Chief Medical Officer

Heritage Health - Idaho•Coeur D'Alene, ID

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Heritage Health is seeking a seasoned, mission-driven Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to serve as the organization’s senior clinical executive and principal physician leader. The CMO provides enterprise-wide leadership for clinical strategy, quality, patient safety, and care delivery across all service lines while advancing Heritage Health’s mission to improve access and outcomes for the communities we serve. This is a high-impact executive leadership role for a physician leader with a demonstrated ability to lead at the system level—balancing clinical excellence, regulatory accountability, operational performance, and physician engagement. The CMO plays a central role in shaping the organization’s clinical model, strengthening governance and quality infrastructure, and ensuring care delivery aligns with value-based care principles, compliance requirements, and long-term organizational sustainability. The CMO serves as the organization’s senior clinical authority and operates in a true dyad partnership with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to co-lead service line performance, organizational culture, and the patient experience. Through direct oversight and mentorship of Clinical Directors across service lines, the CMO establishes clinical standards, drives accountability, and ensures consistency in quality, safety, and patient-centered care delivery throughout the system. As a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board, the CMO brings a physician voice to strategic decision-making while building strong, aligned clinical leadership structures that support provider engagement, professional practice excellence, and sustainable growth. The CMO fosters a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement—supporting both clinical teams and operational partners in achieving shared goals. In addition to internal leadership responsibilities, the CMO serves as a visible external clinical leader, representing Heritage Health with community partners, health systems, payers, and key stakeholders. In this capacity, the CMO strengthens strategic partnerships, supports growth initiatives, and advances collaborative efforts to improve community health outcomes. This role is primarily focused on executive leadership and administrative responsibilities, with up to 20% clinical practice based on mutual agreement and organizational needs.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) with active, unrestricted license
Board certification in a relevant specialty
Minimum of eight (8) years of clinical experience
Minimum of three (3) years of progressive clinical leadership experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in community health, FQHC, or value-based care environments
Advanced training or experience in healthcare leadership, administration, or organizational development (e.g., MBA, MMM, MHA, or similar)

Responsibilities

Provide enterprise-wide leadership for clinical strategy, quality, patient safety, and care delivery across all service lines.
Advance Heritage Health’s mission to improve access and outcomes for the communities served.
Lead at the system level, balancing clinical excellence, regulatory accountability, operational performance, and physician engagement.
Shape the organization’s clinical model.
Strengthen governance and quality infrastructure.
Ensure care delivery aligns with value-based care principles, compliance requirements, and long-term organizational sustainability.
Serve as the organization’s senior clinical authority.
Operate in a dyad partnership with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to co-lead service line performance, organizational culture, and the patient experience.
Establish clinical standards through direct oversight and mentorship of Clinical Directors.
Drive accountability and ensure consistency in quality, safety, and patient-centered care delivery.
Provide a physician voice to strategic decision-making as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board.
Build strong, aligned clinical leadership structures that support provider engagement, professional practice excellence, and sustainable growth.
Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Serve as a visible external clinical leader, representing Heritage Health with community partners, health systems, payers, and key stakeholders.
Strengthen strategic partnerships, support growth initiatives, and advance collaborative efforts to improve community health outcomes.

Benefits

100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees
Generous employer contributions for dependents
200 hours (25 days) of all-in-one PTO (vacation, personal, sick, and holiday time) in the first year
Option to cash out extra time off
Extended Illness Bank (EIB) for serious illness or hospitalization
403(b) retirement plan with automatic enrollment
Employer match for retirement plan: 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% contributed
Employer-paid life and long-term disability coverage
Voluntary life and disability insurance options
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free, confidential counseling and wellness resources
Student loan repayment program for eligible positions
LifeFlight membership for emergency medical transport
Access to a dedicated benefits advocate team
$3,000 and 40 hours annually for CME (pro-rated for part-time)
License Reimbursement (professional licenses, Idaho controlled substance, & DEA registration)