Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) - UF Health Greater Gainesville Market

Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) - UF Health Greater Gainesville Market

The University of Florida College of Medicine and UF Health seek an Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) to provide oversight of hospital-appointed Medical Directors. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, this physician leadership role provides strategic and operational oversight of the Medical Director structure across UF Health Shands. The ACMO will advance quality, patient safety, and operational performance by strengthening the structure, governance, and alignment of hospital-appointed Medical Director roles. This role partners closely with hospital leadership, physician leaders, and operational teams to ensure consistency in administrative oversight, enhance accountability, and ensure alignment with organizational priorities. This role does not oversee ambulatory clinic medical directors in the Greater Gainesville market.

In This Role, the ACMO Will:

• Standardize Medical Director roles, expectations, and appointment processes; develop centralized tracking and accountability structures, including time studies.
• Serve as liaison between Medical Directors and hospital leadership; facilitate regular forums to strengthen communication and alignment between departments and hospital goals.
• Support oversight of clinical programs, including throughput, efficiency, and resource utilization initiatives with local medical directors.
• Facilitate quality improvement, patient safety, and regulatory readiness; support performance monitoring and improvement initiatives.
• Partner with nursing, operational, and physician leaders to improve interdisciplinary coordination and support hospital governance structures.
• Support strategic initiatives to meet or exceed identified goals on our balanced hospital scorecard.

This is a 0.10 FTE Faculty Administrative role.