Adult Primary Care Medical Director and Assistant CMO

Physician Leadership, Inc.; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Caring Health Center in Springfield, MA, seeks an Adult Primary Care Medical Director and Assistant Chief Medical Officer to lead clinically and administratively. This role blends 50–60% outpatient clinical work with protected administrative time, reporting to the Chief Medical Officer.

You will mentor physicians, advance quality, population health, and value-based care, and shape staffing and programs for growth. Involvement in residency and academic partnerships may evolve.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree and accredited residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, or applicable ambulatory subspecialty
• Massachusetts medical license or ability to obtain before starting
• DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substances registrations or ability to obtain them
• Experience in patient-centered care and interest in clinical leadership/quality improvement

Responsibilities

• Provide physician leadership and clinical oversight for adult primary care
• Mentor, coach, and develop physicians and advanced practice providers
• Partner with clinical, nursing, operational, and administrative leaders to improve access, performance, care delivery, and patient experience
• Support clinician recruitment, onboarding, and professional development
• Help shape clinical strategy, staffing models, and organizational growth
• Play a key role in developing residency and academic partnerships as the center grows
• Maintain meaningful outpatient practice aligned with training and scope of practice
• Take on increasing responsibility in clinical operations and physician management

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Population health

Quality improvement

Team collaboration

Education

MD or DO

Residency: Internal Medicine

Residency: Family Medicine

Board certification IM/FM/geriatrics/subspecialty

Massachusetts medical license

DEA & MA Controlled Substances registrations

Advanced degree (MPH/MBA/MMM/MHA)

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Caring Health Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, is seeking an Adult Primary Care Medical Director and Assistant Chief Medical Officer. This is one integrated physician leadership position reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer, with an administrative portfolio designed to grow.

ROLE AT A GLANCE

• Integrated clinical and executive leadership opportunity
• Approximately 50–60% outpatient clinical practice
• Protected administrative time scheduled within the physician template
• Direct mentorship from the Chief Medical Officer
• No inpatient clinical responsibilities
• Epic electronic health record

A ROLE BUILT FOR DEVELOPMENT

Most physicians who want to become executives have to find their own way there. This role is structured to do the opposite. You will work directly with and be mentored by the Chief Medical Officer, who has a long record of developing physicians into senior leaders. You will gain hands‑on experience in clinical operations, finance, physician management, quality, and organizational strategy.

The scope of your Assistant Chief Medical Officer responsibilities will expand over time based on your experience, interests, and organizational needs. Formal leadership experience is welcomed but not required. We are equally interested in sitting medical directors ready for a broader portfolio and excellent physicians stepping into their first formal leadership role.

WHY A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Federally Qualified Health Centers offer physician leaders something increasingly rare: direct accountability for population outcomes, a payer environment that rewards better care rather than more volume, and a mission that holds up under scrutiny.

Caring Health Center serves Springfield and the surrounding Western Massachusetts communities, with a diverse, multilingual patient population and a substantial share of patients in value-based and accountable care arrangements.

LIFE IN SPRINGFIELD

Springfield is at the center of the Pioneer Valley, a region rich in colleges and universities, with year-round outdoor recreation, cultural amenities, and a cost of living that remains attractive relative to many major Northeast markets.

THE OPPORTUNITY

You will provide physician leadership and clinical oversight for adult primary care and partner with the Chief Medical Officer on broader organizational priorities. You will:

• Play a key leadership role in quality, patient safety, population health, and value-based care across our accountable care and value-based populations.
• Mentor, coach, and develop physicians and advanced practice providers.
• Partner with clinical, nursing, operational, and administrative leaders to improve access, clinical performance, care delivery, and patient experience.
• Participate in clinician recruitment, onboarding, professional development, and performance improvement.
• Help shape clinical strategy, programs, staffing models, and organizational growth.
• Play a central leadership role as Caring Health Center plans to develop future residency training programs and academic partnerships.
• Continue meaningful outpatient clinical practice appropriate to your training and scope of practice.
• Take on increasing responsibility in clinical operations, finance, physician management, and organizational leadership.

CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BALANCE

The position is approximately 50–60% clinical, with administrative time scheduled in your template rather than expected outside of clinic hours.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We welcome physicians who are board-certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, or an appropriate ambulatory Internal Medicine subspecialty such as Endocrinology, Rheumatology, or Infectious Disease.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MD or DO degree.
• Completion of an accredited residency in Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, or Family Medicine.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, or an appropriate ambulatory Internal Medicine subspecialty such as Endocrinology, Rheumatology, or Infectious Disease.
• Unrestricted Massachusetts medical license or the ability to obtain one before starting.
• DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substances registrations, or the ability to obtain them.
• Experience providing high-quality, patient-centered care to diverse patient populations, or a strong commitment to doing so.
• Experience or strong interest in clinical leadership, quality improvement, clinician development, and team-based primary care.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading, supervising, coaching, or mentoring physicians, advanced practice providers, or multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Experience with population health, accountable care organizations, value-based care, quality improvement, or integrated care models.
• Experience in a community health center or another setting serving diverse or underserved populations.
• An advanced degree such as an MPH, MBA, MMM, or MHA.

Most importantly, candidates should bring strong clinical judgment, professionalism, collaborative skills, and a genuine desire to develop as a physician executive.