Curative Executive and Academic Search is partnering with Lower Cape Fear Lifecare in their search for their next Chief Medical Officer in beautiful Wilmington, NC.
The incoming CMO will oversee policies, practices, and procedures to align hospice and palliative care with Lower Cape Fear LifeCare's (LCFL) standards, as well as accreditation and regulatory requirements. This role establishes medical standards for patient programs, offering guidance to LCFL staff, volunteers, and agency medical directors. The CMO serves as a vital link between the medical community and LCFL, fostering relationships with referring physicians and healthcare systems. Additionally, they provide clinical expertise during medical staff rounds, while functioning as an integral part of the executive leadership team. This involvement includes making policy recommendations to shape LCFL's strategic vision, supervising medical practice agencies, contracting physicians, and mid-level providers, and assuring all operations align with LCFL's mission statement.
Our strategic vision includes that of organizational growth, the successful CMO will assist us in attaining that growth as well as preparing the team to meet subsequent increased demands. A persuasive leader who can communicate organizational vision and changes, as well as cultivate buy-in is our ideal leader.
About Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare is a Hospice Honors Recipient, mission-driven nonprofit community-based hospice and palliative care provider. LCFL has a 40 plus year history of providing outstanding care for individuals and their families in southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina.
LCFL’s history began in 1980 with a mission to help the community by providing care and compassion to those with life-limiting illnesses. Today the agency provides superior full-spectrum care to over 1,000 patients a day in private residences, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, and our own three inpatient hospice centers. Additionally, LCFL offers programs specializing in grief care, community education and outreach, memory care and support, veteran care and more.
The LCFL team is highly engaged; boasting a physician satisfaction ranking in the 90th percentile as of the most recent Press Ganey national employee experience survey.
Our Mission: To provide access to the highest quality LifeCare, education, and supportive services to our patients, their families and the communities we serve.
? MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school ? Hospice and Palliative Care Board Certification or eligibility ? 10 years clinical practice experience with at least 3 years in Hospice and Palliative care ? 3 years progressive leadership experience
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