Chief Medical Officer, Venice Family Clinic

Venice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality health care to people in need. The organization has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people with compassion, dignity, and respect across an area from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have a network of clinics, Early Head Start centers, and mobile clinics, plus an expansive street medicine program to reach people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at venicefamilyclinic.org.

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is responsible for the clinical vision of Venice Family Clinic and provides clinical oversight of all clinical programs, including those involving medical residents, students, and their faculty.  The CMO in their role:

• Partners with the clinical, operations, program, and administrative staff and volunteers to identify new programs,
• Evaluate existing programs and determine which programs and clinical interventions best serve VFC patients.  
• Responsible for both the productivity of the clinical staff and the quality of care delivered by staff and volunteer medical clinicians. 
• Participates in clinical risk management, compliance, and patient safety and is responsible for overseeing all peer review, credentialing, and privileging activities
• Clinical care accounts for 35% of the CMO’s work duties, with administrative and supervisory responsibilities accounting for the other 65%.

The Chief Medical Officer directly supervises the Associate Medical Directors, the Director, Managed Care & Care Coordination, the Director of Behavioral Health, and the Chief Medical Information Officer.

The target salary range for this role is: $260,600- $390,000 annual

Qualifications

Required:

• MD or DO Degree, Required
• At least 5 years of experience as a Primary Care Physician, in a clinical setting.  
• Board certified in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Med/Peds or Pediatrics
• California Medical License or License-Eligible 
• Experience in a supervisory, leadership position in a Primary Healthcare setting, required.

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree in Business, Health Administration, or Public Health, preferred
• Ability to speak Spanish preferred
• Previous experience as a volunteer, staff member, or faculty member in a setting serving underserved people. 
• Experience with Epic, preferred

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