Associate Chief Medical Officer, Nantucket Cottage Hospital

site: nantucket cottage hospital

mass general brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of mass general brigham.

about us: nantucket cottage hospital is a nonprofit community hospital dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centered healthcare to the residents and visitors of nantucket island. Since opening its state-of-the-art facility in 2019, the hospital has set a national standard for small community healthcare by providing comprehensive primary, emergency, specialty, diagnostic, inpatient, and surgical services in one central location. Deeply rooted in the island community, our physicians, nurses, and staff are committed to building lasting relationships and providing compassionate care both inside and outside the hospital walls.

As a proud member of the mass general brigham network, nantucket cottage hospital combines the personalized care of a community hospital with access to world-class clinical expertise and resources.

job summary: the associate chief medical officer (acmo) at nantucket cottage hospital (nch) serves as a key clinical and administrative leader supporting the chief medical officer and the medical staff. The acmo provides oversight of the medical staff office and ensures compliance with regulatory standards, credentialing requirements, and performance monitoring processes. The acmo works collaboratively with the medical staff president, vice president, departmental medical directors, and hospital leadership to maintain and amend the medical staff bylaws and rules and regulations as appropriate.

The acmo chairs and participates in committees as defined in the bylaws and serves as a liaison between nch and mass general brigham enterprise leadership. This role supports high-quality, safe, and patient-centered care across inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory services. The acmo represents clinical leadership in senior leadership meetings and reports quality and professional practice matters to the board of trustees as designated.

• lead oversight of the medical staff office including credentialing, provider enrollment, oppe, fppe, and provider professionalism.
• partner with medical staff leadership to maintain and update medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations.
• chair and participate in committees as defined by the bylaws, including peer review and quality-related committees.
• oversee provider performance review processes and ensure compliance with joint commission and regulatory standards.
• support site preparedness and readiness for accreditation surveys and regulatory visits.

• serve as a leading advocate for patient safety and high-quality care across all care settings at nch.
• coordinate medical staff engagement in quality improvement, infection control, safety event review, health equity, and patient experience initiatives.
• collaborate with site-based quality teams to implement strategies developed by the office of the chief medical officer (ocmo).
• support professional practice evaluation processes and reporting to hospital leadership and the board of trustees.

• advise hospital leadership on operational and clinical policy matters affecting the medical staff.
• represent nch cmos on system-wide projects and enterprise committees.
• participate in senior leadership meetings to address clinical strategy, patient care delivery, workforce planning, and provider well-being.
• support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of new medical staff members in collaboration with department leaders.
• promote strong physician engagement in a small community hospital environment with close interdisciplinary collaboration.

• communicate proactively and consistently with practicing physicians and advanced practice providers.
• represent clinical leadership at departmental meetings and medical executive committee meetings.
• foster a culture of professionalism, accountability, and collaboration across departments.
• serve as a visible clinical leader within the nantucket community.

• md or do degree required
• board certification in a recognized specialty required

• active massachusetts medical license required
• dea registration required

• minimum 5-7 years of leadership experience in a hospital or healthcare organization
• experience in quality improvement, peer review, credentialing oversight, and regulatory readiness
• prior leadership experience in a community hospital setting preferred