Associate Chief Medical Officer, Fresenius Kidney Care

Fresenius Medical Care • Waltham, MA • 6h ago

PURPOSE AND SCOPE: The purpose of the Associate Chief Medical Officer, Fresenius Kidney Care is to assist the FKC Chief Medical Officer in providing the clinical leadership and counsel to verticals in the FKC portion of the CD Portfolio. This role entails closely working with the FKC business and clinical staff to ensure the highest standards of clinical quality and patient safety are being delivered in FKC In-Center and Home Therapies clinics, as well as in the inpatient Acute setting.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide strategic and operational leadership of overall mid-to-long-term (3-5 years) objectives through the application of thoughtful techniques in the communication of the company's mission and core values and corporate strategy to effect positive change and/or create efficient and effective organizational structure within the assigned business unit(s);

Lead delivery of innovative solutions to processes, products, and services in FKC clinics which may require interpretation outside of established protocols and/or development of new protocols;

Identify, analyze, and resolve critical clinical workflow and/or business processes to achieve operational efficiency improvements

Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in areas of expertise in broad areas of general nephrology and internal medicine to provide advice and guidance to FKC's internal and external clinical and business partners;

Maintain and continuously update familiarity with the relevant clinical literature, as well as real-time changes to regulatory, reimbursement, and operational environments to ensure SME-based guidance is rooted in evidence-based practices and business operational realities;

Direct and oversee the broad activities of the business unit(s) through the interpretation, application and implementation of

company-wide policies and procedures relevant to the assigned functional area(s);

Review and comply with the Code of Business Conduct and all applicable company policies and procedures, local, state and

federal laws and regulations and ensure all employees within the assigned team(s) also understand and comply with same;

Interact respectfully, collaboratively, productively, and professionally with all levels of the organization and with external partners to ensure the delivery of patient care is evidence-based, realizing highest level of clinical quality and patient safety;

Serve as a professional representative of the organization to external partners and customers;

Provide subject matter expert guidance to clinical and business partners, inside and outside the organization, within the scope of the employee's education, training, and professional experience. This includes but is not limited to:

Optimal standards of clinical care for patients with CKD and ESKD;

Optimal operational and clinical standards of patient care delivery using in-center hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis, and hemodiafiltration;

Optimal operational and clinical standards for delivering vascular access care.

Assist Clinical Services and FKC Operations in the development, implementation, and monitoring of clinical quality, patient safety and patient satisfaction metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs);

Provide counsel and support to the FKC Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) in overseeing the FKC Medical Advisory Boards, FKC clinical consultants, the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, the JV Council, and other patient and provider focused committees and advisory boards as needed;

Provide counsel, guidance, and support to FKC Medical Directors and Attending Physicians regarding queries, concerns, complaints, disputes, and/or recommendations for developing and implementing process improvements in FKC clinics;

Provide counsel, guidance, and support to FKC and FME legal and compliance teams as needed and as requested

Support the FKC operations team as needed and requested in operational excellence efforts;

Assist in developing, implementing, and monitoring of evidence-based medicine treatment algorithms which can be integrated into clinical decision support;

Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regular domestic travel is required for work related purposes.

EDUCATION AND REQUIRED CREDENTIALS :

Successful completion of an ACGME accredited residency program in internal medicine;

Successful completion of an ACGME accredited fellowship in nephrology; (Medical Doctor - Nephrology)

Current ABIM certification in nephrology;

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS :

At least 10+ years post-fellowship training experience in clinical nephrology with demonstrated record of leadership capabilities, successful team management and team building, and relevant professional accomplishments;

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of management with candor, tact, and emotional intelligence;

Excellent oral and written communication skills for internal and external audiences, including lay and subject-matter expert audiences;

Interacts with internal and external stakeholders at a high level

Negotiates with internal and external parties, who regularly have divergent interests, to achieve corporate objectives; represents the organization on a global, regional, national or functional level

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EOE, disability/veterans

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