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:- Reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
- Partners with the COO, CNO, CFO, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Governing Body.
- Provides executive oversight of Facility Medical Directors, attending physicians, and advanced practice providers.
Executive Responsibilities:- Lead enterprise clinical strategy.
- Standardize evidence-based care.
- Oversee physician recruitment, credentialing, privileging, peer review and succession.
- Lead QAPI, infection prevention, resident safety and emergency preparedness.
- Improve quality, survey readiness and value-based performance.
- Represent the organization with hospitals, payers and regulators.
Clinical Governance:- Establish enterprise medical policies.
- Maintain Medical Director governance model.
- Lead serious event review and root-cause analysis.
Compliance & Risk:- Partner with Compliance while preserving independence.
- Promote documentation integrity and medical necessity.
- Support CMS, NYDOH, Medicare and Medicaid compliance.
Authority:- Issue interim clinical directives.
- Require physician performance review.
- Recommend privilege restriction through governance.
- Escalate unresolved risks to CEO and Board.
Qualifications:- MD/DO with unrestricted NY license.
- Board Certified; CMD preferred.
- Executive multi-site SNF leadership.
- Expertise in CMS, NY regulations, QAPI and value-based care.
First-Year Deliverables:- 90 days: enterprise assessment.
- 180 days: physician scorecards and dashboards.
- 365 days: measurable quality and physician improvements.
Executive KPIs:- Resident outcomes.
- Risk-adjusted readmissions.
- CMS Five-Star trends.
- Survey performance.
- Physician engagement.
- Strategic initiative execution.
Executive Competencies:Visionary leadership; executive communication; systems thinking; physician engagement; strategic partnerships; financial stewardship; innovation; change management; Governing Body communication.
