Job Description:
The Murphey Group, Inc. has been retained to recruit a Vice President, Medical Affairs for our hospital client.  The VPMA reports to the President/CEO, and according to established policies and procedures, provides leadership for administrative, management, marketing, fiscal, clinical and staffing functions of medical services with line responsibility for the following:

• Medical Staff Affairs
• Physician Services/Medical Staff Credentialing
• Continuing Medical Education
• Performance Improvement/Care Coordination/JCAHO
• Hospitalist In-Patient Program
• Infection Control
• Emergency Room Physician Services
• Anesthesiology Services
• Risk/Corporate Compliance/Patient Safety
• Health Information Management/Transcription

Company:
300+ bed, not-for-profit hospital

Requirements:
Graduation from an accredited medical school; MD or DO Degree is required as is Board Certification in a clinical discipline.  A minimum of five (5) years of clinical practice is required.  Clinical credibility is a must. Experience as a VPMA, CMO, Clinical Chair, Medical Director or the equivalent is strongly preferred.  Physician leadership experience is required, with a track record of success in implementing operational, administrative, and medical management principles; experience establishing a CMO/VPMA function is preferred.  Eligibility for licensure to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina.  A track record, which includes demonstrable evidence of quality and process management ensuring high quality patient care.  An understanding of the needs and challenges of community based physicians.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the confidence to represent the organization in both formal and informal settings.  Additional education and coursework in management and business is preferred.  Completion of all or part of the Physician in Management series would satisfy this preference as would an advanced management degree (MBA, MHA, MPh, MMM, etc.)

Location:
North Carolina