Position Summary
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) provides executive-level leadership, strategic direction, and clinical oversight for all medical and behavioral health services. The CMO ensures the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered, integrated care that meets or exceeds regulatory and accreditation standards. This role is responsible for advancing clinical excellence, improving health outcomes, supporting value-based care initiatives, and fostering strong integration between primary care and behavioral health services. The CMO serves as the organization's senior clinical leader and physician executive, collaborating closely with medical, behavioral health, dental, nursing, quality, compliance, and operations leaders to support the mission of providing equitable, accessible care to underserved populations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide overall clinical leadership and oversight for medical, behavioral health, and integrated care services. • Establish, implement, and monitor evidence-based clinical standards, protocols, and guidelines across disciplines. • Promote integrated primary care and behavioral health models, including collaborative care and whole-person care approaches. • Ensure coordination and continuity of care across medical, behavioral health, substance use disorder, and ancillary services. • Lead clinical quality improvement initiatives focused on outcomes, patient safety, access, and experience of care. • Ensure compliance with HRSA Health Center Program Requirements, CMS regulations, state and federal laws, and payer requirements. • Oversee clinical components of HRSA Operational Site Visits (OSVs), FTCA applications, and clinical risk management activities. • Monitor quality metrics, UDS measures, behavioral health outcomes, and value-based performance indicators. • Partner with the CEO and executive team to develop and implement organizational and clinical strategic plans. • Support service line growth, new program development, and grant-funded clinical initiatives. • Champion innovation in care delivery, including telehealth, population health management, and care coordination. • Support transition to and optimization of value-based and alternative payment models. • Provide leadership, mentorship, and performance oversight to medical and behavioral health providers. • Collaborate with HR and clinical leadership on provider recruitment, onboarding, credentialing, and retention strategies. • Promote provider engagement, wellness, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. • Support ongoing education, training, and clinical competency development. • Serve as a clinical representative to the Board of Directors, medical staff, community partners, and external stakeholders. • Collaborate with nursing, dental, pharmacy, quality, compliance, and operations leaders to align clinical and organizational goals. • Represent the organization in community, payer, regulatory, and professional forums as needed.
Education and Experience
MD or DO from an accredited medical school required.
Current, unrestricted medical license in Missouri.
Family Medicine Board Certification.
Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive clinical leadership experience required.
Demonstrated experience working within an FQHC, community health center, or safety-net healthcare setting required.
Direct experience with behavioral health services and integrated care models strongly preferred.
Experience with HRSA requirements, UDS reporting, FTCA, and value-based care initiatives highly desirable.