Job Description

JOB TITLE: Chief Medical Officer, Rural Health

SUPERSEDES: 01/23

FLSA: Exempt

JOB CODE: 0454

ISSUED: 01/2023

REVISED: 02/2025

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

The Chief Medical Officer, Rural Health will be responsible for strategic design and implementation of solutions for health care in rural Missouri. The Chief Medical Officer, Rural Health will show measurable improvements in healthcare access, delivery, and outcomes in assigned areas.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Serve as a liaison between Hospital administrative leadership, School of Medicine and Physician Group Leadership, and outside parties and agencies.

Support all objectives set by the MU Health Care including financial, volume, employee engagement, and service excellence.

Develop and promote physician and other provider engagement that lead to performance improvement and fulfillment of hospital and enterprise-wide goals.

Develop and sustain institutional partnerships designed to improve rural health outcomes.

Understand and define forces leading to inferior healthcare delivery in rural Missouri.

Work with MU Health Care leadership in defining priorities for support and development of key clinical programs such as virtual care, workforce training, shared clinical programs, and clinical programs specifically designed to address problems of rural populations.

Develop working knowledge of the campus financials, with a focus on financing and funding of initiatives designed to improve rural health care in Missouri.

Help resolve physician issues, promote a high degree of cross-department collaboration, helping to organize, clarify, and prioritize the institution's collective quality, safety, and utilization goals.

Work toward advancing and establishing shared clinical programs and provide co-leadership at rural care sites.

Facilitate improvements in clinical operations based on patient feedback, provider relations, and clinical outcomes; enhance relationships with affiliate health care partners.

Integrate and partner with the Chief Medical Officer physician leadership team, providing back up leadership during absences.

Contribute to the identification, development, and training of future physician leaders.

May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Have executive presence, integrity, work ethic, tenacity, and a leadership style that is independent in approach, strong in teamwork, and comfortable in a matrix environment.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervision is received from MU Health Care Chief Medical Officer.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Supervision exercised over rural clinical programs and initiatives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Medical degree from an accredited medical school, current licensure as a physician, board certification in an area of specialty, and current malpractice coverage.

Licensed or eligible to be licensed as a physician in the state of Missouri.

Ten (10) years of experience in clinical practice and medical leadership.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job; however, completion of these duties is a measure of successful performance. Employees of this job classification are subject to performance reviews. Basic function, responsibilities and characteristics duties may change at any time with or without notice.

SAFETY SENSITIVE STATUS

This job description is considered safety sensitive.

This document is a general description of typical job duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees holding the associated job title. Additional duties, specific qualifications and work emphasis may vary between individual positions.