VP, CMO - Acute Care, North Region

ThedaCare • Neenah, WI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary role of the acute care CMO is to provide clinical and administrative leadership to improve safety, clinical quality, and patient experience while decreasing the total cost of care. The CMO serves as a key liaison between the medical staff and Froedtert ThedaCare Northern Region administration. The position oversees and supports medical staff governance, credentialing and privileging, bylaws, rules and regulations, medical staff policy development and approval, physician leadership development, and collaboration with physician, nursing, operational, quality, and compliance leaders to advance acute care quality, safety, regulatory compliance, accreditation readiness, and clinical performance across Northern Region acute care facilities.

The role identifies strategic clinical, operational, and medical staff leadership needs; supports access, quality, safety, patient experience, financial sustainability, and growth; mentors acute care physician leaders; and maintains accountability for medical staff structure and related processes. It provides executive oversight of Medical Staff Services and chairs the Acute Safety and Quality Council. The CMO partners with system and site leaders on peer review, regulatory compliance, utilization management, high reliability, and clinical performance, and reports to leadership and governance forums as requested.

The position is based at ThedaCare Corporate Office in Neenah, Wisconsin. It is scheduled for 40 hours per week, 1.0 FTE, on day shift, and requires travel to multiple hospital settings across Wisconsin. The work is normally in a climate-controlled office, with movement through office space and computer use throughout the day. The role may involve exposure to blood-borne pathogens, communicable diseases, hazardous materials, and pharmacological agents.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of clinical practice experience.
• Unrestricted Wisconsin medical license, current or obtained after hire.
• Board certification in the candidate's specialty.
• Physician executive leadership experience, including oversight of safety, quality, process improvement, unified medical staff governance, and physician leadership development.
• Demonstrated competence in delivery system and managed care environments.
• Demonstrated understanding of regulatory, licensure, and accreditation standards.
• Demonstrated understanding of credentialing, privileging, unified medical staff governance, bylaws, rules and regulations, and medical staff policy administration.
• Direct line management experience.
• Ability to move freely, including standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling, and to lift up to 25 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to comply with department-specific competencies.

Nice To Haves

• Master's-level education or equivalent work experience in healthcare or business management; preferred but not mandatory.
• Experience leading physician leaders, managing through complexity, and working effectively across administrative and medical staff structures.

Responsibilities

• Identify and address strategic clinical, operational, and medical staff leadership needs of Northern Region acute care facilities and physician partners.
• Help identify and execute strategic opportunities to improve access, quality, safety, patient experience, financial sustainability, and growth of acute care services.
• Serve as a primary liaison between the medical staff and Northern Region administration to strengthen relationships, communication, trust, and alignment.
• Mentor and develop acute care physician leaders, including acute care associate Chief Medical Officers.
• Support medical staff governance, credentialing and privileging, policy and procedure development, accreditation expectations, and regulatory and licensure compliance.
• Attend and support unified medical staff committee meetings and other medical staff leadership forums.
• Maintain operational accountability for medical staff structure, system bylaws, rules and regulations, medical staff policy interpretation and approval, credentials and privileging, and standardization of related processes.
• Provide executive oversight of Medical Staff Services, including the manager and team responsible for credentialing, privileging, committee operations, practitioner files, and medical staff administration.
• Lead and chair the Acute Safety and Quality Council, prepare data and presentations for leadership and the Board of Directors as requested, and report through the appropriate quality governance structure.
• Partner with the Ambulatory Chief Medical Officer, Chief Quality Officer, quality and compliance leaders, and medical staff to support peer review and compliance with regulatory requirements, just culture principles, and high reliability processes.
• Lead site ACMOs and collaborate with physician, operational, quality, and compliance leaders to advance acute care safety, quality, clinical outcomes, and regulatory compliance.
• Support required utilization management processes and related initiatives affecting acute care medical staff practice.
• Participate in system leadership, physician group leadership, medical staff leadership, and quality forums; provide input on quality performance, physician leadership, medical staff governance, and business strategy.
• Serve as a spokesperson for Froedtert ThedaCare leadership at appropriate venues as required.
• Organize and lead site ACMOs to support physician leadership, medical staff operations, and organizational mission, vision, quality, and performance expectations.
• Direct reports include the manager of Medical Staff Services and designated site ACMO leaders.

Benefits

• Continued opportunities for learning and development.
• Accessible and transparent leadership.
• Commitment to work/life balance.
• Lifestyle engagement resources, including health coaches, relaxation rooms, health-focused apps, and mental health support.
• Access and affordability offerings, including minimal or zero copays, team member cost-sharing premiums, and daycare.

What This Job Offers

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