Chief Medical Officer

SIA "Jelgavas pilsētas slimnīca" (Reg. No. 41703007038) invites you to join our team as MEDICAL DIRECTOR SIA "Jelgavas pilsētas slimnīca" is seeking a Medical Director to professionally and purposefully lead and improve medical processes, enhance the quality of medical care and patient safety, and contribute significantly to the hospital's future development. This is an important management position in a healthcare institution responsible for organizing and supervising medical processes, coordinating medical staff work, efficient resource utilization, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Education and Professional Qualifications: - Higher medical education and professional medical qualifications; - Status as a medical professional with the right to practice medicine in accordance with regulatory requirements; - Preferred: Professional certification as a medical professional in a relevant medical specialty; - Experience in a management position in healthcare or medical services, including team management experience; - Understanding of Latvia's healthcare system organization, healthcare institution operating principles, and healthcare service provision regulations. Professional and Management Competencies: - Understanding of medical process organization, quality management, and patient safety principles; - Experience planning, organizing, and supervising medical or departmental operations; - Ability to set priorities, establish achievable goals, and make informed decisions; - Developed analytical and strategic thinking skills; ability to make fact- and data-based decisions; - Ability to build a professional team oriented toward collaboration and results; - Strong communication and collaboration skills, including constructive cooperation with medical professionals, administration, patients, and other stakeholders; - Understanding of financial resource planning and budget management principles; - Understanding of change management and ability to successfully implement organizational and process improvements; - Knowledge of regulatory acts governing healthcare institution operations and ability to ensure compliance; - Good computer skills and information system literacy, including experience with Doctor's Office, Microsoft Outlook, Datamed, and other systems necessary for job duties; - State language knowledge and proficiency at the level necessary for proper job performance in accordance with regulatory requirements; - Preferred: English language proficiency, particularly for professional communication and participation in international projects. KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: - Ensure organization, coordination, and supervision of medical processes, promoting quality, continuity, consistency, and patient safety; - Organize and oversee inpatient and outpatient medical service delivery in accordance with hospital goals and established requirements; - Plan, coordinate, and improve patient flow and medical process organization; - Ensure efficient organization of medical staff work, including personnel resource planning and capacity assessment; - Monitor medical process compliance with applicable regulations, hospital internal policies, and professional standards; - Ensure and oversee medical documentation circulation and completion in accordance with regulatory requirements; - Supervise medication circulation and use organization in medical processes, ensuring appropriate control mechanisms within competence; - Identify medical process risks and participate in developing mitigation measures; - Promote improvement of medical service quality management and patient safety systems; - Provide recommendations for medical service development, process optimization, and efficient resource utilization; - Participate in planning and implementing hospital digitalization processes, promoting effective use of information systems in medical process delivery; - Collaborate with hospital management, department heads, and medical professionals in improving medical processes; - Perform other tasks related to medical process management and hospital operations in accordance with position competence and regulatory requirements. Stability and Security: - Permanent employment; - Competitive salary from 4,000.00 EUR (considering candidate's professional experience and competence); - Responsible and significant management-level position in a healthcare institution. Balanced Work Rhythm: - Working hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on business days; - Well-organized and modern work environment; - Work location: Jelgava, Brīvības Boulevard 6, approximately 40 minutes from Riga city center. Growth and Development Opportunities: - Responsible, dynamic, and professionally challenging work; - Opportunity to influence hospital development and implement new solutions for medical process improvement; - Professional development and qualification advancement opportunities in accordance with job duties and professional field. Daily Comfort and Well-being: - Professional, responsive, and collaboration-oriented team; - Shared traditions and employee events; - Subsidized lunches; - Free parking. Please submit your CV and motivation letter in a convenient way: - Electronically by sending to: [email protected] - In person at the Personnel Department, Brīvības Boulevard 6, Jelgava. Application deadline: September 2, 2026! Joining SIA "Jelgavas pilsētas slimnīca" team, you will have the opportunity to use your professional experience to make a significant contribution to medical process development, improve healthcare service quality, and support the hospital's future growth. We invite professionals who wish to take on responsibility, lead with competence, and build a quality healthcare environment to apply for the Medical Director position. If you have questions or need additional information, please call: +371 63030110 We will contact candidates selected for the next selection round. Data Protection Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, hereinafter – GDPR), SIA "Jelgavas pilsētas slimnīca" informs that: - By applying for the vacant position, the candidate agrees to the processing of personal data for the purpose of the selection competition – candidate selection; - The personal data controller is SIA "Jelgavas pilsētas slimnīca", contact information: Brīvības Boulevard 6, Jelgava, LV-3002; email: [email protected]. Personal data will be retained for six months from the date of announcement of competition results.

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