Chief Medical Officer
Clearpoint Health Network (CHN) is one of Canada’s largest trusted provider of independent surgical and multi-disciplinary medical centres across Canada. Working in close collaboration with hospitals, insurance providers, regional health organizations, and workers’ compensation boards, Clearpoint delivers high-quality care across Canada meeting the needs of patients, while alleviating capacity pressure on public health systems.
Position Summary
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) provides executive medical leadership across Clearpoint Health Network (CHN) and serves as a senior advisor on medical governance, clinical quality, patient safety, physician practice, regulatory compliance and organizational growth. The CMO works with senior leadership, centre Medical Directors and clinical leaders to advance consistent standards, safe patient care and effective clinical operations across the network. The Chief Medical Officer reports to the CEO.
Position type: will consider Full –Time, Permanent Part-time or Contractor
Key Responsibilities
Medical Leadership & Governance
- Lead and support centre Medical Directors, medical staff and centre-level quality committees.
- Chair the National Patient & Safety Committee and Medical Director meetings.
- Participate in Interprovincial Managers Meetings and other leadership forums.
- Advise senior leadership and the Governing Board on significant clinical matters.
- Support Medical Directors and clinical leaders with centre operations, physician concerns and medical staff issues.
- Collaborate with clinical and medical teams to develop clinical pathways and standardized treatment practices.
- May be required to travel to visit sites across Canada.
Quality, Patient Safety & Clinical Standards
- Oversee clinical audits, assessments, reportable incidents and Root Cause Analyses.
- Promote shared learning and improvements arising from patient safety events.
- Advise senior leadership, in collaboration with the National Lead, Clinical Support, on quality initiatives, KPIs and patient satisfaction.
- Promote adherence to medical standards, protocols, accreditation requirements and provincial regulatory frameworks.
- Recommend credentialing standards, clinical privileges, competency requirements and governance for new clinical programs.
Risk, Legal, Privacy & Regulatory Affairs
- Provide medical oversight for significant patient complaints, College investigations and physician-practice concerns.
- Identify clinical, legal, ethical, privacy and regulatory risks and lead mitigation strategies.
- Interface with legal counsel and insurance representatives regarding clinical risk, malpractice claims and potential legal action.
- Serve as Privacy Officer for CHN and its affiliated companies.
- Provide medical opinions on provincial practice standards and represent CHN with Ministries of Health, regulatory authorities and professional Colleges.
Strategy, Growth & External Representation
- Participate in strategic and capital planning.
- Evaluate new procedures, technologies and clinical growth opportunities.
- Support clinical business development, pilots, research and clinical trials.
- Represent CHN at external meetings, industry forums and conferences.
- Serve as a physician resource for Business Development.
SSN Operational Support
- Advise on SSN procedure offerings, product management and clinical pathways.
- Evaluate patient appropriateness when medical review is required.
- Support SSN physician onboarding and related administrative or clinical concerns.
- Collaborate with external clinical partners regarding bariatric aftercare and other service requirements.
Qualifications
- Medical degree and current or eligible physician licensure in at least one Canadian Province. May be able to maintain clinical practice if applicable.
- Master’s degree in business administration or health care administration recommended.
- Significant clinical practice and senior medical leadership experience.
- Experience in surgical services, ambulatory care or multi-site healthcare operations preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical governance, patient safety, quality improvement, credentialing, regulatory compliance and clinical risk.
- Experience working with physicians, provincial authorities, professional Colleges, insurers and legal counsel.
- Strong executive judgment, communication, collaboration and strategic decision-making skills.
For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact recruitment@clearpointhealth.ca for further information.
Clearpoint Health Network Inc does not use AI in screening, assessing or selecting applicants. Clearpoint is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.
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