What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Medical Officer position at CommonSpirit Health?
Job Summary And Responsibilities
As Chief Medical Officer, you will serve as the senior physician executive responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight of physician services and medical staff administration across two hospitals, including a 25-bed critical access hospital. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will play a key role in strengthening alignment between hospital leadership and the medical staff, driving clinical quality, patient safety, and overall performance.
Every day you will partner closely with the Chief Nursing Officer and executive team to advance multidisciplinary approaches to care, while establishing and implementing standards, policies, and best practices across both sites to ensure consistency and excellence in clinical outcomes. You will also serve as a key liaison to system leadership, aligning local priorities with broader organizational strategy, and as a visible leader within the community, providing guidance on medical practice, physician engagement, and emerging healthcare trends.
Additional Responsibilities Of The CMO Include
To be successful inthis role candidates will need the following:
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Where You'll Work
With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Pay Range
$115.03 - $161.04 /hour
As Chief Medical Officer, you will serve as the senior physician executive responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight of physician services and medical staff administration across two hospitals, including a 25-bed critical access hospital. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will play a key role in strengthening alignment between hospital leadership and the medical staff, driving clinical quality, patient safety, and overall performance.
Every day you will partner closely with the Chief Nursing Officer and executive team to advance multidisciplinary approaches to care, while establishing and implementing standards, policies, and best practices across both sites to ensure consistency and excellence in clinical outcomes. You will also serve as a key liaison to system leadership, aligning local priorities with broader organizational strategy, and as a visible leader within the community, providing guidance on medical practice, physician engagement, and emerging healthcare trends.
Additional Responsibilities Of The CMO Include
- Establishing and implementing standards and policies within each hospital and across hospitals to ensure quality of medical care.
- Working closely with the Group Chief Medical Officer and CME to meet operating group and system-wide strategies, goals, objectives and standards.
- Serving as the primary community resource to all hospital communities and provides advice and counsel to administrators on medical and administration matters related to medical practice and current affairs.
To be successful inthis role candidates will need the following:
- Five years experience in delivery of physician services and medical staff administration with proven success in progressive responsibility in healthcare leadership
- Medical staff relations, quality measurement credentialing and previous medical management experience is highly desirable
- Knowledge of Joint Commission, managed care, and health policy is essential with proven success in effective integration of medical management
- Board certification in an approved clinical specialty required while in clinical practices
- Doctorate in Medicine, Emergency Medicine Preferred
- Masters in Business Administration or related field
- MD or DO, DR-Current and unrestricted license to practice medicine in applicable state
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Where You'll Work
With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Pay Range
$115.03 - $161.04 /hour
Salary : $115 - $161