
Chief Medical Officer – Physician, MD or DO
Blue Mountain Hospital District
- Grant County, OR John Day, OR
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provides leadership in the alignment of physicians and providers with the mission, vision and values of the hospital.
- Participates in the development of the patient safety and clinical quality strategy, including the establishment of annual goals, performance targets, and metrics.
- Works closely with clinical departments to improve HCAHPS scores.
- Helps to establish the standard of care, evidence based practices, improve clinical outcomes and disseminate best practices.
- Serve as physician advisor for case manager regarding utilization issues.
- Provides support and assistance to the Chief of Medical Staff, the members of the Medical Executive Committee, and the Medical Staff to assist them in their roles and to maximize the hospital's culture of patient safety and quality.
- Chairs or supports key physician committees aimed at alignment of clinical programs, provider review, strategic planning, integration of standards of care, research and driving continuous improvement of quality and patient safety.
- Provides support to departmental medical directors (i.e., EMS, ER, Cardiopulmonary, OB, etc.)
- Coordinates and facilitates provider/hospital communication and alignment.
- Acts as a primary clinician liaison to the Board, the Quality Committee and the community.
- Facilitates physician leadership development and education.
- Facilitates collegial and effective working relations with all hospital and clinic clinicians.
- Assists hospital with physician recruitment.
- Promotes physician, hospital staff and patient satisfaction.
- Assists hospital in fulfilling all regulatory requirements (e.g., DNV, CMS/Federal, State).
- Helps formulate and implement population health strategy in conjunction with hospital staff, providers and community partners.
- Assists in addressing and documenting any disruptive physician/provider behavior issues.
- Assesses and improves physician/provider engagement scores.
- Manages various projects as assigned by the CEO.
- Competitive Salary
- Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Paid Vacation + Holidays
- Generous CME Package
- National Health Service Corps and Internal Loan Repayment Opportunity
- Great work-life balance and amazing place to live
- Licensure as an MD or DO in the State of Oregon.
- Current or ability to obtain BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PALS certification.
- Attend or complete required annual trainings.
- Maintain continuing medical education as required by licensure
| 541-575-4192Why Blue Mountain Hospital District & Grant County?The Blue Mountain Hospital District (BMHD) is located in Grant County, Oregon, at the heart of the John Day River, in beautiful, rural, Eastern Oregon. Our District is comprised of a Critical Access Hospital (CAH), Family & Rural Health Clinic, Home Care and Hospice team, Emergency Medical Services, an Intermediate Care Center, and all of the supporting ancillary departments necessary to care for the health and wellness of our community.Our District spans from John Day to Prairie City, nestled in a valley surrounded by the Blue Mountains. The Strawberry Mountain Range and John Day River Valley offer a variety of outdoor activities, from abundant hiking/mountain biking/horse riding trails, to high and low lakes and ponds. Our area is known to be a “go to” place not just for recreation, but also for big game hunting and fishing!Join our family-like team and settle into a lifestyle that is hard to beat!For more information on our area, visit our Grant County Chamber of Commerce and Discover John Day pages at: and