Associate Chief Medical Officer

HonorHealth

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Chief Medical Officer provides physician executive leadership for hospital and clinical operations across an assigned portfolio under the direction of the assigned Hospital Chief Medical Officer. The role partners with Hospital Chief Medical Officers, Hospital Administrators, nursing and medical staff leaders, and operational leaders to translate organizational strategy into reliable clinical execution. It provides visible, responsive physician leadership for patient flow, quality and patient safety, utilization, medical staff activities, case management, physician engagement, and operational issue resolution. The role supports consistent clinical standards, accountability across clinical and operational teams, and resolution of barriers to safe, timely, efficient, and appropriate patient care. This is a hospital-based position partnering with a CMO, based at Four Peaks, Osborn, or John C. Lincoln Medical Center. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 0.5 FTE, approximately 20–25 hours per week.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school.
At least 3 years of clinical practice experience and physician leadership experience.
Experience working effectively as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary leadership team.
Eligibility for applicable HonorHealth medical staff appointment and clinical privileges.
Active, unrestricted medical license in the applicable state upon hire.
Current certification in an ABMS- or AOA-recognized specialty relevant to the assignment upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Health, Master of Health Administration, or other certificate or comparable advanced education in leadership, business, quality, public health, or healthcare administration.
Experience in hospital operations, medical staff leadership, quality, patient safety, utilization, case management, Clinical Effectiveness, or related physician leadership.
Experience interpreting and applying clinical, quality, safety, utilization, operational, or financial data.
Experience leading cross-functional improvement and influencing physicians and operational leaders across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

Partner with Hospital Chief Medical Officers, Hospital Administrators, nursing leadership, and operational leaders to provide physician leadership for daily hospital operations.
Participate in applicable operational huddles and leadership forums; identify clinical and operational barriers, clarify ownership, support timely escalation, and maintain alignment among physicians, medical staff, and operational teams.
Lead and support improvement of patient flow and throughput, including capacity management, transitions of care, discharge barriers, length-of-stay performance, and escalation of issues affecting patient movement through the hospital and care continuum.
Provide physician leadership for quality and patient safety activities, including safety escalation, event review, improvement processes, and implementation and monitoring of corrective and preventive actions.
Participate in medical staff departments, committees, and governance forums; support communication, issue resolution, and alignment; and escalate material concerns through established channels.
Lead priority clinical performance programs using clinical, quality, safety, utilization, and operational data to identify unwarranted variation, set improvement priorities, support action plans, and monitor outcomes.
Partner with case management, utilization management, nursing, physicians, physician advisors, and operational leaders through length-of-stay rounds, utilization-management committees, and related forums to resolve care barriers, strengthen transitions, and support responsible resource stewardship.
Support physician performance improvement, engagement, wellness, coaching, mentoring, and onboarding as assigned; provide physician input into clinical expectations and professional-practice or corrective-action processes in partnership with appropriate leaders.
Review and help resolve patient grievances, complaints, and other clinical concerns requiring physician leadership; support fact-finding, physician input, communication, escalation, and timely response.
Participate in strategic planning, financial and operational reviews, budget development, workforce planning, and resource-allocation discussions for the assigned portfolio.
Lead or participate in systemwide improvement initiatives, task forces, pilots, and policy-development activities; partner with relevant clinical, operational, technical, and administrative functions.
Provide visible and responsive physician leadership for urgent, unplanned, or high-risk clinical-operational issues; coordinate resources, identify risks, use escalation pathways, and ensure clear ownership and follow-through.
Perform other duties and physician-leadership assignments as assigned.