Chief Medical Officer

Job Details:
Job Location Durango, CO;
Position Type Full Time;
Education Level Graduate Degree;
Salary Range $137.02 - $145.24 Hourly;
Travel Percentage Up to 25%;
Job Shift Day;
Job Category Executive.

We are the leading provider of integrated (primary, dental, and behavioral health) healthcare on the Western Slope of Colorado. As a provider in our clinic, you’ll have access to a wide range of resources for your patients. We have recovery groups, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), specialized mental health outpatient programs, primary care, diabetes education, crisis services, resource navigators, insurance enrollment specialists, tele-video systems to access our locations across the region and more.

We work to make sure you have what you need at your fingertips to be successful in your position and support your patient in their road to recovery.

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is a visionary clinical leader who partners with the CEO and executive leadership to drive our strategic mission and set the standards for excellence in sustainable, high quality healthcare. In this full-time role (approximately 20% patient care, 80% administration and leadership), the CMO will champion affordable, top-tier quality healthcare across the communities served, including underserved populations.

This position will develop and implement strategies across the organization to meet identified short term and long-term objectives as set forward for the organization. The CMO will oversee all medical/health services including primary care, urgent care, oral health psychiatry, general surgery and endoscopy. The CMO ensures compliance with regulatory standards and champions initiatives to improve health outcomes for the diverse communities we serve across the comprehensive continuum of care offered by Axis.

The position will collaborate closely and work in partnership across the entire continuum of care offered by Axis Health System and must be able to adapt to a continually evolving environment in a mid-sized Community Health Center that is also a Community Mental Health Center. The CMO must be operations-savvy and thrive in a fast-moving workplace. The CMO is a top tier leadership position primarily providing administrative oversight of the comprehensive care model, working closely with the CEO and executive leadership.

The CMO will work with leaders throughout the organization to continue to evolve effective integration of care and evidenced based medicine, spearhead innovative programs and technology support, and strengthen community health outcomes—all while maintaining an active role in patient care.

The CMO will set the departmental vision and direction for attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining a performance focused culture that connects to the mission in support of the organization’s goals and objectives. The CMO must possess the ability to masterfully influence and manage all matters within the scope of responsibilities, while partnering closely with the CEO and executive team to collaborate and engage internal and external stakeholders in the optimization and utilization of the available resources demonstrating resiliency and competency as a leader.

In coordination and / partnership with the executive staff, the CMO position is responsible and accountable for effective cross functional clinical, administrative and quality of Axis Health System’s performance, with assigned responsibility for the specific, identified clinical teams.

• Shape and execute the clinical strategy, balancing productivity, quality, and patient access working to ensure progress on integration and improved health outcomes.
• Oversee the Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Committee, driving measurable enhancements in care delivery and helping achieve expected access and value-based care standards and measures.
• Supervise assigned clinical Directors to refine protocols, and conduct credentialing/performance reviews to uphold excellence and performance expectations.
• Partner across leadership to seamlessly…