Chief Medical Officer (Active CA license required)

Alliance Medical Center (AMC) is seeking a part-time or full-time Chief Medical Officer (CMO) with an active California MD license. This is an exciting opportunity to work with an organization that is respected and well-loved by the Community we serve!

This role offers flexibility, including remote work with the ability to perform occasional onsite duties at AMC locations (see travel requirements below).

We are proud to recruit directly and encourage interested candidates to apply or reach out personally.
Please note: we are not partnering with third-party recruiters for this search.

The CMO at AMC will integrate health care to an ethnically and socially diverse patient base in northern Sonoma County. The CMO will ensure that standards, protocols, leadership, and direction are in place so that Alliance Medical Center provides the highest quality of care to its patients and implements operating efficiencies to enhance patient flow and increase the number of patients cared for. This includes assessing and upgrading existing medical care standards; providing management, leadership, and coaching to all medical staff and related staff employed at clinic sites; and working with operations and Leadership team members to implement new processes and systems.

The CMO will report to and work closely with the CEO. The CMO will also work with the Behavioral Health Director to ensure seamless integration of Behavioral Health services in a primary medical care home. The CMO will partner with other leadership team members under the CEO's supervision and in alignment with the Board of Directors to develop and implement strategies across the organization, including policies and plans to meet AMC’s short- and long-term objectives. The CMO will support the medical department's growth in response to the community's demand for services. The CMO must adapt to a continually evolving environment, be operations-savvy, and thrive in an autonomous, high-pressure workplace.

The CMO is responsible for promoting high-quality clinical practice at AMC by fostering a robust quality assurance program and monitoring the clinical policies and procedures used to ensure the quality of patient care with sensitivity to efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The CMO serves as AMC’s public health medical director during emergencies to guide Alliance and its employees on implementing public health guidelines for staff and patients. The CMO maintains good communication with provider staff and management, helping resolve operational issues that impact patient care services. Represents medical providers at management and board meetings and represents management to the medical providers. Participates in budget and operational planning, providing input to the clinic's decision-making process as a member of the leadership team. Offers medical care to an assigned panel of patients.

Some responsibilities include:

• Consults with AMC medical providers on patient treatment plans.
• Responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring Alliance Medical Center’s clinical performance
• Responsible for overseeing the medical policies, health care service delivery and quality of patient care
• Responsible for leading AMC’s Quality Improvement (QI) Program, clinical risk management and infection control programs in concert with agency clinical leaders.
• Inspiring and role modeling professional clinical practice and leadership.
• Oversees medical provider peer review process.
• Establishes clinical quality goals and collaborates with clinical team members, QI/QA Director, and Nursing Manager, to achieve them. Modifies practices as needed to achieve desired outcomes.
• Provides a process for proper supervision of new clinician staff. Monitors the performance of new providers in the clinic during the introductory period. Audits clinical records for new staff and reports outcomes to the Credentialing committee within the first three months of employment.
• Coaches providers in the effective use of the medical care team model.
• Evaluates, supports, and remediates provider performance in collaboration with HR.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises Medical Providers in collaboration with site Medical Directors, Quality Director, and Nurse Manager. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws, in collaboration with HR.

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work.

Required Qualifications, Education, and Experience:

Per HRSA's definition, as AMC is an FQHC, AMC will accept applicants who are as follows:

• Licensed Independent Practitioner (Physician, Board Certified ) required in state of California is required;
• 5 years clinical experience in an Outpatient setting is required;
• 3 years of supervisory experience with a team of 5 clinical members or more, required.
• MD/DO, Board Certified;
• FQHC / public health experience, preferred;
• Obstetrical and/or Pediatric experience is a plus.
• Bilingual in Spanish, a plus.

The CMO role may be considered for part-time or full-time employment.

Travel Requirements: While this is a remote/hybrid role, we value face-to-face collaboration. Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time is expected, with one week each quarter to collaborate with the team, build community, and sync on projects.