Position Summary:
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the senior physician executive responsible for enterprise clinical governance, physician strategy, resident safety, quality, regulatory excellence, physician services, and clinical innovation across a growing skilled nursing enterprise. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the CMO initially oversees four facilities before expanding to enterprise responsibility across a 40-facility portfolio while preserving the statutory responsibilities of each facility Medical Director, Administrator, Governing Body, Director of Nursing, and Compliance Officer.
Reporting Relationships:
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Reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
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Partners with the COO, CNO, CFO, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Governing Body.
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Provides executive oversight of Facility Medical Directors, attending physicians, and advanced practice providers.
Executive Responsibilities:
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Lead enterprise clinical strategy.
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Standardize evidence-based care.
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Oversee physician recruitment, credentialing, privileging, peer review and succession.
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Lead QAPI, infection prevention, resident safety and emergency preparedness.
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Improve quality, survey readiness and value-based performance.
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Represent the organization with hospitals, payers and regulators.
Clinical Governance:
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Establish enterprise medical policies.
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Maintain Medical Director governance model.
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Lead serious event review and root-cause analysis.
Compliance & Risk:
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Partner with Compliance while preserving independence.
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Promote documentation integrity and medical necessity.
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Support CMS, NYDOH, Medicare and Medicaid compliance.
Authority:
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Issue interim clinical directives.
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Require physician performance review.
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Recommend privilege restriction through governance.
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Escalate unresolved risks to CEO and Board.
Qualifications:
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MD/DO with unrestricted NY license.
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Board Certified; CMD preferred.
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Executive multi-site SNF leadership.
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Expertise in CMS, NY regulations, QAPI and value-based care.
First-Year Deliverables:
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90 days: enterprise assessment.
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180 days: physician scorecards and dashboards.
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365 days: measurable quality and physician improvements.
Executive KPIs:
Executive Competencies:
Visionary leadership; executive communication; systems thinking; physician engagement; strategic partnerships; financial stewardship; innovation; change management; Governing Body communication.