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MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2023 - Becker's Healthcare

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023 - Newsweek

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2023, 2024 - Newsweek

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 12,800 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.

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With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 13 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Jon Dirksen

Executive Talent Acquisition

jon.dirksen@ssmhealth.com

#LI-Onsite

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law.

Job Summary:

Develops short- and long-term goals and plans ensuring alignment with broader organization priorities. Utilizes metrics and organization vision to lead and direct strategic medical practice and standards, patient safety, clinical outcomes and patient, employee and physician satisfaction. Develops and implements medical practice standards and guidelines across organization to ensure the safe provision of quality patient care. Please note that this is NOT a remote opportunity. This role will require relocation to the St. Louis, Missouri area upon acceptance of the role.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the leadership team providing strategic direction on medical related issues. Works effectively as a team member in a dynamic executive environment in a matrix organization, and promotes teamwork within and across the organization by maintaining positive relationships and utilizing effective problem solving skills.

• Regularly displays and encourages ethical behavior in the areas of business ethics, legal compliance, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, vendor relationships and the reporting of questionable activities. Serves as a role model and mentor to providers and leadership.

• Interacts with physicians and other healthcare professionals serving as a bridge between the organization and it's customers. Manages external relationships with the scientific community as well as with patient groups and authorities.

• Communicates clinical knowledge to health care professionals and stakeholders. Manages relationships with physicians and the public.

• Oversees review process for promotional and non-promotional materials that are produced by the organization.

• Oversees medical advisory boards.

• Oversees communications of health policy and standard of care with physicians and medical community. Serves as a liaison to the general public regarding the practice of medicine in the organization. Reviews and approves all draft communications regarding medical policies and procedures.

• Oversees human resource management for the assigned area creating a culture of employee engagement. Ensures HR policies are administered consistently across function. Organizes area through appropriate structure and delegation of functions. Identifies succession planning needs within the team.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Doctorate from an accredited school of medicine

Experience

• Ten years' experience, with five years' in direct people management/leadership

Department:

8411000023 Medical Staff Office

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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