in collaboration with applicable chairs.

· Leads the process of medical director supervision, goal setting and assessment. Takes a lead role in the professional development of medical directors.

· Works with the Chief Physician Executive of UT Health RGV and Assistant Vice President of Clinical Affairs to produce actionable, timely, and accurate clinical dashboards; ensures that performance information is received by applicable stakeholders, and actively used to drive performance improvement.

· Leads conversations pushing accountability to clinical chairs and departments on physician productivity, administrative responsibilities (open notes) and financial sustainability

· Integrates clinical administrative leadership plans into existing channels to identify, develop, and mentor future leaders across the enterprise.

· Provides leadership in improving patient experience, provider engagement, quality and safety for UT Health RGV .

· Works with key physician leaders to align physicians and clinical programs; integrates standards of care; and drives continuous improvement of quality.

· Standardizes ambulatory operations, processes, policies, and procedures where desirable.

· Assures that the clinical environment in which physicians’ practice is supportive of the School of Medicine’s academic missions in education and research.

· Promotes adherence to all applicable regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements.

· Develops, cultivates, and maintains working relationships with internal/external departments/agencies and other organizations.

· Performs other job duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Must have a license to practice medicine in the state of Texas. Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO). Seven (7) years of experience providing medical direction and supervision of teams.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

License or Certification Required?Yes

Salary

Desired Start Date07/03/2023

Posting Detail Information

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Open Date06/01/2022

Close Date

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may

require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is

performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive

and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code

§51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of

Texas ( TRS ), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least

135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement

Program ( ORP ) instead of TRS , subject to the position being 40 hours per week

and at least 135 days in length.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

Please Note

Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to

demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based

test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of

English as a Foreign Language ( TOEFL ) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the

International English Language Testing System ( IELTS ). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.

Quick Linkhttps://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/38703

Posting Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae

• List of 3 References

• Letter of Interest

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

• Reference Letter 1

• Reference Letter 2

• Reference Letter 3

• Unofficial Transcripts 2

• Unofficial Transcripts 3

• Teaching Statement