Chief Medical Officer

OVERVIEW:

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) serves as the senior clinical executive of the IMAN Health Center and is responsible for providing strategic leadership, clinical governance, and oversight of all clinical services and quality initiatives. The CMO ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, culturally responsive, and patient-centered care while advancing the Health Center's mission, strategic priorities, and responsibilities as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).

OVERVIEW:

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) serves as the senior clinical executive of the IMAN Health Center and is responsible for providing strategic leadership, clinical governance, and oversight of all clinical services and quality initiatives. The CMO ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, culturally responsive, and patient-centered care while advancing the Health Center's mission, strategic priorities, and responsibilities as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). This full-time executive leadership position combines administrative and clinical responsibilities, with approximately 60% FTE dedicated to executive and clinical leadership and 40% FTE dedicated to direct patient care. As a member of Health Center leadership, the CMO provides executive oversight of clinical quality, patient safety, provider performance, clinical operations, credentialing and privileging, and regulatory compliance. The CMO works collaboratively with executive leadership, operational leaders, and the Board of Directors to establish clinical strategy, strengthen care delivery systems, improve health outcomes, and ensure compliance with applicable Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), FQHC, federal, state, and other regulatory requirements. The CMO also maintains an active clinical practice, providing comprehensive primary care and modeling the standards of clinical excellence, professionalism, and compassionate care expected throughout the Health Center.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clinical Responsibilities (40% FTE)

• Provides comprehensive outpatient primary care across the lifespan, including preventive care, chronic disease management, acute care, and appropriate follow-up.
• Ensures continuity and coordination of care while maintaining high standards of evidence-based, patient-centered practice.
• Documents patient encounters accurately, thoroughly, and timely within the electronic health record (EHR), consistent with organizational policies, clinical standards, and billing requirements.
• Models clinical excellence, professionalism, and culturally responsive care for providers and clinical staff.
• Maintains all required professional licensure, board certification, credentialing, privileging, and continuing medical education requirements.
• Remains current on emerging clinical guidelines, evidence-based practices, population health priorities, and standards relevant to community health centers and FQHCs.

Executive & Clinical Leadership Responsibilities (60% FTE)

• Serves as the Health Center's senior clinical leader, providing strategic direction and executive oversight of clinical services, clinical quality, and provider performance.
• Establishes the clinical vision, priorities, and standards of care in alignment with IMAN's mission, Health Center strategic priorities, and the needs of the patient population.
• Partners with executive and Health Center leadership in organizational planning, budgeting, clinical workforce planning, program development, and evaluation of clinical services.
• Provides clinical leadership and oversight to physicians, advanced practice providers, behavioral health leadership, and other clinical practitioners as appropriate to the Health Center's organizational structure.
• Oversees provider performance, clinical practice standards, professional development, and accountability while fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and clinical excellence.
• Leads clinical operations and care-delivery strategy, including utilization review, collaborative care, case management, care coordination, and related clinical policies and workflows.
• Establishes, evaluates, and maintains evidence-based clinical protocols, practice guidelines, treatment standards, and clinical policies.
• Provides executive oversight of the Health Center's Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) program and ensures clinical quality initiatives are integrated across service lines.
• Monitors clinical performance measures, patient outcomes, quality indicators, and population health data; identifies gaps and leads corrective and improvement strategies.
• Provides clinical leadership related to patient safety, risk management, infection prevention, peer review, and other activities designed to maintain safe and effective clinical care.
• Ensures clinical operations and practices align with applicable HRSA Health Center Program requirements, FQHC standards, FTCA requirements, HIPAA, OSHA, federal and Illinois healthcare regulations, and other applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Partners with organizational leadership to maintain readiness for HRSA Operational Site Visits (OSVs), audits, regulatory reviews, and other compliance activities involving clinical operations.
• Supports clinical credentialing and privileging processes and ensures appropriate clinical oversight of licensed and credentialed practitioners.
• Leads and participates in provider and multidisciplinary clinical team meetings to strengthen communication, accountability, education, and clinical performance.
• Prepares and presents clinical quality, performance, patient safety, and other relevant reports to executive leadership, the Board of Directors, and the Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement Committee.
• Represents the Health Center's clinical interests in strategic partnerships, external collaborations, and community healthcare initiatives as appropriate.
• Advises executive leadership and the Board on emerging clinical, regulatory, workforce, and healthcare delivery issues that may impact the Health Center.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school.
• Current, unrestricted medical license in the State of Illinois.
• Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or another primary care specialty appropriate to the Health Center's scope of services.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive clinical experience in primary care.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive physician leadership, clinical management, or healthcare leadership experience, including responsibility for clinical teams, providers, programs, or operations.
• Required experience practicing and/or serving in clinical leadership within a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or HRSA-funded Health Center Program environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of FQHC operations and HRSA Health Center Program requirements, including clinical quality, credentialing and privileging, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary clinical teams and establishing standards of clinical practice and accountability.
• Demonstrated experience using clinical quality, population health, and performance data to identify gaps and drive measurable improvements in patient outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of primary care, preventive health, population health, health equity, and evidence-based clinical practice.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with executive leadership and governing boards and to translate clinical priorities into organizational strategy.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, relationship-building, and executive decision-making skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience as a Chief Medical Officer, Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, or comparable senior physician leader within an FQHC.
• Experience leading or participating in HRSA Operational Site Visits (OSVs), FTCA activities, regulatory audits, or other FQHC compliance activities.
• Experience overseeing clinical quality assurance and performance improvement programs.
• Experience with value-based care, population health management, and quality improvement methodologies.
• Experience serving medically underserved and culturally diverse patient populations.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and another language, particularly Spanish or Arabic, strongly preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods during clinical work, meetings, and administrative tasks.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move light objects, such as medical supplies or files.
• Limited local travel is required.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Executive Clinical Leadership
• FQHC & Regulatory Expertise
• Clinical Quality & Patient Safety
• Quality Improvement & Data-Informed Leadership
• Provider Leadership & Development
• Strategic & Organizational Leadership
• Collaborative Communication & Relationship Management

BENIFTIS:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 80 hours of CME
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(K)
• Vacation, Sick, and Personal days
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Up to 2,500 in professional development funds

IMAN is an Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") Employer. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.