Chief Medical Officer - Mount Sinai West / Morningside

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About The Position

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Mount Sinai Morningside/Mount Sinai West is an integral member of the Executive team and leads the clinical direction of the dual-hospital organization. The CMO provides clinical oversight of the delivery, quality, and efficiency of health care services, with accountability for clinical governance, infection prevention, risk management, and the design and implementation of clinical systems. Operating within a large, integrated academic health system, the CMO must navigate a complex, matrixed organization and build alignment across hospital, departmental, service-line, and system leadership. The role requires influencing decisions through collaboration and relationships, balancing local operational priorities with enterprise-wide objectives, and partnering with clinical, operational, academic, and administrative stakeholders. The CMO has oversight of clinical performance, quality, safety, infection prevention, clinical integration, medical affairs, education, and research. Working closely with the local Executive team, health system leaders, department chairs, service-line leaders, and other stakeholders, the CMO advances clinical service development, clinical transformation, physician engagement, quality, safety, and growth initiatives. The CMO serves as a bridge between hospital operations and system priorities and, where indicated, acts as an escalation point for clinical consultation. The position reports to the President of Mount Sinai Morningside/Mount Sinai West and the Chief Medical Officer of Mount Sinai Health System. Direct reports include the MSM/MSW Deputy Chief Medical Officer; Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs; VP of Care Transitions and Population Health; Director of Risk and Patient Safety; Senior Director of Patient Experience and Patient Relations; Director of Infection Prevention; Director of Respiratory Therapy; MSW Medical Director of Simulation; Associate Director of Clinical Operations and Special Projects; and Advanced Practice Provider Site Leaders. Many direct reports have matrixed or dual reporting relationships with Mount Sinai Health System functional leadership.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Chief Medical Officer or in a comparable physician leadership role.
Current New York State license to practice medicine.
Physician executive experience with a demonstrated history of improving clinical quality.
Track record of collaborating with others to solve complex problems through experimentation.
Current, broad-based clinical knowledge and ability to integrate relevant information across disciplines.
Understanding of current CMS and Joint Commission conditions of participation.
General knowledge of finance, reimbursement, budgeting, and strategic planning.
Knowledge of federal and state health care rules and regulations, reimbursement, and licensure, standards, and certifications.
Demonstrated leadership skills, executive presence, and ability to command respect and confidence among professional peers, superiors, and subordinates.
Ability to build teams and relationships, achieve results, and support staff development.
Superior verbal and written communication, conflict de-escalation and resolution, and interpersonal skills.
High integrity, professionalism, agility, and resilience; thrives on challenge and change.
Demonstrated success leading within a large, complex, matrixed health care organization, academic medical center, or integrated delivery system.
Ability to influence and achieve results across organizational boundaries without relying solely on direct reporting relationships.
Experience building consensus among physicians, operational and service-line leaders, system executives, and stakeholders with diverse or competing priorities.
Ability to navigate dual-accountability structures while maintaining alignment, transparency, collaboration, and shared responsibility.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement systems for clinical care delivery and management of a multidisciplinary clinical workforce.
Establish a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration, open communication, innovation, accountability, and joy-in-work that supports excellent, compassionate, patient-focused care and a safe environment for patients and staff.
Lead effectively within a highly matrixed organizational structure through influence, collaboration, and relationship-building.
Build and maintain partnerships with system clinical, operational, academic, and administrative leaders to align hospital and enterprise priorities.
Lead clinical transformation and integration for Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West.
Hold overall accountability for clinical quality, safety, standards of care, physician clinical care, and professionalism.
Improve physician engagement, accountability, and satisfaction.
Optimize clinical throughput and resource utilization while maintaining safety and quality.
Ensure regulatory compliance and Joint Commission readiness.
Support physician network development, service-line development, physician alignment, and population health initiatives.
Implement clinical guidelines and outcome measures, risk and quality management, utilization management, and peer review; ensure procedures are followed, improvements are made, and clinical committees meet their responsibilities.
Ensure physicians meet credentialing standards and that departments maintain robust FPPE and OPPE processes and performance metrics.
Support a thriving learning and clinical care environment for graduate medical education programs, partnering with the local Executive team and Mount Sinai Health System GME leadership to provide high-quality training opportunities.
Set and maintain standards for the evaluation, management, and mitigation of harm events.
Manage and develop existing and emerging physician leaders through performance planning, coaching, and real-time feedback.
Mentor junior members of the organization and serve as a role model for the System.
Act as an escalation point for clinical consultation where indicated and maintain productive relationships with health system and external stakeholders.