UCLA Health

Chief Medical Officer - Venice Family Clinic

UCLA Health • $276K — $500K+*
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Board-certified in Family Medicine, Med/Peds, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics.
  • MD or DO degree required.
  • Active CA license & DEA license required.
  • Minimum 7 years as a primary care physician.
  • At least 5 years in a leadership role in primary health care.

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical vision and oversight for all clinical programs.
  • Collaborate with staff to identify and evaluate new and existing programs.
  • Ensure productivity and quality of care delivered by clinical staff.
  • Supervise Associate Medical Directors and other key clinical leaders.
  • Participate in clinical risk management and patient safety initiatives.
  • Oversee peer review, credentialing, and privileging activities.

Benefits

  • Indefinite employment duration.
  • Monday to Friday work schedule from 8:00am to 5:00pm.
  • Opportunity to impact underserved populations in Venice, CA.
Full Job Description
General Information

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Work Location: Venice, CA, USA

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Posted Date

10/02/2026

Salary Range: $276500.00 - 583500.00 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33350

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for the clinical vision of Venice Family Clinic and provides clinical oversight of all clinical programs, including those involving medical residents, students, and their faculty. He/she partners with the clinical, operations, program, and administrative staff and volunteers to identify new programs, evaluate existing programs, and determine which programs and clinical interventions best serve VFC patients. They are responsible for both the productivity of the clinical staff and the quality of care delivered by staff and volunteer medical clinicians.

The Chief Medical Officer directly supervises the Associate Medical Directors, Director, Managed Care & Care Coordination and Director of Behavioral Health and the Chief Medical Information Officer.

The CMO participates in clinical risk management, compliance, and patient safety. The CMO is responsible for overseeing all peer review, credentialing, and privileging activities. Clinical care accounts for 35% of the CMO's work duties, with administrative and supervisory responsibilities accounting for the other 65%. The CMO is responsible for overseeing all peer review, credentialing and privileging activities. Clinical care accounts for 40% of the CMO's work duties with administrative and supervisory responsibilities accounting for the other 60%.

The target salary range for this role is: $260,600- $390,000 annual.

Job Qualifications

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  • Board-certified in Family Medicine, Med/Peds, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics, required.
  • MD or DO degree, required.
  • An active, CA license & DEA license, re-quired.
  • At least 7 years of experience as a primary care physician, required.

  • At least five years of experience in a leadership position in a primary health care setting, required.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of medical problems of medically underserved populations, including persons experiencing homelessness, preferred.
  • Experience supervising clinical and physician staff, preferred.

  • Understanding of Clinic/FQHC operations, strongly preferred.


  • Previous experience as a volunteer, staff member, or faculty member in a setting serving underserved people, preferred.


  • Ability to speak Spanish, preferred.

  • Experience with Epic, preferred.


About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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