Chief Medical Officer - St. Joseph's Medical Group

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Ambulatory Care provides executive leadership to the medical staff and ambulatory services for the RHM in order to assist them in fulfilling their mission, plans and objectives that includes their responsibilities to the patient and the community for the provision of quality and cost effective care.  Acts as a champion for enhancing quality of care, comprehensive health care delivery, patients’ experience of care and patient safety throughout ambulatory settings. Serves as an internal consultant to executive and physician leaders throughout Medical Group and Physician Services division in providing strategic direction in the areas of quality, access, productivity, physician compensation and physician engagement; including, but not limited to, employed physician network development, succession planning, ambulatory and post-acute accreditation, physician alignment, collaboration models, patient-centered care, clinical integration and accountable care. Ongoing liaison with the Clinical Integration Network (CIN) of Trinity Health. In this capacity, provides clinical and physician leadership to population health and alternative payment model strategy and operational performance. Provides leadership and support to system level and local efforts to redesign models of care to deliver triple aim care to accountable populations.   Supports the CHIO with clinical process redesign, clinical informatics and leveraging enabling technology such as the TogetherCare (Epic) within the medical group and CIN division. Fosters dialogue and collaborates with physician leaders to promote improvements in clinical quality indicators and clinical outcomes, Serves as a member of Medical Group’s senior management team.

The CMO has a matrix reporting relationship to the CEO of St. Joseph’s Health and Trinity Health Senior Vice President of Medical Groups & Ambulatory. In all roles and activities, it is anticipated that the CMO will network and build consensus, collaborate, and problem solve. This position will play a key role in the implementation of strategic and operating plans, service line development, focusing in particular on strategies for physician relationships and service line development. These activities and initiatives shall be accomplished through the existing and revised formal medical staff structures/committees, Medical Group/Health Network and voluntary medical staff multi- facility physician task forces, committees as well as the CEO and Executive Team meetings and informative relationships.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Interpersonal Skills:

a) Articulate and clear in all communications with others.

b) Committed to the Mission, Values and Vision of Trinity Health and demonstrates this commitment through actions.

c) Collaborative in nature, willing to take on leadership role, approachable, facilitative with all.

d) Creative and positive in finding solutions to the day to day as well as the global issues faced by the RHM.

e) Mature in all actions. Seeks higher ground in all interactions particularly conflict.

f) Creates relationships that are useful to influence and create change.

Decision Making:

a) Independent in judgment and actions that affect the outcomes of patient care or will affect operations of large departments and/or the operation of the RHM as a whole.

b) Operates freely to identify opportunities for improvement and implement needed changes. These decisions are clinical, qualitative, and financial in nature and determine the appropriate course of action.

c) All decisions are founded on professional practice standards, RHM policy or regulatory agency’s standards and requirements.

Position Accountabilities:

a) Provides an effective bridge between RHM management staff and facilities medical staffs to create superior relationships with physicians and to secure physician input into major decisions.

b) Works with senior leadership and VP of Strategy to expand ambulatory partnerships with a focus on ACO/CIN development, ASCs and other non-acute services.

d) Works collaboratively to set and achieve ambulatory and post-acute clinical quality goals and objectives, including: HEDIS measures, ACO and related quality measures, ambulatory service standards, differentiating care experience and experience of care measures, clinical outcome indicators, care coordination improvement strategies and tactics, patient safety, and risk management

e) Supports the formal medical staff function at all facilities. May chair committees as is appropriate. Works closely with the facility President and Medical Staff President. Holds self out as a resource in dealing with difficult medical staff decisions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate from an accredited medical school and completed an accredited residency program in a medical specialty.

Board certification in field of specialty and agree to maintain such Board Certification through tenure of employment. Board certification is required in an ABMS Board.

Graduation from an accredited university with a Master's in Business Administration, a Masters in Healthcare Administration or related experience preferred .

Ability to work in a complex matrix-reporting environment.

Proven leader with minimum of 15 years in clinical practice, 5 years in leadership.

Demonstrated ability to lead and implement quality improvement initiatives.

Demonstrated ability to lead medical staff quality initiatives.

Strong verbal and written communication skills required in order to effectively discuss quality issues and performance and to foster culture of the RHM and Trinity Health.

Strong leadership/influencing skills are required with the ability to work effectively within a RHM and influence others to achieve results.

Advanced interpersonal, management and organizational skills are necessary.

A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, values and guiding behaviors of Trinity Health.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

As a Trinity Health Executive, the incumbent is expected to demonstrate leadership traits, which support our Mission Statement and Core Values as identified below

Mission Statement:

We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

 Core Values:

• Reverence: We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.
• Commitment to Those who are Poor: We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable.
• Justice: We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.
• Stewardship: We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.
• Integrity: We are faithful to those we say we are.

**Hybrid part-time CMO / part-time clinical role based on medical specialty.  Salary for CMO portion based on hourly base rate range $160-$240/hour and weekly CMO hours at 16-20 hours/week**

Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, NY, providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary care to cardiology to surgical services, St. Joseph’s, in collaboration with our community partners, is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum health. Ranked by Health Grades among the top 50 cardiac surgery programs in the country, U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital” and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction.

St. Joseph's Health is part of Trinity Health one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the United States based in Livonia, Michigan.

Syracuse, New York is located in the center of New York State. Education, convenience, and housing are the major benefits of life in Syracuse. Several top rated public educational schools in places like Fayetteville Manlius and Jamesville Dewitt are under 20 minutes away. When you would like to get away for the weekend, an easy drive four hours or so will have you in New York City or Toronto, Canada. Syracuse is also a short trip to the Finger Lake Wineries. What sets the Syracuse real estate market apart from most other major cities in New York State is its level of affordability.

St Joseph’s Health is less than 10 minutes away from the Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Syracuse's top employers are primarily in higher education, research, health care, and services; some high-tech manufacturing remains. University Hill is Syracuse's fastest growing neighborhood, fueled by expansions by Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University (a division of the State University of New York), as well as dozens of small medical office complexes.

The City of Syracuse maintains over 170 parks, fields, and recreation areas, totaling over 1,000 acres (4.0 km2).[61] Burnet Park includes the first public golf course in the United States (1901) and Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Other major parks include Thornden Park, Schiller Park, Sunnycrest Park, Onondaga Park and Kirk Park. There are 12 public pools, two public ice rinks, and two public nine-hole golf courses in the city.

Right outside the city proper, along the east side and north end of Onondaga Lake, is Onondaga Lake Park. The adjacent Onondaga Lake Parkway is closed to vehicular traffic several hours on Sundays during the summer months, so it can be used for walking, running, biking, and rollerblading. During the holiday season, the park hosts Lights on the Lake, a two-mile (3.2 km) drive-through light show.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 133,000 colleagues and more than 38,900 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 92 hospitals, 101 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country as well as many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2025, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $2.9 billion in its communities in the form of charity care, community benefit and other programs and services. 

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore more at www.trinity-health.org.