Chief Medical Officer - Stanly

Hugh Chatham Health; Albemarle (NC); On-site; USD 209,000 - 335,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Eligible

Job summary

Advocate Health in the Carolinas seeks an executive-level physician leader to guide strategic planning and medical staff operations. The role emphasizes collaboration with hospital leadership, physician groups, and risk-management teams to advance clinical excellence.

The position focuses on value-based care delivery, staff development, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement across the medical center. Excellent communication and strategic thinking are essential for success.

Qualifications

• MD/DO licensure required.
• Doctorate Degree in Medicine.
• Typically 10 years clinical experience and 5 years in management directed at medical operations and quality programs.

Responsibilities

• Participate in strategic planning for medical center and liaise between Medical Staff and Management.
• Coordinate staffing for Medical Staff committees and provide leadership to chairpersons.
• Champion value-based care by developing and evaluating risk contracts and care delivery.
• Oversee physician recruitment, development, and productivity improvements.
• Coordinate administrative functions including staffing, credentialing, and regulatory compliance.
• Direct Performance Improvement programs and monitor outcomes across departments.
• Lead capacity management to optimize patient flow and care delivery.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and risk management in local, state, and federal contexts.
• Manage budgets and communicate financial planning for operating and capital expenditures.
• Foster relationships with physicians and community partners to support strategic initiatives.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Strategic Planning

Communication

Quality Improvement

Physician Relationships

Regulatory & Compliance

Problem Solving

MS Office

Education

Doctorate Degree in Medicine

Job description

Department

10010 Atrium Health Stanly - Administration

Department

10010 Atrium Health Stanly - Administration

Status

Part time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

24

Schedule Details/Additional Information

• 4 Administrative / 16 hours weekly

Pay Range

$151.65 - $242.65

Major Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Leadership: Participating in strategic planning for the medical center and assisting in matters related to the Medical Staff and Clinical Care Delivery Systems. This involves representing Medical Staff interests to Management and serving as a liaison between the two.
• Medical Staff Coordination and Support: Coordinating and providing staffing for Medical Staff committee activities, serving as a resource, and providing appropriate leadership and guidance. This includes collaborating closely with the Medical Staff President, other elected Medical Staff officers, department, and committee chairperson.
• Value-Based Care: Championing value-based care by participating in the development and execution of value-based care strategies, monitoring and influencing risk contract performance, and fostering an environment conducive to value-based care.
• Physician Recruitment and Development: Overseeing physician productivity and practice efficiency, guiding the implementation of enhancements, and ensuring the efficacy of the local physician recruitment process.
• Administrative Functions: Coordinating administrative functions for medical staff, including employment agreements, regulatory compliance, care management initiatives, physician performance reviews, peer review, privileging, and credentialing.
• Performance Improvement and Quality Management Directing a medical center-wide Performance Improvement Program, establishing standards of performance, monitoring mechanisms, and outcomes tracking for appropriate medical center departments and the Medical Staff. This also involves guiding and directing the activities of the medical center's Performance Improvement Teams.
• Capacity Management: Providing leadership for capacity management initiatives to improve patient flow and support optimal patient care.
• Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management: Ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, and managing risk through quality improvement and infection control plans.
• Human Resources Management: Responsibilities related to human resources, including interviewing, selecting new employees, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
• Community and Physician Relationships: Developing relationships with medical centers and community physicians to support strategic initiatives and fostering a close, mutually beneficial relationship between the Medical Staff and the medical center.
• Budget Management: Developing and recommending operating and capital budgets and controlling expenditures within approved budget objectives

Licensure, Registration, And/or Certification Required

• Medicine and/or Surgery, MD-DO license issued by the state in which the team member practice

Education Required

• Doctorate Degree in Medicine

Experience Required

• Clinical Experience: Typically, the role requires 10 years of experience in a clinical field as a practicing physician1234.
• Management Experience: It includes 5 years of management experience in directing medical operations, performance improvement, and quality programs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Clinical Care and Physician Leadership: Demonstrated excellence in clinical care and superior performance in physician leadership roles, including quality and utilization management, clinical effectiveness and outcomes, clinical staff development, case management, and clinical protocol development.
• Healthcare Trends and Management: Thorough knowledge and understanding of current trends in healthcare delivery, including the development of alternative delivery systems, care management, clinical risk management, managed care, physician practice models, physician payment issues, fiscal management, and access to healthcare.
• Outcomes Measurement and Quality Improvement: Dynamic knowledge of outcomes measurement, clinical quality, and utilization. Experience with and commitment to continuous performance and quality improvement methodology.
• Physician Relationships and Collaboration: Demonstrated success in developing positive physician relationships and collaborations with internal and external partners.
• Strategic Planning and Implementation: Advanced knowledge of and skills in developing, planning, and implementing long-term strategies and plans.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to successfully interact with physicians and employees at all levels throughout the organization and within the community.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite or Comparable Products. Advanced knowledge of computer applications and database management in a clinical setting.
• Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution: Excellent skills in problem-solving, conflict resolution, negotiation, and diplomacy.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Equipment Operation: requires the ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Office Environment: involves exposure to a normal office environment.
• Travel: may require travel, exposing the individual to weather and road conditions.
• Protective Clothing: There may be exposure to human blood and body fluids, mechanical, electrical, chemical, or explosive hazards, necessitating the use of protective clothing.
• Functional Abilities: require functional speech, vision, smell, touch, and hearing.

Preferred Job Requirements

• Doctorate Degree in Medicine
• Medicine and/or Surgery, MD-DO license issued by the state in which the team member practice
• Typically, the role requires 10 years of experience in a clinical field as a practicing physician, including 5 years of management experience in directing medical operations, performance improvement, and quality programs

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment To You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.