Associate Chief Medical Officer - Dartmouth Home Health

Dartmouth Health is pleased to announce a search for its inaugural Associate Chief Medical Officer for Dartmouth Home Health. This key leader will provide senior clinical, academic, and strategic leadership for Dartmouth Health’s home-based care portfolio, including the Hospital at Home program and the broader Dartmouth Home Health initiative. This includes working with the leadership team to create home-based primary care and home-based palliative care programs as well as an institute for caregivers. About the job Reporting to the CEO Dyad for Dartmouth Home Health for operational matters and to the Chair of the Department of Medicine for clinical matters, the Associate Chief Medical Officer is the primary physician leader responsible for designing, governing, and scaling hospital-level and longitudinal care delivered in the home, while partnering with leaders across Dartmouth Health to guide strategy for home-based care expansion. Daily activities focus on ensuring clinical excellence, patient and caregiver safety, workforce sustainability, and financial viability for this program. This role also focuses on clinical integration and strategy across the Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Health Home Care (formerly Visiting Nurse and Hospice), and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice (TDI), to ensure alignment. The mission of Dartmouth Health’s new Home Health program is to develop a nationally relevant, rural-centered model of home-based care that improves outcomes for patients and caregivers and can be scaled beyond the Upper Valley to rural health care centers across the country. Minimum qualifications Qualified candidates will possess an MD or DO degree and American Board Certification in their specialty. Internal Medicine training is preferred, but other training paths will be considered if the candidate has significant home-based care experience. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years in clinical practice and a minimum of 5 years of experience in home care leadership. Experience within a matrixed health system is preferred. The Associate Chief Medical Officer is expected to live within a reasonable commuting distance to Dartmouth Health’s headquarters in Lebanon, NH, and maintain a clinical practice within the larger program. Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr