Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Healthfirst Family Care Center • Fall River, MA

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About The Position

Under the general direction of the CEO, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the senior physician executive responsible for clinical strategy, provider performance, and the ongoing evolution of HealthFirst’s care model. The CMO leads and unifies clinical leadership across service line including medical, behavioral health, and Office-Based Addiction Medicine program (OBAT), ensures compliance with FQHC requirements, and strengthens a culture of continuous quality improvement, patient centered team-based care, and clinician engagement. Equally important, the CMO serves as the “medical face” of HealthFirst – building trust in the community, representing the organization in public forums, and participating in statewide and national initiatives relevant to community health centers and underserved populations.

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or other primary-care-aligned specialties required
• Eligible for (or currently holding) unrestricted medical licensure in Massachusetts, DEA, Mass Controlled, and necessary certifications are required
• Significant clinical experience with progressive leadership responsibility
• Demonstrated success supervising providers and leading quality/performance improvement in a FQHC preferred
• Demonstrated comfort with EHRs and data-informed performance management
• Knowledge of community health and public health principles and practices preferred
• Master of Business Administration or Healthcare Administration preferred
• Possesses the ability to balance clinical and business consideration
• Commitment to, and interest in, working with a multi-cultural population
• Maintains a current certification in CPR at the healthcare provider level
• Must submit a CORI release form and demonstrate proof of being free from disqualifying information
• Mission alignment and community/public health mindset
• High integrity leadership builds trust, sets clear expectations, and holds teams accountable
• Systems thinker who can integrate quality, operations, finance, compliance, and technology into a coherent clinical strategy
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with peers, patients, staff, partners, and community stakeholders
• Ability to, and interest in, mentoring staff using a strengths-based approach
• An understanding of, and facility with, change management
• Comfort with teamwork and collaborative decision making
• Encourages and learns from others’ ideas and opinions
• Projects a positive attitude about the department and the health center and offers services to ensure positive experience
• Ability to handle confidential information in a professional manner
• Motivated, independent, and a self-starter
• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities
• Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated success supervising providers and leading quality/performance improvement in a FQHC preferred
• Knowledge of community health and public health principles and practices preferred
• Master of Business Administration or Healthcare Administration preferred
• Bi-lingual/Tri-lingual English, Spanish Portuguese preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Responsible for clinical strategy
• Responsible for provider performance
• Responsible for the ongoing evolution of HealthFirst’s care model
• Leads and unifies clinical leadership across service line including medical, behavioral health, and Office-Based Addiction Medicine program (OBAT)
• Ensures compliance with FQHC requirements
• Strengthens a culture of continuous quality improvement, patient centered team-based care, and clinician engagement
• Serves as the “medical face” of HealthFirst – building trust in the community
• Represents the organization in public forums
• Participates in statewide and national initiatives relevant to community health centers and underserved populations

Benefits

• Employer contributed health, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Retirement contributions
• Malpractice coverage
• License fees reimbursement and CME reimbursement
• 5.2 weeks paid time off, 3 personal days, 11.5 paid holidays and 1 week of CME time
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, and referral program
• Flexible spending accounts and disability/critical illness coverage
• License, certification and board fees reimbursed
• Teaching affiliations with local medical and nursing schools

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree