Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

About Us

26Health is a non-profit 501c3 organization that provides care for underserved and underinsured communities. We started in 2011 with a mission to help transform the health care landscape in Central Florida for LGBTQIA communities who faced continuous barriers to quality care. Today, we are a safe space built on cultural competence that offers access to care to anyone in need - from primary care and mental wellness to adoptions, gender identity support, family services, emotional support, food, and clothing. Our rule is simple: Leave No One Behind.

Job purpose

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) responsibility is to serve as the healthcare administrator who oversees the effective management of 26Health. They are responsible for managing clinical operations, liaising between the administration and medical staff, and ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of medical care, while balancing the duties of a physician with those of an administrator.

Duties and responsibilities

• Directly oversees and manages quality initiatives and utilization review. 
• Manages medical staff performance and governance issues.
• Works closely with the medical, behavior and clinical staff to coordinate respective activities. 
• Provides oversight of medical staff and clinical activities at 26Health 
• Leads medical staff in initiatives (formal and informal) to improve clinical practices, eliminate variance, and improve clinical outcomes. 
• Ensures that all healthcare regulations and safety standards are met by leading hospital quality and safety programs. 
• Ensures that medical care evaluation and utilization review functions are performed. 
• Oversees and assesses medical practice ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of medical care by establishing and following guidelines to promote evidence-based practice and the use of metric-driven standards. 
• Assists the medical staff organization in its application, credentialing, privileging, and reapplication activities. 
• Promotes continuous learning, medical staff growth, and development through orientation, formal programs of continuous medical education and supervision of the medical staff. 
• Monitors and participates in medical staff disciplinary matters. 
• Participates in recruiting and mentoring physicians. 
• Keeps medical staff educated on new and emerging healthcare regulations, trends and best practices. 
• Participates in the development of proposed priorities for services and programs of 26Health. 
• Develops and manages budget activities.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Chief Medical Officer or similar role 
• Clinical risk management experience 
• Superb organizational skills 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Exceptional interpersonal abilities 
• A Medical Degree (MD) with Board Certification is required. 
• Must be licensed in the State of Florida
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, to interact effectively with various stakeholders across the organization.
• Problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities to address complex IT challenges.

Working conditions

Physical requirements

Direct reports

• Medical providers
• Medical assistants
• Behavior/Medical Director
• Nurse Practitioners

Additional Information