Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO), Administration, 40-Hours, Variable shifts

Heywood Hospital•Gardner, MA

85d•$315,000 - $345,000•Onsite

About The Position

Heywood Healthcare is seeking an Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) to join their Administration team. This is a full-time, 40-hour per week position with variable shifts. The ACMO will play a crucial role in both medical affairs and leadership within the Women's Health/OB-GYN service line. The position offers competitive wages, great benefits, and generous earned time off. Heywood Healthcare is committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices, with a salary range of $315,000-$345,000, determined by factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity.

Requirements

MD or DO, board-certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Active or eligible Massachusetts medical license.
Demonstrated collaborative leadership style; comfort operating within a matrixed reporting structure.
Achievement motivation
Concern for order
Flexibility
Initiative
Self-confidence
Customer service oriented
Interpersonal effectiveness
Teamwork
Analytical thinking
Information seeking

Nice To Haves

Experience or strong interest in rural or community hospital settings preferred.
Prior departmental, service-line, or administrative leadership experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the CMO Office delegate for medical staff and patient safety matters requiring administrative response.
Support credentialing and privileging processes, including FPPE/OPPE review, in partnership with the Medical Staff Office, engaging with department chairs system-wide.
Serve as an alternate point of contact within the disruptive physician/professionalism pathway when the CMO has a conflict of interest or is otherwise unavailable, regardless of specialty involved.
Participate in Quality & Patient Safety Committee activities and peer review processes across medical and surgical service lines.
Serve as a rotating or standing member of relevant system-wide committees (e.g., Medical Executive Committee, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, or Utilization Review).
Partner with the CMO on multi-specialty quality initiatives (e.g., sepsis response, readmission reduction, care transitions) requiring coordination across inpatient, ED, and ambulatory settings.
Represent the CMO's office in select hospital-wide operational or strategic planning discussions, gaining exposure to service lines beyond Women's Health.
Maintain working familiarity with medical staff bylaws, conduct policies, and BORIM/NPDB reporting obligations sufficient to act in the CMO's stead on routine matters, system-wide.
Serve as the physician leader for the OB-GYN department, including clinical quality, staffing model, and coverage/call schedules.
Own departmental quality and safety metrics for obstetrics and gynecology, including perinatal quality measures.
Lead physician recruitment, onboarding, and retention efforts for the Women's Health service line, with an emphasis on building coverage depth and long-term sustainability.
Partner with nursing leadership on Labor & Delivery/OB unit operations.
Develop and execute a strategic growth plan for women's health services, including outreach to surrounding rural communities and future-proofing local maternity access.
Represent the Women's Health service line in system strategic planning, capital planning, and relevant grant or community-benefit initiatives (e.g., rural health access efforts).
Ensure service-line practices align with system-wide quality and safety standards set by the CMO's office.
Employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described in this document.