Executive Medical Director - Health Equity & Quality

St Johns Community Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 430,000; Full time

Job summary

St. John’s Community Health in Los Angeles, CA seeks an experienced Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to lead clinical vision, quality, patient safety, and medical services across SJCH sites.

The CMO partners with the CEO and Board to advance health equity, improve outcomes, and ensure evidence-based care while guiding provider performance and program development. Required qualifications include MD/DO, California license, board certification, DEA registration, and at least five years of multisite

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
• Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in California.
• Board certification in an applicable medical specialty.
• Current DEA registration.
• Minimum of five years of clinical leadership experience.
• Experience overseeing physicians and medical directors.
• Experience with quality, safety, compliance, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight and strategic direction for medical services across SJCH clinics, programs, and service lines.
• Establish, implement, and evaluate clinical standards, policies, protocols, and evidence-based practice guidelines.
• Partner with Operations, Behavioral Health, Dental, Pharmacy, Population Health, IT, Finance and others to strengthen integrated care delivery.
• Use clinical and operational data to identify trends, address disparities, improve outcomes and allocate resources responsibly.
• Lead clinical quality improvement, patient safety, peer review and risk-reduction initiatives.
• Oversee credentialing, privileging, peer review and ongoing professional practice evaluation.
• Recruit, onboard, develop, engage, and retain physicians and advanced practice providers.
• Represent SJCH with hospitals, health plans, academic institutions and government agencies.

Skills

Executive leadership

Clinical leadership

Strategic planning

Data-driven

Communication

Education

MD/DO degree

Board certification in medical specialty

California medical license

DEA registration

Job description

St. John’s Community Health in Los Angeles, CA seeks an experienced Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to lead clinical vision, quality, patient safety, and medical services across SJCH sites.

The CMO partners with the CEO and Board to advance health equity, improve outcomes, and ensure evidence-based care while guiding provider performance and program development. Required qualifications include MD/DO, California license, board certification, DEA registration, and at least five years of multisite