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ChildServe is seeking a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to join its Executive Team and lead the organization’s clinical vision and performance. The CMO will provide physician leadership for the Medical Staff while overseeing quality, safety, compliance, and accreditation efforts. This role is responsible for advancing clinical program growth and innovation in alignment with organizational strategy.

How You’ll Have an Impact

• Executive Leadership & Clinical Strategy: Serve as a key member of the Executive Team and strategic advisor to the CEO and Board, co-leading organizational clinical strategy and aligning quality, growth, workforce, and partnership priorities.
• Medical Staff Leadership & Engagement: Provide physician leadership for the Medical Staff, overseeing credentialing, peer review, and governance while fostering a culture of engagement, well-being, professional development, and clinical excellence.
• Quality, Safety & Patient Experience: Lead the organization’s quality and patient safety programs, including infection prevention, performance improvement, and evidence-based care pathways, ensuring high standards of clinical outcomes and patient-centered care.
• Performance, Compliance & Accreditation: Oversee organizational performance, regulatory compliance, and accreditation readiness, ensuring adherence to CMS, state, and national standards while mitigating risk and driving continuous improvement.
• Data, Informatics & Operational Excellence: Partner with IT and analytics teams to optimize clinical informatics, EHR systems, and data-driven decision-making, leveraging insights to improve outcomes, access, and value across care delivery.
• Innovation, Growth & External Leadership: Advance clinical program innovation and expansion across service lines, while serving as a visible ambassador and thought leader with providers, partners, payers, and the community to strengthen partnerships and organizational impact.

What You’ll Need

• MD or DO from an accredited institution; board certification in Pediatrics or a pediatric subspecialty preferred.
• Advanced degrees (e.g. MBA, MHA, MPH) preferred.
• Unrestricted Iowa medical license (or eligibility) required, DEA as applicable.
• Additional certification in healthcare quality/safety (e.g., CPE, CPHQ, Lean/Six Sigma) preferred.
• Ten years of post-residency clinical experience.
• Two years in healthcare executive or senior medical leadership with demonstrated results in quality, safety, and program growth.
• Experience leading Medical Staff affairs, accreditation/regulatory readiness, quality/safety programs, and multi-site pediatric services.
• Proven strategic planning and execution across clinical programs and service lines.
• Understanding of pediatric Medicaid, managed care, and value-based models; familiarity with reimbursement in complex pediatric care.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, influence, and coaching capabilities.

Executive Level Benefit Program

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• 457 Deferred Compensation
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) 

Make a Difference Every Day at ChildServe

• ChildServe partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life. 
• ChildServe is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa’s only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child’s unique needs.
• ChildServe’s four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child’s needs in one location.
• Established in 1928, ChildServe proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year. 

ChildServe is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email careers@childserve.org. ChildServe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.