Chief Medical Officer

MedElite Group, LLC.•Lexington, NC

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mid Atlantic Physician Group is seeking a strategic, clinically driven, and operationally focused Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to lead and advance the quality, clinical performance, and medical strategy across our network of skilled nursing and long-term care facilities in North Carolina (with potential expansion to neighboring states). The CMO will serve as the senior physician executive responsible for clinical excellence, provider engagement, quality outcomes, regulatory readiness, and care innovation across the organization and will also have some Medical Director responsibilities. This leader will partner closely with executive leadership, facility operators, nursing leadership, rehabilitation teams, compliance, and regional medical staff to ensure affiliated facilities continue delivering exceptional resident-centered care. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in post-acute care, skilled nursing, geriatric medicine, (value-based care), and multi-site clinical operations.

Requirements

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
Board Certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, or related specialty.
Active unrestricted physician license (multi-state licensure preferred).
Minimum 5+ years of progressive physician leadership experience.
Minimum 5+ years in post-acute care, skilled nursing, long-term care, or multi-site healthcare operations.
Demonstrated success improving clinical quality and operational performance.

Nice To Haves

Experience serving as CMO, Regional Medical Director, or Senior Clinical Executive.
Expertise with CMS quality measures, value-based reimbursement, and SNF regulatory environments.
Experience leading geographically dispersed clinical teams.
Familiarity with EMR optimization and clinical analytics.

Responsibilities

Establish and execute the organization’s clinical vision and medical strategy aligned with the facilities mission and growth objectives.
Serve as the senior physician advisor to executive leadership and facility operations teams.
Develop and adapt standardized clinical protocols, evidence-based care pathways, and physician practice guidelines across all facilities.
Drive innovation in long-term care delivery models and resident outcomes.
Lead enterprise-wide quality initiatives to improve clinical outcomes, resident safety, reduction of unnecessary hospital readmissions, infection prevention and control, quality measures and CMS performance metrics, and resident and family satisfaction.
Monitor and analyze performance indicators and implement corrective action plans where needed.
Partner with facility leadership to build a culture of continuous quality improvement.
Support the Recruiting team, interview, select, engage, develop, train and retain attending physicians, medical directors, nurse practitioners, and clinical provider partners for our primary and specialty care divisions.
Establish physician governance structures and clinical accountability standards.
Foster collaboration among nursing, therapy, and medical teams.
Support physician onboarding, education, and performance management.
Ensure clinical operations meet all federal, state, and regulatory requirements.
Partner with compliance and operations leaders on survey readiness and corrective action planning.
Provide oversight for medical policies, documentation standards, and clinical risk management.
Collaborate with operations leadership to align clinical excellence with business performance.
Support census growth through strong clinical reputation collaboration and quality outcomes.
Evaluate facility performance and identify opportunities for operational and clinical improvement.
Participate in strategic growth initiatives including acquisitions, integrations, and service expansion.
Advance care coordination and population health initiatives.
Support partnerships with hospitals, health systems, ACOs, managed care organizations, and payer networks.
Develop and implement strategies that improve outcomes while optimizing total cost of care.