Chief Medical Officer - Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Bennington, VT

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About The Position

Chief Medical Officer
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health is pleased to announce a national search for the next Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is seeking a collaborative leader who can promote partnerships and communication across the medical staff, the nursing staff, and all professionals within the organization and health system. The successful candidate will have a passion for delivering the highest quality care and holding providers accountable to the policies and procedures that support this goal. A track record of establishing critical trust within provider teams is vital.
About Southwestern Vermont Medical Center:
Founded in 1910, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is a 99-bed community care hospital providing exceptional, convenient, safe, and affordable care. It serves more than 75,000 people in the towns and villages of Bennington County, western Windham County, and southern Rutland County in Vermont; eastern Rensselaer County in New York; and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts. Through continued clinical program growth, SVMC plans to extend its service area to include 125,000 people, enabling more patients to receive their care closer to home.
Through visionary partnerships with Dartmouth Health, SVMC’s nearly 1,200 employees emulate the values of quality, empathy, safety, teamwork, and stewardship. Their collective commitment to quality care and innovation is recognized by the nation’s most stringent regulators, including The Joint Commission, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). SVMC is the recipient of the American Hospital Association’s 2020 Rural Hospital Leadership Award and boasts a 100% Board-Certified Medical Staff. In addition, SVMC is a six-time recipient of the ANCC’s Magnet recognition for nursing excellence and received 4 stars in the latest CMS ratings.
About Dartmouth Health:
Dartmouth Health is New Hampshire’s largest, and only academic, health system. Dartmouth Health serves patients from across northern New England and provides access to more than 1,800 providers. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, the Dartmouth Health Children’s hospital, 8 member hospitals, 30+ ambulatory clinic locations across the region, a Visiting Nurse Association, and the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care.
At Dartmouth Health, we believe that our patients, people, and community show a strength we support and celebrate. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone to thrive, honoring all within our organization and the communities we serve. Our belief is simple and actionable: Dartmouth Health is better when we embrace each other with open hearts and minds, confront our biases, and take a stand for equity and inclusion.
About the job:Reporting in a matrix structure to the President and CEO of SVMC and the Chief Clinical Officer of Dartmouth Health, the CMO serves as an integral member of the SVMC senior leadership team. The CMO in partnership with the Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for ensuring high quality, patient-centered care, leading clinical and quality initiatives that support the provision of consistent clinical performance and practice standards across the hospital. The CMO provides leadership to the Medical Staff and is the primary liaison between the Medical Staff, the administration, and the Board of Trustees.
In this 1.0 FTE role, a minimum of 0.2 FTE will be devoted to clinical practice in the CMO’s specialty area.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree
• American Board Certification in their specialty
• Minimum of 10 years in clinical practice and a reputation as an excellent physician
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in healthcare leadership

Nice To Haves

• Education at the master’s level in health administration, public health, medical management, or business
• Experience in a non-profit organization and rural hospital environment

Responsibilities

• Ensuring high quality, patient-centered care
• Leading clinical and quality initiatives that support the provision of consistent clinical performance and practice standards across the hospital
• Providing leadership to the Medical Staff
• Serving as the primary liaison between the Medical Staff, the administration, and the Board of Trustees.

What This Job Offers

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