Chief Medical Officer

Job Description

Job Description

Overview
Atlantic Health, one of New Jersey's largest non-profit healthcare networks, is seeking an experienced physician leader to serve as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center (AHOMC) in Summit, NJ. The CMO will serve as a key member of Atlantic Health's senior leadership team and executive leadership of the medical center. They will provide clinical leadership, expertise, and perspective to the senior and executive leadership team as well as the medical staff and other team members across the organization. In addition to providing leadership and expertise in support of clinical activities and clinical quality, the CMO will play an important role in the development and execution of business strategies that will support the accomplishment of goals of AH across the enterprise.

The CMO will promote shared accountability between physicians and the system for the benefit of patients, providers, and the community. The successful candidate will serve as a liaison and advocate to create long-term collaborations and relationships between the medical staff, AHOMC and Atlantic Health leadership and the board of directors. The role includes maintaining a high level of clinical credibility within the medical center with all stakeholders. The CMO will report to the Senior Vice President, AH/President, AHOMC, as well as the EVP, Chief Medical Officer, AH.

Scope of Responsibilities
Atlantic Health aims to deliver the highest quality, safety and care combined with the best experience for our patients and their families. We are confident that you will find success within Atlantic Health, which has been named for the 17th year in a row to Fortune's "Top 100 Best U.S. Companies to Work For" list. We believe you will find that our culture of collaboration and care exemplifies the value we place on our patients, their families, and our employees.

Strategic Imperatives & Key Deliverables

1. Execute on Clinical Excellence

• Achieve and sustain Vizient Five-Star Rating
• Drive sustained top-decile national performance in mortality, complications, efficiency, and patient safety metrics.
• Establish hospital-based medicine as a high-reliability clinical enterprise with standardized, evidence-based care pathways.
• Ensure the continued rating as a Leapfrog "A" safety grade medical center through systematic harm reduction and safety leadership.
• Leverage Vizient and internal analytics to enable real-time performance monitoring and clinician-led improvement.
• Lead clinical effectiveness initiatives that reduce unwarranted variation, waste, and total cost of care.

2. Deliver an Extraordinary Consumer Experience

• Deliver consistently exceptional patient and family experiences comparable to top-performing national health systems.
• Standardize inpatient communication, care coordination, and discharge processes to improve transitions of care.
• Reduce avoidable readmissions and improve patient understanding and engagement.
• Integrate palliative and hospice services into inpatient care models to ensure goal-concordant care.

3. Elevate Workforce Experience & Succession Planning

• Build a highly engaged, high-performing physician and APP workforce
• Establish leadership development pathways and succession plans for key clinical and administrative roles.
• Standardize physician leadership expectations, performance metrics, and accountability structures.
• Improve clinician engagement, retention, and well-being through operational excellence and inclusive leadership.

4. Drive Sustainable Growth

• Lead strategic growth and maturation of hospital-based medicine programs aligned with system priorities.
• Expand advanced inpatient care models including ICU, Neuro-ICU and CCU optimization, specialty consult services, and coverage models.
• Strengthen integration across inpatient, ambulatory, post-acute, palliative, and hospice care settings.
• Support system and regional network growth through scalable, standardized hospital-based care models.

5. Financial Stewardship

• Deliver top-decile financial performance consistent with national benchmarks for efficiency and value.
• Accountable for budget development, resource allocation, and productivity optimization.
• Reduce observed-to-expected length of stay and optimize utilization, especially within ICU, Neuro-ICU, CCU and intermediate care settings.
• Translate clinical effectiveness initiatives into measurable cost savings and margin protection.

Leadership Expectations

• Lead with a system-first mindset, prioritizing enterprise outcomes and balancing local optimization and contributions.
• Model transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership on hospital-based clinical performance.
• Uphold and model Atlantic Health's mission, values, and commitment to excellence.
• Lead authentically with an emphasis on developing relationships as well as getting the work done

Salary Range: $525,000-$715,000 base salary only; excludes leadership incentive.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification in a relevant specialty.
• Advanced degree or formal leadership training (MBA, MHA, MPH, or equivalent) preferred.
• D emonstrated senior physician leadership experience in hospital-based medicine or related enterprise roles.
• Strong clinical leader with experience of driving improvements in quality and safety
• Deep understanding of Vizient, CMS, Leapfrog, and value-based care frameworks.
• Strong collaborative leadership and executive communication skills.
• High comfort level managing a combination of employed and voluntary staff
• All candidates must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of New Jersey
• 10+ years' experience in senior clinical leadership - ideally as CMO, Associate CMO or Chairperson of a large department
• Experience within an academic setting is strongly preferred.
• Track record of physician workforce development and succession planning

About Us

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Medical Group
• Atlantic Visiting Nurse
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
• Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
• Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
• Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
• Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.

Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World's Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report.

Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region's leader in neuroscience care. A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services. We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey. Our CyberKnife(r) program is the largest and most experienced in the state. We also have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year.

Committed to providing exceptional care, Overlook Medical Center has achieved the prestigious Magnet(r) recognition. This designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. What's more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care medical home (PCMH).

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:

Team Member Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

About the Team

In a medical emergency, nothing is more important than speedy access to high-quality care. That is why Atlantic Health System's hospitals have emergency departments, providing 24/7 access to state-of-the-art technology, life-saving treatments and expert medical teams trained in emergency medicine procedures. Many of our locations offer comprehensive stroke care, pediatric emergency care, cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging and fast-track areas for the treatment of minor injuries and illnesses. At Morristown Medical Center, our trauma center is verified as a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and designated a Level II by the state of New Jersey. We are equipped with a helipad for medevac air transport and have easy access for ground transportation. In addition, through the Atlantic Health System Transfer Center, we can expertly coordinate the transfer of patients or their loved ones in need of assistance from anywhere in the world to our hospitals.

Job Info

• Assignment Category: Full-time
• Hours per Week: 37.5
• Primary Shift: Day
• Salary Admin Plan: PHY