Chief Medical Officer - Saddleback Medical Center

Title: Chief Medical Officer

Location: Laguna Hills, CA

Department: Administration     

Status: Part-time

Shift: Day

Pay Range*:

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary:

The Chief Medical Officer serves as the physician executive leader responsible for clinical quality, utilization, with input into clinical operations, and strategy.  This role ensures alignment between medical staff, operational leaders, hospital administration, and system-wide goals to enhance patient care, improve provider engagement, and drive excellence in clinical and operational performance. The CMO acts as the primary clinical voice in strategic planning and decision-making, fostering collaboration among physicians, medical teams, and executive leadership. 

• Strategic thinking with the ability to align clinical goals with operational and financial objectives 

• Leadership presence with the capacity to drive cultural transformation and high performance 

• Data-driven decision-making to enhance quality outcomes and operational efficiency 

• Ability to navigate complex healthcare environments and champion initiatives that benefit both providers and patients. 

Key Responsibilities for the following: 

Medical Staff Leadership: 

• Foster clear understanding of the independent medical staff and its oversight of quality for SMC. Foster strong partnership with medical staff and administration for the betterment of SMC and MemorialCare as a whole.  

• Serve as the executive liaison for medical staff communication, overseeing interactions with MEC. 

• Champion physician wellbeing initiatives to support a sustainable and thriving medical workforce. 

·         Assist in oversight of physician aspects of maintenance and/or acquisition of accreditation by regulatory agencies (e.g., CDPH, Joint Commission, DNV, etc.).

·         Function as primary contact to address operational physician issues 

·         Participate in Senior Leadership Council meetings and other administrative meetings as appointed by CEO

·         Participate as a voting member of the Quality Committee of the Board and as an ex-officio member of the Orange County Board of Directors

Quality and Risk Management: 

• Accountable for quality performance at the campus/entity, overseeing metrics such as quality (e.g., Vizient) scorecards. 

• Partner with operations, nursing, and quality teams to establish and achieve clinical goals, improve patient and clinician safety, and reduce care var