Chief Medical Officer

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 be a key member of Atlantic Health’s senior leadership team and executive leadership of the medical center, providing clinical leadership, expertise, and perspective to senior and executive leadership as well as the medical staff and other team members across the organization.

The CMO will promote shared accountability between physicians and the system for the benefit of patients, providers, and the community. They 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.

Atlantic Health aims to deliver the highest quality, safety and care combined with the best experience for our patients and their families. The CMO will work to support clinical activities and quality, and play an important role in the development and execution of business strategies that support the goals of AH across the enterprise.

• 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 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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…