Chief Medical Officer

Oneida Health•Oneida, NY

2d•$375,000 - $450,000•Onsite

About The Position

Oneida Health is seeking an accomplished, collaborative, and forward-thinking Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to provide clinical leadership and help shape healthcare across the organization and the communities it serves. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the CMO is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and the principal physician leader for clinical quality, patient safety, medical staff engagement, and clinical strategy. The CMO works with the CEO, executive leadership, medical staff, department chiefs, and clinical leaders to advance clinical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and patient-centered care. The role provides strategic leadership across clinical services, quality, patient safety, and medical staff affairs; strengthens partnerships between medical staff and administration; champions improvements in outcomes and patient experience; and identifies opportunities for innovation, growth, and service-line development. The CMO leads quality improvement and supports evidence-based medicine, clinical best practices, and the use of data and performance metrics to drive improvement. The role oversees medical staff processes, including credentialing, privileging, and peer review, and promotes physician engagement, development, well-being, and satisfaction. The CMO partners with executive leadership on strategy, hospital operations, service-line development, organizational transformation, clinical workflows, resource utilization, budgeting, and technology adoption. The role also ensures alignment with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and accreditation requirements; supports readiness for surveys, reviews, and audits; advances community and population health initiatives; and builds a culture of teamwork, accountability, respect, inclusion, and patient-centered care. The CMO mentors clinical leaders and serves as a visible, approachable, and trusted physician executive. This position is based at the Corporate location in Oneida, New York.

Requirements

Current, unrestricted, active MD or DO license in New York State.
Minimum of 5–10 years of clinical practice experience, including progressive leadership responsibility.
Demonstrated commitment to quality, patient safety, physician engagement, and clinical excellence.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic physician leadership across clinical services, quality, patient safety, and medical staff affairs.
Strengthen collaboration and trust between the medical staff and administration.
Lead and champion quality improvement initiatives focused on outcomes, patient safety, experience, and performance.
Develop, implement, and interpret medical care and quality policies and guidelines.
Review quality-of-care concerns and establish effective processes to drive improvement.
Promote evidence-based medicine, clinical best practices, and continuous innovation.
Use clinical data and performance metrics to identify opportunities and achieve measurable improvements.
Oversee credentialing, privileging, peer review, and related medical staff processes.
Promote physician engagement, professional development, well-being, and satisfaction.
Maintain positive relationships with physicians, providers, and prescribers in the local medical community.
Support compliance with medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, organizational policies, and the Code of Conduct.
Address physician performance or conduct concerns fairly, consistently, and collaboratively.
Partner with the CEO and executive leadership team on organizational strategy, hospital operations, and clinical priorities.
Contribute to strategic planning, service-line development, growth initiatives, and organizational transformation.
Participate in Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors, medical staff, and other leadership meetings as appropriate.
Support efficient clinical workflows, appropriate resource utilization, and high-value care.
Participate in clinical service budgeting and financial planning.
Champion thoughtful adoption and effective use of technology to improve communication, efficiency, clinical workflows, and patient care.
Ensure clinical operations and medical staff practices align with applicable healthcare laws, regulations, standards, and accreditation requirements, including DNV, The Joint Commission, the New York State Department of Health, and CMS, as applicable.
Provide physician leadership for readiness for regulatory surveys, accreditation reviews, and audits.
Promote continuous compliance, quality, safety, and accountability.
Advance initiatives addressing the health needs, disparities, and priorities of communities served by Oneida Health.
Develop and strengthen partnerships with physicians, community organizations, public health agencies, and other healthcare providers.
Advocate for initiatives that improve access, health outcomes, prevention, and community well-being.
Build a culture of teamwork, accountability, respect, inclusion, and patient-centered care.
Mentor, coach, and support clinical leaders, including department chiefs and medical directors, and develop physician leadership throughout the organization.
Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical practice, leadership, and workforce development.
Serve as a visible, approachable, and trusted physician executive and advocate for patients, clinicians, and the communities served.