Chief Medical Officer

Cottage Health•Goleta, CA

2d•$362,336 - $543,483•Onsite

About The Position

Cottage Health seeks a Chief Medical Officer to serve as the senior physician executive responsible for clinical leadership, quality of care, patient safety, and medical staff performance across the health system. This role partners closely with executive leadership to align clinical strategy with organizational goals, while advancing excellence in patient care, graduate medical education (GME), and community health. The Chief Medical Officer provides oversight of medical staff operations, clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and physician engagement, with a strong emphasis on fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and academic collaboration within a community-based teaching environment.

Requirements

Serve as the senior physician executive responsible for clinical leadership, quality of care, patient safety, and medical staff performance across the health system.
Partner closely with executive leadership to align clinical strategy with organizational goals.
Advance excellence in patient care, graduate medical education (GME), and community health.
Provide oversight of medical staff operations, clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and physician engagement.
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and academic collaboration within a community-based teaching environment.
Ensure compliance with bylaws, policies, and regulatory requirements.
Ensure compliance with ACGME standards and institutional requirements.
Ensure compliance with regulatory bodies (e.g., CMS, Joint Commission, state agencies).
Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team.
Partner with the executive leadership team to align clinical, operational, and financial goals.
Collaborate with risk management to reduce liability exposure.
Represent the organization in community, academic, and professional forums.
Strengthen relationships with affiliated medical schools and community partners.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a community-based teaching environment.

Responsibilities

Lead system-wide initiatives to improve clinical quality, patient safety, and outcomes.
Oversee performance in core quality metrics.
Champion evidence-based practice and standardization of care across service lines.
Drive clinical transformation initiatives, including value-based care and population health.
Provide executive oversight of the medical staff office and credentialing processes.
Partner with Medical Executive Committees (MECs) and department chairs on medical staff matters.
Ensure compliance with bylaws, policies, and regulatory requirements.
Address physician performance, peer review, and professionalism issues.
Foster strong relationships with employed and independent physicians.
Lead physician alignment strategies, including engagement, retention, and recruitment.
Partner with physician leaders to enhance care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Support leadership development for department chairs, program directors, and emerging physician leaders.
Collaborate with the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) and program directors to ensure high quality residency and fellowship programs.
Promote integration of teaching, research, and clinical care.
Ensure compliance with ACGME standards and institutional requirements.
Advance the system’s mission as a community-based teaching institution.
Ensure compliance with regulatory bodies (e.g., CMS, Joint Commission, state agencies).
Lead clinical readiness for surveys and audits.
Oversee clinical risk management in partnership with legal and compliance teams.
Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team.
Contribute to strategic planning, service line development, and growth initiatives.
Partner with the executive leadership team to align clinical, operational, and financial goals.
Support integration across hospital sites and ambulatory settings.
Lead patient safety initiatives, including root cause analysis and high-reliability organization (HRO) principles.
Collaborate with risk management to reduce liability exposure.
Represent the organization in community, academic, and professional forums.
Strengthen relationships with affiliated medical schools and community partners.
Promote initiatives addressing community health needs and disparities.