Deputy Chief Medical Officer

**Overall Purpose Of The Job**:
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer is responsible for assisting the CMO in providing medical oversight, direction, and leadership to the medical staff regarding all areas of healthcare for the Role 2 medical facility program.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Participates in the development of administrative policies and approves medical practice procedures, policies, guidelines, and SOPs.
- Provides advice on the suitability of existing medical equipment and makes recommendations on future equipment needs.
- Assists in planning for the development of new medical services.
- Ensures periodic review of practice management functions and reviews patient satisfaction surveys and
- complaints.
- Provides medical consultation as required.
- Participates in the development and implementation of training and educational programs.
- Participates in site meetings with the Prime Contractor and/or onsite government representatives as
- requested by the Project Manager.
- Participates in all government audits under the SOW as requested by the Project Manager.
- Reports to CMO to assure quality and compliance.
- Serves as the Medical Director for the EMS service on CAS in the absence of the CMO and coordinates.
- with the EMS Lead for skill validation and protocols. Involved in critical incident review as required.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Assists in quality development and clinical governance agendas including maintaining Code of Conduct of medical practice, medical record-keeping, infection control standards, emergency response preparedness, medical staff, and patient safety at the facility.
- Serves as the chair of the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) in the absence of the CMO which meets monthly. Ensures that meeting minutes are written and uploaded to Share Point.
- Provides oversight of other committees of the clinic (e.g. Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Credential and Privileging, Peer Review, Infection Control) when directed by the CMO. Ensure that the committees report quarterly to the MEC.
- Ensures that monthly routine peer review of medical charts are performed and peer review results are uploaded to Share Point.
- Ensures that all Focus Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE) are current.
- Provides direction, as appropriate to clinical case management including patient movements and referral off island in close collaboration with insurance companies and company medevac providers.
- Works closely with the other leaders supporting the CAS Role 2 project to ensure business continuity from a medical aspect
- Promotes International SOS Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols.
- Assists the CMO in Supervising all healthcare providers including physicians, surgeons, mid-level providers and dentist.
- Provides strategic direction for medical staff and physician services programs to meet short
- and long term goals.
- Serves as the clinical leader for the organization and provides support and education for other clinical leaders in the absence of the CMO.
- Provides leadership, oversight, and accountability for the operational effectiveness of the physician services program.
- Reports on metrics to measure the impact of physician services.
- Participates in the development of administrative policies and approves medical practice procedures, policies, guidelines, and SOPs.
- Provides advice on the suitability of existing medical equipment and makes recommendations on future equipment needs.

**Job Profile**:
**Required Skills and Knowledge** (Brief description of technical knowledge or skills needed to perform the job)
- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a healthcare leadership role and clinical experience within the past five (5) years, preferably in a remote site
- Demonstrated experience in executive-level interpersonal skills and ability to work in a matrix environment

**Experience Preferred**:

- Experience on a military site, working as a government subcontractor or prime contractor is preferred.

**Education Required**:

- Current and unrestricted license from any US State, District of Columbia or US Territory to provide healthcare within scope of practice.
- Graduated from an approved medical school and completed a residency or fellowship as a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Osteopathy (D.O.) from a school in the United States or Canada approved by a recognized accrediting body in the year of the applicant’s graduation.
- Board certified in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine.
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Certification by the American College of Surgeons - Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) is preferred.
- DEA license

**Other Special Qualifications**:

- Common Access Card (CAC) or ability to obtain one
- Must be able to read, write and speak English to effectivel