Chief Medical Officer

Pancarefl; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403(b) plan with 6% employer match

3 weeks of paid vacation

14 paid holidays

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Panama City, Florida, is seeking a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to lead clinical excellence and provider engagement. The ideal candidate will have an MD/DO, an active Florida medical license, and at least 5 years of clinical leadership experience. This role ensures high-quality care, regulatory compliance, and team development. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, 14 paid holidays, and a retirement plan with employer contributions.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in clinical settings.
• Experience in supervising medical teams and ensuring quality care.
• Ability to work collaboratively with executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and leadership for the medical team.
• Ensure adherence to evidence-based practices and clinical standards.
• Promote quality, safety, and continuous improvement.

Education

Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution

Active, unrestricted medical license in the State of Florida

Minimum of 5 years experience in a clinical leadership role, preferably within an FQHC setting

Job description

At PanCare, we believe exceptional care starts with exceptional leadership. We are seeking a visionary and collaborative Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to serve as a key member of our executive leadership team. This role is responsible for advancing clinical excellence, strengthening provider engagement, and driving high quality, patient centered care across the organization. The CMO will play a critical role in shaping clinical strategy, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity for a physician leader who is equally passionate about people, performance, and purpose.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, day to day supervision and leadership for the medical team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence.
• Provide patient centered healthcare and appropriate patient follow up and care planning and models compassion, medical expertise, quality, and respect for patients and colleagues.
• Provide leadership and accountability to all medical providers, ensuring adherence to evidence based practices and clinical standards.
• Collaborate with Quality on performance improvement projects and initiatives, ensuring clinical outcome goals are in line with local, state and national benchmark standards (HEDIS, UDS, etc.).
• Collaborate with executive leadership to optimise clinic workflows, access to care and provider efficiency.
• Promote a culture of quality, safety and continuous improvement.
• Establish and enforce provider productivity, documentation and quality expectations.
• Supervises and participates in peer review, quality assurance, provider meetings, and other clinical meetings.
• Ensures clinical policies and protocols are up to date.
• Identifies opportunities to expand services, improve care delivery and strengthen community impact.
• Directs staff outreach and off-site health care programs in the health center service area.
• Supervises students in training at the health center clinic.
• Serves as the Center's professional training and education director.
• Arranges referrals for patients requiring services not offered at the health center.
• Reviews incoming reports (e.g. lab, X-ray, EKG) sign, date, and follow-up in a timely manner.
• Complies with the health center infection control plan which includes personally utilizing universal precautions. Ensure compliance by medical and support staff.
• Conducts all outside medical public relations functions.
• Functions as Medical Laboratory Director.
• Maintains professional, organizational, and administrative responsibility for the quality of all medical pharmaceutical services provided by the organization.
• Participates in all safety programs, which may include assignment to an emergency response team.
• Regular, predictable onsite attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Active, unrestricted medical license in the State of Florida.
• Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a clinical leadership role, preferably within an FQHC setting.

PanCare provides a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental and vision insurance. In addition, to health coverage, we offer 14 paid holidays and 3 weeks of paid vacation per year. Employees are also eligible to participate in our 403(b) plan with a 6% employer match and 3% base employer contribution.

If you are a forward thinking physician leader who thrives at the intersection of clinical excellence, operational strategy, and team development, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of care at PanCare. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on both patient outcomes and organizational success, while leading a dedicated team committed to delivering high quality care to the communities we serve. We are looking for a leader who brings both clinical credibility and a people first mindset. If that sounds like you, we would love to connect.