Chief Medical Officer-SAN

CommonSpirit Health • Westminster, CO

26d • Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) serves as a strategic and influential physician executive responsible for advancing clinical excellence, physician engagement, quality outcomes, and patient safety across the organization. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the CMO partners closely with physicians, executive leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to strengthen collaboration, drive operational and clinical performance, and support a culture grounded in quality, innovation, and patient-centered care. This leader plays a critical role in shaping the future of care delivery, fostering strong medical staff relationships, and advancing strategic initiatives aligned with organizational and system priorities. The CMO works collaboratively with nursing and operational leaders to support high-reliability care models, multidisciplinary partnerships, and continuous improvement efforts that enhance both the patient and provider experience.

Requirements

• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive healthcare leadership experience in physician services delivery and medical staff administration.
• Demonstrated success leading physician engagement, clinical operations, and medical staff initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Joint Commission standards, managed care, healthcare policy, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven ability to effectively integrate medical management strategies within hospital operations.
• Board Certified in an approved clinical specialty required while actively practicing medicine.
• Current and unrestricted physician license in the applicable state required if actively practicing medicine.
• Ability to obtain and maintain medical staff privileges as applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with medical staff relations, credentialing, quality measurement, and medical management strongly preferred.
• Collaborative and relationship-focused physician executive.
• Strong strategic, operational, and quality leadership capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with physicians, nursing leadership, and executive teams.
• Experience driving clinical quality, patient safety, and physician alignment initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Advancing clinical excellence, physician engagement, quality outcomes, and patient safety across the organization.
• Partnering closely with physicians, executive leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to strengthen collaboration.
• Driving operational and clinical performance.
• Supporting a culture grounded in quality, innovation, and patient-centered care.
• Shaping the future of care delivery.
• Fostering strong medical staff relationships.
• Advancing strategic initiatives aligned with organizational and system priorities.
• Supporting high-reliability care models, multidisciplinary partnerships, and continuous improvement efforts that enhance both the patient and provider experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed