Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Urgent Care

Emerald Resource Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerald Resource Group is partnering with a leading health system to place an accomplished Assistant Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) in its executive leadership team in Austin, TX. This is a strategic, cross-market leadership role focused on shaping clinical strategy, developing physician leaders, improving quality, safety, and patient experience across multiple urgent care centers.

The ACMO will collaborate with senior leaders on growth, innovation, and operational performance, influence care

Qualifications

• MD with medical licensure or eligibility.
• Minimum 5 years clinical practice.
• Minimum 5 years medical oversight in occupational medicine.
• Executive physician leadership experience in urgent care or ambulatory settings.
• Strong understanding of clinical quality, provider performance, and healthcare operations.
• Proven ability to develop physician leaders and drive cross-market initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic physician leadership across multiple urgent care markets.
• Partner with executive and operational leaders to drive quality, patient safety, growth and performance.
• Mentor Medical Directors, physicians, and advanced practice providers.
• Lead initiatives focused on physician engagement, retention, and patient experience.
• Help advance digital health and clinical technology for more efficient care delivery.
• Provide clinical oversight and strategic direction for occupational medicine services.

Skills

MD/leadership

Executive leadership

Occupational medicine oversight

Clinical quality

Provider performance

Mentoring physicians

Education

MD/Medical Doctor with licensure

Job description

Urgent Care | Executive Physician Leadership

Location: Austin, Texas

Local Candidates Preferred | Relocation Assistance Available

Ready to Take Your Physician Leadership Career to the Next Level?

What if your next opportunity gave you the ability to influence patient care, develop physician leaders, and help shape the future of urgent care across multiple markets?

Emerald Resource Group is partnering with a leading, growing healthcare organization seeking an accomplished Assistant Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) to join its executive leadership team.

This is more than a traditional medical leadership position. It's an opportunity to have a seat at the table, influence major business decisions, and make a meaningful impact on how healthcare is delivered.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Greater Influence: Move beyond overseeing a single practice or market and help guide clinical strategy across a growing network of urgent care centers.
• Executive Visibility: Partner directly with senior leadership on growth, innovation, quality, and organizational performance.
• Build Something Meaningful: Develop physician leaders, strengthen clinical teams, and help create a culture where providers thrive.
• Drive Innovation: Influence new care delivery models, technology adoption, and improvements in the patient and provider experience.
• Make a Lasting Impact: See the results of your leadership through better patient outcomes, stronger teams, and continued organizational growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide strategic physician leadership across multiple urgent care markets while maintaining direct clinical leadership for an assigned market.
• Partner with executive and operational leaders to drive clinical quality, patient safety, growth, and performance.
• Mentor Medical Directors, physicians, and advanced practice providers.
• Lead initiatives focused on physician engagement, retention, and patient experience.
• Help advance digital health, clinical technology, and more efficient care delivery.
• Provide clinical oversight and strategic direction for occupational medicine services.

What We're Looking For

• Medical Doctor (MD) with appropriate medical licensure or eligibility.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical practice experience.
• Minimum 5 years of medical oversight experience within occupational medicine.
• Physician leadership experience in urgent care, ambulatory medicine, occupational medicine, or a complex healthcare organization.
• Strong understanding of clinical quality, provider performance, and healthcare operations.
• A collaborative, business-minded leader who enjoys developing people and driving positive change.

Previous experience as a Chief Medical Officer, Assistant CMO, Regional Medical Director, or similar physician executive is highly valued.

Why Make a Move?

At this level in your career, the right opportunity should offer more than a bigger title.

It should give you greater influence, meaningful challenges, talented people to lead, and the ability to make a difference on a much larger scale.

If you're a physician executive who enjoys combining medicine, leadership, and business strategy, this could be an outstanding next chapter in your career.

All inquiries will be handled confidentially.